Geozoo
The geozoo is a special kind of zoo design. The animals are kept here not according to systematic , but according to geographical aspects. For example, a lion is more likely to be found next to zebras , giraffes or elephants than to related species such as tigers or pumas . The first zoo of this kind was the Hellabrunn zoo in Munich . Over time, this type of zoo design became very popular and more and more parks, especially in the United States, followed suit in Munich. Even today, in the age of "naturally kept" zoo animals, it is an important component to show the animals as in their habitats in generously connected dioramas .
Known geozoos
Germany
- ZOOM Gelsenkirchen - continents: Africa, Asia, Alaska; Special part: Grimberger Hof
- Hanover Zoo - continents: Zambezi / Africa, Jungle Palace / Asia / India, Yukon Bay / Alaska; Special parts: Gorillaberg, Meyershof, "Remaining zoo part"
- Hellabrunn Zoo , Munich - continents: Africa, Asia, Australia, America, Europe, Polarium; Special parts: jungle house, monkey house, elephant house, turtle house, Villa Dracula, jungle tent, children's zoo, petting enclosure
- Leipzig Zoo - continents: Africa, Asia, South America; Special parts: Pongoland , Gondwanaland , founder garden
Europe
- Diergaarde Blijdorp , Rotterdam - continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Ozeanium
- Dierenpark Emmen - continents: Africa, Asia, America, Australia, Europe
- Gaiazoo , Kerkrade - continents: Africa, America, Europe; Special parts: ice age, carbon, chalk
- Pairi Daiza , Brugelette - continents: Africa (“The Land of Origins”), Antarctica (“Cambron-by-the-Sea”), Australia (“Southern Cape”), Europe (“The Last Frontier”), North America and Siberia ("The Land of the Cold"), South America ("Cambron-Abbey"), Southeast Asia ("The Kingdom of Ganesha"), Central Asia ("The Middle Kingdom")
- Copenhagen Zoo - continents: Africa, Asia, South America, Scandinavia, islands; Special parts: tropical zoo, children's zoo
- Salzburg Zoo - continents: Africa, America, Eurasia
- Zurich Zoo - continents: Eurasia, South America, Africa, Australia; Special parts: Zoolino, Masoala rainforest hall
Asia
- Tama Zoo , Tokyo - continents: Africa, Asia, Australia; Special part: insectarium
North America
- Calgary Zoo , Calgary - continents: Africa, Australia, Eurasia, Canadian wilderness; Special Sections: Large Mammals and Primates, Prehistoric Park, Conservatory
- Toronto Zoo , Scarborough - continents: African savannah, America, Australia, Canada, Eurasia, Indonesia-Malaysia; Special parts: discovery zone, children's zoo
- Minnesota Zoological Garden , Apple Valley - Continents: Minnesota Trail, Northern Trail, Tropics Trail; Special parts: discovery bay, children's zoo
- North Carolina Zoological Park , Asheboro - Continents: Africa, North America
- Baton Rouge Zoo , Baton Rouge - continents: Africa, Atchaflaya Bay , Australia, South America; Special Parts: Children's Zoo, Louisiana Aquarium
- Cleveland Metroparks Zoo , Cleveland - continents: African savannah, Australian experience, northern areas; Special parts: water bird pond, primates, cats and fish, rainforest
- Columbus Zoo and Aquarium , Columbus - continents: African bush, Asian voyage of discovery, Australia, islands of Southeast Asia, North America; Special parts: reptiles, pachyderms, coastal waters
- Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens , Jacksonville - Continents: Africa, Australia, South America; Special parts: great apes, kids zone, main part, wild Florida
- Kansas City Zoo , Kansas City - continents: Africa, Asia, Australia; Special parts: "International Festival"