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Dartmoor Zoological Park. / 50.407; -3.997. Dartmoor Zoological Society (originally Dartmoor Wildlife Park then Dartmoor Zoological Park) is a 33-acre (13 ha) [2] [3] zoo just north of the village of Sparkwell, on the south-west edge of Dartmoor, in the county of Devon in the South West of England. It was opened in 1968 by Ellis Daw who ran it ...
Dartmoor includes the largest area of granite in Britain, with about 625 km 2 (241 sq mi) at the surface, though most of it is under superficial peat deposits. The granite (or more specifically adamellite) was intruded at depth as a pluton into the surrounding sedimentary rocks during the Carboniferous period, probably about 309 million years ago. [2]
We Bought a Zoo is a 2011 American biographical comedy drama film loosely based on the 2008 memoir of the same name by Benjamin Mee.It was co-written and directed by Cameron Crowe and stars Matt Damon as widowed father Benjamin Mee, who purchases a dilapidated zoo with his family and takes on the challenge of preparing the zoo for its reopening to the public.
Black Hill (2) NW Dartmoor (584 m) SX604846. E Dartmoor (412m) near Manaton at SX761787. Black Ridge SX593854. Black Rock SX531853. Black Rocks SX629670. Black Tor (4) Near Shipley Tor In the south of the moor SX680635. Near High Willhays In the NW of the moor SX566895.
The Dartmoor Pony is a breed of pony that lives in Devon, England. The breed has been in England for centuries and is used in a variety of roles. Because of the extreme weather conditions experienced on the moors, the Dartmoor Pony is a particularly hardy breed with excellent stamina. Over the centuries, it has been used as a working animal by ...
Dartmoor National Park Authority. The Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA) is a national park authority in England, legally responsible for Dartmoor in Devon. It came into existence in its present form in 1997, being preceded by a committee of Devon County Council (from 1951 to March 1974) and the Dartmoor National Park Committee from 1 ...
Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park. Blackpool Zoo Park. Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park. Blue Planet Aquarium. Brent Lodge Park Animal Centre. Calderglen Country Park Zoo. Camperdown Wildlife Centre. Chessington World of Adventures. Chester Zoo.
The Sacramento Zoo, then called the William Land Park Zoo, was established in 1927 with 40 animals and roughly 4 acres of land, according to its site. The zoo was a consolidation of several ...