Bizik family Zoo, Private zoo in Markovac Našički, Croatia.
Bizik Family Zoo (Zoološki vrt obitelji Bizik) is a private zoo in Markovac Našički near Našice, spread over 0.75 hectares and holding about 90 animal species. Its enclosures include big cats, whose cages are not very large, and the layout is well thought out.
The zoo began in 1954 when Marko Bizik started keeping birds of prey, pheasants and waterfowl. In 1982 the arrival of wolves ended its time as a small family collection and the zoo proper began. It now covers 0.75 ha and holds about 90 animal species.
The zoo is a family-run private collection in Markovac Našički, founded by Mirko Bizik, whose name it still carries. It grew from his bird collection into a zoo with around 90 animal species on 0.75 hectares, receiving about 20,000 visitors a year.
The zoo covers 0.75 hectares in Markovac Našički, near Našice, and receives around 20,000 visitors a year. The grounds are compact, so the whole collection of about 90 species can be walked in a short visit. Enclosures for the big cats are not large, and the route is outdoors.
The zoo covers 0.75 hectares and holds around 90 animal species, a scale run by one family rather than a public institution. Croatian sources note that conditions for the animals are rated above those of the public zoo in Split, though the big-cat cages are not large.
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