Frankfurt Zoological Garden

Frankfurt Zoological Garden

The Frankfurt Zoological Garden is the zoo of Frankfurt, Germany. It features over 5,000 animals of more than 600 species on more than 13 hectares. The zoo was founded in 1858 and is the second oldest Zoo in Germany. It lies in the eastern part of the Innenstadt (inner city).Former director of the zoo was Bernhard Grzimek.

External links

* [http://www.zoo-frankfurt.de/index_e.html Homepage of Frankfurt Zoo in English]


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