- Dierenpark & reptielenhuis de Oliemeulen
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Dierenpark & Reptielenhuis de Oliemeulen 
The Oliemeulen zooDate opened 1987[1] Location Tilburg, the Netherlands Coordinates 51°34′15″N 5°03′43″E / 51.5708549°N 5.062058°ECoordinates: 51°34′15″N 5°03′43″E / 51.5708549°N 5.062058°E Annual visitors 45,0000 (2003)[2] Website oliemeulen.nl Dierenpark & Reptielenhuis de Oliemeulen (Zoo & Reptile House of Oliemeulen) is a small zoo in Tilburg, the Netherlands that describes itself as "the strangest zoo in the Netherlands".[3]
The zoo opened in an old farmhouse in 1987. It was initially just a reptile house, but was expanded in 1992 to include mammals such as monkeys and racoons, and birds including parrots and birds of prey.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b "History". oliemeulen.nl. Dierenpark & Reptielenhuis de Oliemeulen. http://www.oliemeulen.nl/Paginas/Info%20INDEX.htm. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "The Oliemeulen Business". scientificcommons.org. Scientific Commons. 2003. http://en.scientificcommons.org/36744203. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "Dierenpark de Oliemeulen". oliemeulen.nl. Dierenpark & Reptielenhuis de Oliemeulen. http://www.oliemeulen.nl. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
External links
- Official website (Dutch)
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Categories:- Zoos in the Netherlands
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