The Leipzig Zoological Garden, or the Leipzig Zoo, was opened in Leipzig

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, Germany

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 on June 9, 1878. It was taken over by the city of Leipzig in 1920 after World War I

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 and now covers about 225,000 m² and contains more than 2,000 animals of 500 different species. The zoo is internationally noted for its large carnivore

Carnivore

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 exhibit. It has bred more than 2,000 lions, 250 rare Siberian tigers, and other carnivores like bears.

Sources

Leipzig Zoological Garden. (2005). Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved December 8, 2005, from Encyclopedia Britannica Premium Service http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9047693

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