The Antwerp Zoo in Belgium is one of the oldest in Europe.
The Antwerp Zoo in Belgium is one of the oldest in Europe. In the mid-19th century it was fashionable to have a zoo garden in the outskirts of the city. Now all 10 hectares of the zoo are within the center of the city.
The Antwerp Zoo in Belgium is one of the oldest in Europe. In the mid-19th century it was fashionable to have a zoo garden in the outskirts of the city. Now all 10 hectares of the zoo are within the center of the city.
Here like in other modern zoos the animals are kept in conditions close to natural ones. Giraffes walk in a large enclosure with a low fence and are quite near to the visitors.
The okapi, a member of the giraffe family, is an animal threatened with extinction. The Antwerp Zoo takes part in the international program to preserve their population.
In the zoo, the coypus have their small water reservoir. Looking at what speed these European beavers eat the trees one can be sure that they have no problems with their teeth.
The pavilions Vriesland and Hippotopia are built specially for waterfowl, Arctic and Antarctic animals. Here one can watch them playing on the hills and in the water.
The Siberian tigers are also participants of a program aimed at preserving the endangered species. The fence around their enclosure is low and then stretches to a water reservoir. There are stones, trees and steps.
Despite warm European autumn, the meerkats felt cold in an open enclosure and were warmed up by a special lamp.
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