Skånes Djurpark, Wildlife park in Höör Municipality, Sweden
Skånes Djurpark is a wildlife park at Frostavallen, about 2.5 km from central Höör in Skåne, covering 100 hectares. It keeps around 900 animals of nearly 100 species, mostly Nordic fauna such as bears, wolves and seals, in large enclosures built to fit each species' size. Domestic breeds on show include Skånegås geese, Gute sheep, Fjäll cattle and Jämtland goats.
In 1948 Scanian companies bought a farm at Frostavallen near Höör to create the park, which opened in 1952 and drew 52,000 visitors in its first year. In 1992, for its fortieth anniversary, Sweden's largest stork aviary opened there with the aim of reintroducing storks to Scania. After economic difficulties from the 1980s, the Norwegian Lund Gruppen took over in 2015 with a planned 100 million kronor investment over ten years.
The park displays Nordic animals in spacious enclosures that resemble their natural environments. Visitors observe how predators and plant-eaters coexist in these settings, much like they do in the wild.
Visitors can move through the enclosures on guided tours or observe the animals themselves from the walking paths. There are seating areas and information boards at key locations throughout the grounds.
The park opened Fåret Shaun Land in summer 2016, a 20,000-square-metre theme area based on the Shaun the Sheep films and series; it was the first such park in the world. It lies inside Skånes Djurpark, near Höör.
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