Givskud Zoo
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Givskud Zoo is located at a distance of twenty kilometers to the north-west of Vejle in Denmark and combines the zoo and safari park. The park opened in 1969 and was called Løveparken, meaning "Lion Park", because the lions were the only animals represented there at the time. In 1970, the park added to the elephants, and today there you can see more than 700 animals representing 70 species. Zoo - one of the ten places in Denmark, award-assessment "five stars" in the Danish tourist guide «Jyllands Attraktioner». This means that the zoo is one of the most interesting places, which can be found in Denmark. The zoo is visited annually by about 325 thousand people.

Givskud Zoo is home to several animals that are popular in their own way and are known. For example, among them was a rhino, which has been particularly aggressive towards other people and rhinos and even tried to destroy the fence enclosure. In the end, he was transferred to the reservation Ongava Namibia, despite the fact that he was born and grown in the lack of freedom of the zoo staff. He lived on a reservation of 6 years, and then died in the fight for territory with another male rhinoceros. In the zoo, there is another animal, which is known to many - is the gorilla Samson. He even repeatedly shown on Danish television.

Givskud Zoo is popular for its large aviary, where guests can ride the zoo on their own machines. The most popular at the zoo: Asian elephants, white rhinos, gorillas, chimpanzees, and of course the lions. The lion's flock in Givskud the zoo - the largest in Europe.

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