Ljubljana Zoo, Zoo in Tivoli Landscape Park, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ljubljana Zoo sits on the southern slope of Rožnik hill, a forested area on the edge of the city. The paths wind through wooded sections and open enclosures that house animals from Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
The zoo opened in March 1949, starting with a modest collection of animals. Over the following decades it gradually grew into a larger park with a wider variety of species.
The zoo's collection is arranged around the meeting point of the Alpine, Pannonian and Mediterranean worlds, with species from all continents but an emphasis on animals of that contact zone. A metal bull sculpture by Janez Boljka stands in front of the entrance. The zoo grew out of the former castle menagerie and pheasantry, the Auersperg garden.
The zoo lies in the southwest part of Rožnik, inside the Tivoli, Rožnik and Šišenski hrib landscape park, and is open year-round. Bus lines 18 and 18L run past the entrance; line 18 was extended via Večna pot in June to give year-round service. A metal bull sculpture by Janez Boljka stands in front of the entrance.
A metal bull sculpture by sculptor Janez Boljka stands in front of the zoo entrance. The site's predecessor was a castle menagerie, the Auersperg garden with rabbits, pheasants, rare poultry and a carnivore enclosure. The chimpanzee building, erected in 1963, was originally intended for carnivores.
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