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Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes

5th arrondissement of Paris, France

The Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes (French pronunciation: [menaʒʁi dy ʒaʁdɛ̃ de plɑ̃t]) is a zoo in Paris, France, belonging to the botanical garden Jardin des Plantes. Founded in 1794, largely with animals brought from the royal zoo of the Palace of Versailles, abandoned because of the French Revolution, it is the second oldest zoological garden in the world (after Tiergarten Schönbrunn).

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The Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes (French pronunciation: [menaʒʁi dy ʒaʁdɛ̃ de plɑ̃t]) is a zoo in Paris, France, belonging to the botanical garden Jardin des Plantes. Founded in 1794, largely with animals brought from the royal zoo of the Palace of Versailles, abandoned because of the French Revolution, it is the second oldest zoological garden in the world (after Tiergarten Schönbrunn). Today, the zoo contains many rare smaller and medium-sized mammals, and a variety of birds and reptiles.

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5th arrondissement of Paris, France

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Video

Flamingoes at Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France.Credit: Sunfox · CC BY-SA 2.0Source ↗

Sources & credits

  1. Wikidata — Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes Wikidata
  2. Wikipedia — Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes Wikipedia