Chester Zoo is located in Upton-by-Chester, a suburb of the city of Chester. It is one of the largest zoos in the UK, it is set in an area of 160 hectares, and it's home to over 7,000 animals of 400 species. Many species are listed in the Red Book.
In addition, there are 265 species of plants growing on the zoo grounds, which are also are also endangered. The zoo runs a captive breeding programme of rare species in captivity and considers it a priority to preserve the diversity of the living world. It also supports reintroduction programmes in other countries. countries.
Since its foundation in 1931, Chester Zoo, always regarded as one of the best zoos in the world, has placed great emphasis on scientific work. But scientific research is the underwater part of the iceberg, hidden from the eyes of visitors. The public is very interested in watching the animals, especially as the zoo tries to avoid bars and cages wherever possible.
Chester Zoo was the first zoo in the United Kingdom to have captive-bred Asian elephants to breed Asian elephants in captivity. There are now eight individuals in the herd, including babies. A section of Indian rain forest has been recreated for them, and apart from elephants there live birds, squirrels, turtles and other wildlife.
The jaguar enclosure is divided into four parts. Two represent the rainforest and arid savannah, and the other two have rivers and ponds for the jaguars to swim in. to swim. There are four spotted jaguars and one black jaguar living in the zoo.
The most expensive project in the zoo's history is keeping orangutans from Borneo and Sumatra. The effort was not wasted, and on 29 January 2008, the zoo celebrated the birth of a baby Sumatran orangutan. In addition to the orangutans, the zoo's great apes at the zoo are represented by Europe's largest colony of chimpanzees.
Also in the zoo live rhinoceroses, babirusa (wild Asian pigs with huge fangs), spectacled bears, vicunas, capybaras, tapirs, giant otters, a wide variety of monkeys and a host of other animals.
