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Aalborg Zoo is a zoo located near the center of 
At the entrance, one can see the
Web makes baby polar bear famous
— Article on Milak, the newest polar bear cub at Aalborg Zoo
Webcam 1
of the polar bear habitat
Webcam 2
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Aalborg
Aalborg or Ålborg ( , , ) is Denmark's List of cities and towns in Denmark, fourth largest urban settlement (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an Urban area, urban populati ...
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Every year, Aalborg Zoo is visited by around 375,000 guests. The zoo covers , and keeps more than 1,500 animals belonging to 126 species.
At the entrance, one can see the sculpture
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''Det gode kup'' ("the good bargain") from 1925, made by artist C.J. Bonnesen. The sculpture was donated to Aalborg Zoo from the Urban brewery.
History
The zoo was opened in April 1935. Throughout the recent decades, Aalborg Zoo has put more emphasis on viability and conservation of nature, and today it plays a major role in various global projects on animal conservation, breeding, education, research and focus on fair trade.Conservation
Aalborg Zoo participates in many international breeding programmes in order to preserve endangered animals. Aalborg Zoo got an environment certificate and the firstzoological garden
A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility where animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for Conservation biology, conservation purposes.
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, and the overall purpose of the zoo is to preserve nature. Aalborg Zoo has made their mark in many ways with projects on conservation of nature and environment.
For example, Aalborg Zoo supports the Payamino Indians' efforts to preserve of endangered rainforest
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in Ecuador
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*Web makes baby polar bear famous
— Article on Milak, the newest polar bear cub at Aalborg Zoo
Webcam 1
of the polar bear habitat
Webcam 2
of the polar bear habitat {{authority control 1935 establishments in Denmark Zoo Zoo Educational organizations established in 1935 Zoos established in the 1930s Zoos in Denmark