Paignton Zoo (Paignton)

United Kingdom / England / Paignton
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Opened in 1923 by Herbert Whitley. Became a news item when a fire killed a young giraffe and its parents in 2006. Better news in 2007 when a black rhino was born on webcam. Then more controversy when the press learned that several peacocks had been culled after complaints about them.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paignton_Zoo
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Coordinates:   50°25'31"N   3°34'43"W
This article was last modified 17 years ago