Zoo
Givskud Zoo
🇩🇰 Denmark
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Denmark 37 spp. present
Givskud Zoo is a zoo and safari park in Givskud, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north west of Vejle in Denmark. The park opened in 1969 under the name of "Løveparken" (the lion park) with lions as the only animals. In 1970 Asian elephants arrived and today the park has more than 700 animals representing more than 70 species. The zoo is one of only ten attractions to be awarded 5 stars by the Danish tourist guide Jyllands Attraktioner and receives about 325,000 visitors a year. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
55.812° N 9.352° E
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Tourism
High
Species present
37
speciesOpened
1969
Size
Large
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🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Givskud Zoo?
Denmark
Givskud Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Denmark. Its coordinates are 55.812° N, 9.352° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Wadden Sea National Park, about 288 km away.
What animals can you see at Givskud Zoo?
37 species
Citizen-science photos record 37 species at Givskud Zoo, including Gray Wolf, Common Ostrich, Sable Antelope, American Bison and South American Coati. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Givskud Zoo in the wild?
Gray Wolf: Isle Royale National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Givskud Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Gray Wolf (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Isle Royale National Park), Common Ostrich (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in De Hoop Nature Reserve) and Sable Antelope (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Liwonde National Park).
When did Givskud Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1969, 76 ha
Givskud Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Denmark, opened in 1969 and covers about 76 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 37 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)