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Breeding programs at Zoo Basel
Zoo Basel logo
Date openedJuly 3, 1874
LocationBasel, Switzerland
Land area32.12 acres (13.00 ha)
No. of animals6,894 (2008 – about 5,000 in the aquarium)
No. of species645 (2008)
Memberships20 different organizations – among others: Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Websitewww.zoobasel.ch

The breeding programs at Zoo Basel have had many highlights since the zoo's opening in 1874. These include the worldwide first zoo births of an Indian rhinoceros and greater flamingo hatch,[1] as well as the first European gorilla birth.[2] Due to Zoo Basel's successful breeding programs, it manages the international studbook for the Indian rhinoceros[3] and the pygmy hippopotamus, as well as several European studbooks.

  1. ^ (in German) 50 JAHRE FLAMINGOZUCHT UND FLAMINGOFORSCHUNG IM ZOO BASEL Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Zoo Basel, written 2008-08-13, retrieved 2012-09-05
  2. ^ (in English) First zoo-born gorilla reaches half a century swissinfo.ch, written 2009-09-23, retrieved 2012-09-06
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rhinos was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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