Borth Animalarium

Animalarium, Borth Zoo
Date opened	2000
Location	Borth, Wales
Coordinates	52°29′08″N 4°02′38″W / 52.4856°N 4.0440°W / 52.4856; -4.0440Coordinates: 52°29′08″N 4°02′38″W / 52.4856°N 4.0440°W / 52.4856; -4.0440
Land area	12
Number of animals	400
Number of species	120
Owner	The zoo is currently for sale^[1]
Website	www.animalarium.co.uk

The Animalarium is a zoo, located in the seaside Welsh town of Borth, 7 miles north of Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion, Mid Wales. It occupies 12 acres and in 2015 had some 27,000 visitors.^[1]

History

The zoo was mainly a refuge for unwanted exotic pets and surplus animals from other zoos. More recently the emphasis has changed and the zoo supports the Chinko project and concentrates on issues of Conservation and Education.

Animals

Animals kept at Borth Animalarium include big cats, monkeys, wallabies, snakes, iguanas, caimans, fruit bats, spiders, emu, pigs, frogs, ocelots, and cockroaches.^[2]

References

1 2 "Buy a zoo for the price of a London flat". Mail online. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
↑ Animalarium animals Archived February 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

Official website

Zoological gardens in the United Kingdom

Those listed in italics contain more than 5000 animals

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Permanently closed	Belle Vue Zoo Glasgow Zoo Coventry Zoo Manchester Zoological Gardens Southport Zoo Windsor Safari Park Rare Species Conservation Centre Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park

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