The Zoo Zürich is a zoo located in Zürich, Switzerland and is considered as one of the best zoos in Europe. Opened in 1929, it accumulated a collection of 2,200 specimens of 300 species by its seventy-fifth year. It is located on (Zürichbergstrasse, on the lower reaches of the Zürichberg in the Fluntern quarter.
One of its popular events is the penguin parade, which is performed daily after noon if the outside temperature is below ten degrees Celsius.
The zoologist Heini Hediger was director of the Zürich Zoo from 1954 to 1973. The zoo is member of WAZA and the EAZA.
Open daily:
Mar - Oct: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Nov - Feb: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Adults: 26 CHF
Youth (16 - 25): 19 CHF
Children (6 -15), disabled: 13 CHF
Children (under 6): free
Family (2+2): 71 CHF
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zürich_Zoologischer_Garten
Official Website http://www.zoo.ch/
Email zoo@zoo.ch
Phone +41 044 254 25 05
Address Zürichbergstrasse 221, 8044 Zurich, Switzerland
Coordinates 47°23'12.535" N 8°34'33.72" E
