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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.
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 ...
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).
Construction of the railway started in 1970 and the initial line opened on 26 August 1970. The line provided rides within the animal enclosures and an additional attraction in its own right. Originally called the Whipsnade and Umfolozi Railway, [1] it began as a short line running from near the children's zoo. It was later extended to form a ...
After 16 long months of pregnancy, white rhino Jaseera became a first-time mom on March 7 to a baby boy, the Whipsnade Zoo said in a March 15 news release. A white rhino calf born in the U.K ...
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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.
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