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  2. Whipsnade Zoo - Wikipedia

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    Whipsnade Zoo, formerly known as ZSL Whipsnade Zoo and Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, is a zoo and safari park located at Whipsnade, near Dunstable in Bedfordshire, England. It is one of two zoos (the other being London Zoo in Regent's Park, London) that are owned by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats.

  3. Whipsnade - Wikipedia

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    Whipsnade is home to Whipsnade Tree Cathedral, a 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 acres (3.8 ha) arboretum planted in the arrangement of a cathedral, and Whipsnade Zoo. A chalk hill figure of a lion can be found on Bison Hill, created in 1933; it is owned by the zoo. It is the longest hill figure in England at 483 feet (147 m).

  4. Zoological Society of London - Wikipedia

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    ZSL runs London Zoo, Whipsnade Zoo and had planned to open an aquarium, Biota!. The society published the Zoological Record (ZR) from 1864 to 1980, when the ZR was transferred to BIOSIS. The Society has published the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, now called the Journal of Zoology, since 1830.

  5. Great Whipsnade Railway - Wikipedia

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    The Great Whipsnade Railway, also known as The Jumbo Express, is an English, 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge heritage railway that operates within ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire, England. Overview [ edit ]

  6. Peter Chalmers Mitchell - Wikipedia

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    Mitchell's brainchild, Whipsnade Park, was opened in 1931 on the Dunstable Downs, in the heart of Bedfordshire. Whipsnade is an open air zoo in the countryside, where animals occupy large enclosures rather than cages. The park is involved in a variety of conservation activities.

  7. 'A really sobering moment:' English zoo fights extinction of ...

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    A zoo in southwest England is working to rescue a freshwater fish species, considered one of the "most imperiled groups of animals on earth" from extinction.. Whipsnade Zoo in Dunstable, a town in ...

  8. Dunstable Downs - Wikipedia

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    Whipsnade Zoo has cut an enormous lion shape into the chalk on the side of one of the hills. The lion can be seen from the B489 ( Aylesbury to Dunstable road). The downs are used by gliders , kite fliers, hang gliders and paragliders in the area because of their height.

  9. UK Zoo Introduces an Extremely Rare & Gorgeous Animal and ...

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    A zookeeper at Whipsnade took cameras along as he fed the Mountain Bongo, a creature that again, is super unique. As the man explained in the video , the Mountain Bongo isn't just rare for the zoo ...