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Werribee Open Range Zoo
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37°55′22″S 144°40′02″E / 37.9229°S 144.6673°E / -37.9229; 144.6673
Date opened1983
LocationWerribee, Victoria, Australia
Land area225 hectares (560 acres)
MembershipsZAA[1]
Major exhibitsHippopotamus, lion, zebra, giraffe, meerkat, ostrich, gorilla, African wild dogs, numerous antelope, rhinoceros, and Australian animals
Websitewww.zoo.org.au/Werribee

Werribee Open Range Zoo is an African themed zoo in Werribee, about 32 kilometres (20 mi) south-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is part of the Zoological Parks and Gardens Board or Zoos Victoria, which also includes Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary. It is situated on approximately 225 hectares (560 acres) and is located on the Werribee River in Werribee Park, adjacent to the Werribee Park Mansion. It was originally agistment land to the Melbourne Zoo. Werribee Open Range Zoo is home to 360 animals of 40 species as of 2021.[2]

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  2. ^ "Inventory Report 2020/21" (PDF). Zoos Victoria. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

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