Łódź Zoo

The zoo was opened in 1938 in the Polesie district and covered the area of 8,9 hectares. In 1939, the zoo was in possession of only 50 animals such as deer, roe deer, fallow deer, ducks and sheeps. The zoo emerged relatively unscathed after the Second World War and in 1945, many animals from other zoological gardens, most notably from the Wrocław Zoo, were transported to Łódź. In 1950, the area of the zoo was expanded and covered 16,64 ha. In the 1950s, the zoological garden developed more rapidly as more buildings and structures were constructed including the baboons enclosure. In 1968, the Big Cats' pavilion was opened and in 1988, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the zoo, a pavilion for giraffes was constructed.[3][4]

Since 1991, the zoo is part of the International Species Information System. In 2001, an enclosure for antelopes was built as well as new aviaries for owls and birds of prey. In 2011, a special pavilion showcasing the zoo's collection of butterflies was opened. In 2014, a pavilion housing small mammals such as binturongs, ring-tailed mongooses and Indian crested porcupines was built.[5] In 2015, the construction of the Orientarium building started. It is the biggest investment in the history of the zoo and is expected to be opened in 2019. The whole complex will specifically feature the fauna of Southeast Asia and will house such animals as orangutans, surilis, clouded leopards and sharks.[6][7]

The zoo's breeding program had a number of successes which include the births of southern cassowaries in 2014 and 2016,[8] pied tamarin in 2014[9] and lynx in 2015.[10]

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  Indian elephant
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  Asiatic lion
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  Rothschild's giraffe
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  Scimitar oryx
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  Cotton-top tamarin
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  Chapman's zebra
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  European bison
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  Pied imperial pigeon
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  Blue cranes
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  Griffon vulture
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  Snowy owl
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  Fiji banded iguana
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  Armoured catfish
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  Piranhas

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