Schönbrunn Zoo
zoo, Vienna, Austria
Also known as: Tiergarten Schönbrunn
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Schönbrunn Zoo, located within the grounds of the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria, is a historic zoological garden. Founded in 1752, it is considered perhaps the oldest zoo in Europe. The zoo's grounds cover more than 2 square kilometers and were opened to the public in 1918. Modern zoos, like Schönbrunn, often focus on animal conservation and breeding programs for species threatened with extinction.12
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