Granby Zoo

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Le Zoo de Granby
Granby Zoo

Date opened 1953
Location Granby, Quebec, Canada
Number of Animals 1,000 [1]
Number of Species 200 [1]
Accreditations/
Memberships		 WAZA, AZA, CAZA
Website

The Granby Zoo (French: Le Zoo de Granby) is a zoo in Granby, Quebec and is one of Quebec's major tourist attractions.

It was founded in 1953 by the mayor of Granby at the time, Pierre-Horace Boivin. There are currently more than 1000 different animals grouped into 200 species [1] and has 516,000 visitors per year. Adjacent to the zoo is the Amazoo water park.

[edit] Gallery

The entrance to the Granby Zoo

Petting Zoo

Flamingos

Hippos

Llamas

Monorail

Tiger

Wallaby.


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c The Kids Channel (2005-09-30). The History of the Granby Zoo. KidsChannel.ca. Retrieved on 2006-10-23.

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Coordinates: 45°24′59.8″N, 72°43′9.5″W

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