Kitee Zoo
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| Date opened | 1996 |
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| Location | Kitee, Finland |
| Coordinates | 62°02′45″N 29°53′54″E / 62.04583°N 29.89833°ECoordinates: 62°02′45″N 29°53′54″E / 62.04583°N 29.89833°E |
| Number of animals | 200[1] |
| Number of species | 50[1] |
| Website | www.kiteezoo.fi/english/index.html |
Kitee Zoo, located in Kitee, Finland is the fourth biggest zoo in the country.[2] It was opened in the 1996[citation needed] and has over 50 animal species.[1] There are both Finnish animals, such as bears and lynxes, as well as more exotic animals.[3] It has the only yaks in the Finland.[2] Some of the animals at the zoo include adder, Arctic fox, badger, bear, black grouse, chickens, chinchillas, chipmunks, common quail, eagle owl, emu, fox, geese, gerbils, goats, grey partridge, guinea pigs, hamsters, lynx, mallard, mink, mute swan, Northern goshawk, Norway lemming, ostrich, peafowl, pigs, polecat, pony, rabbits, raccoon dog, reindeer, sheep, slow worm, turkeys, white-tailed deer, wild boar, wolverine, and wood grouse.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kitee Zoo". kiteezoo.fi. Kitee Zoo. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kitee Zoo". kiteezoo.fi. Kitee Zoo. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kitee Zoo – Animals in zoopark". kiteezoo.fi. Kitee Zoo. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
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