Zoologisk Have (Copenhagen Zoo)

This zoo has come a long way, baby, since 1859, when it opened with stuffed birds, a seal in a bathtub, and a turtle in a bucket. Today at its location in Frederiksberg, west of the center of Copenhagen, it is home to 3,300 animals and 264 species. The zoo, in fact, is a window to the wilds of the world, with animals from the icy snowfields of Greenland to the hot, dusty savannas of Africa. You get to see everything from the musk oxen and reindeer of the far north to the hungry lions of Kenya. Expect the usual apes and elephants from a Tarzan movie, but thrill also to a close encounter with a polar bear. The world is filled with ragtag children's zoos, but the one here is exceptional. Kids can pet beasts who are "not too wild." The highlight for the kiddies is an Eiffel Tower-like structure that rises 40m (131 ft.), dating from 1905. Warning: The zoo is mobbed on Sundays in summer.

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