Odense Zoo is a zoological garden in Odense, Denmark.
At the time of its opening in 1930, the zoo had two apes, a peacock, a deer, a mule, magpies, and guinea pigs. TV 2/Fyn: Odense Zoo gennem 75 år Today, the zoo has animals from all over the world, covering around 1000 species such as chimpanzee, monkeys, ring-tailed lemur, Siberian tiger, Grévy's zebra, blue wildebeests, oryxes, warthogs, gazelle, giraffe, red panda, West Indian manatee, ostrich, penguins, pink-backed pelican, greater flamingo, macaws and Aldabra giant tortoise. Odense Zoo: Årsberetning 2011, page 16. Retrieved 10 November 2012.Odense Zoo: Animals. Retrieved 11 April 2015. In 2001, Odense Zoo inaugurated a DKK 60 million "Oceanium" featuring South American animal life, ranging from the Amazon rainforest to Antarctica.
In 2008, Odense Zoo was Funen's most popular tourist attraction and number 9 in Denmark, Visit Danmark: De 50 mest besøgte attraktioner and in 2013 it received the "Best in Europe" award in its category (zoos with up to 500,000 visitors per year).Visitfunen: Odense Zoo-Voted best in Europe. Retrieved 11 April 2015.Odense Zoo (4 July 2013). Odense ZOO is the Best Zoo in Europe. Retrieved 11 April 2015. The visitor record was set in the first year of the "Oceanium" when the zoo received 439,533 visitors.
Number of visitors 2008: 430,363 Odense Zoo: ZOOmagasinet, spring 2009, page 9 2007: 420,254 Odense Zoo: Et forrygende 2007 i Odense Zoo 2006: 378,373 Odense Zoo: Årsberetning 2006, side 3 2005: 433,795 Odense Zoo: Næstbedste besøgstal i Odense Zoo nogensinde 2004: 410,525 Odense Zoo: Årsberetning 2004, side 8 2003: 417,370 2002: 390,000 (approx.) 2001: 439,533 Fyens Stiftstidende: Zoo-rekord giver millionoverskud (record) 2000: 310,000 Kristeligt Dagblad: Søkøer styrker Odense Zoo's besøgstal 1999: 335,000
References
External links Odensezoo.dk, official site