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1、世界六大最具特色的动物园1.The High-altitude Zoo(Darjeeling,India)The only specialized zoo in India and the largesthigh-altitude zoo in India,Padmaja Naidu HimalayanZoological Park(also known as Darjeeling Zoo),specializes inbreeding animals for alpine1)conditions,including SnowLeopards,Tibetan Wolves,Red Pandas
2、 and Himalayan Newts.The zoo is also home to Blue Sheep,Blood Pheasants andBhutan Grey Peacock Pheasants,Satyr Tragopans andHimalayan Monals.The zoo was established in 1958 as the HimalayanZoological Park.It was renamed in 1975 when then-PrimeMinister Indira Gandhi dedicated the zoo to the memory of
3、Padmaja Naidu,the former governor of West Bengal.2.The Biblical Zoo(Jerusalem,Israel)The Tisch Family Zoological Gardens in Jerusalem,alsoknown as Jerusalem Biblical Zoo,highlights a collection ofanimals featured in the Hebrew Bible.The narrow focus hasbeen difficult for the zoo to maintain,since ma
4、ny of the Biblesanimals are now extinct in Israel.The terms used in the Bible toname animals are also somewhat ambiguous2),leading tosome uncertainty over which animals are actually discussed.The zoo now includes a variety of endangered species inaddition to the biblical animals,and it has become kn
5、own forits breeding programs,which have enabled it to reintroduce atleast 11 species to Israels nature reserves.Since its inception3)in 1940,the zoo has moved severaltimes,but today it resides in the Malha valley.The parkincludes trees and shrubs4)mentioned in the Bible,anartificial wall called Mose
6、s Rock and a two-story,boat-shaped wooden visitors center meant to resemble NoahsArk.3.The Sanctuary for Rescued Animals(New Jersey,USA)New Jersey is home to Popcorn Park Zoo,a sanctuary forabandoned,injured,ill,exploited5),abused and elderlyanimals.The small zoohousing just 200 animals on 7 acresha
7、s been nurturing rescued animals since 1977.The animalsrange from foxes,geese and deer to lions,tigers and bears(oh my!).They also have rescued dogs and cats that areavailable for adoption.When I was a child visiting the park with my grandparents,my favorite animal was an elephant with an injured tr
8、unk,whowas followed around the park by a little troop of ducklings.Theelephant would use its trunk to pet and herd the ducklings.1.高海拔动物园(印度的大吉岭)作为印度唯一一座专门的动物园和印度最大的高海拔动物园,帕德马贾?奈杜喜马拉雅动物园(也被称为大吉岭动物园)专门饲养在高山条件下生存的动物,包括雪豹、藏狼、小熊猫和喜马拉雅蝾螈。这座动物园里还居住着岩羊、血雉、不丹灰孔雀雉、红胸角雉和喜马拉雅虹雉。该动物园建于 1958 年,当时叫做喜马拉雅动物园。1975年,
9、时任印度总理英迪拉?甘地为纪念西孟加拉邦前邦长帕德马贾?奈杜而将动物园改名。2.圣经动物园(以色列的耶路撒冷)耶路撒冷的蒂施家族动物园也被称为耶路撒冷圣经动物园,其特色在于这里汇集了希伯来圣经中所描写的动物。这样狭窄的关注范围一度使得该动物园难以为继,因为圣经中的许多动物如今在以色列已经灭绝。而且,圣经中曾经用来指称动物的词语也有些模糊,造成了对于实际所指动物的不确定。现在该动物园里除了圣经中的动物外,还有各种各样的濒危动物。此外,该动物园还以其育种计划而为人所知该动物园已经将至少 11 种动物重新引入了以色列的自然保护区。自 1940 年建立之初,该动物园已经经历过数次搬迁,现在坐落于马勒哈
10、山谷。这座动物园里有圣经中提到的树木和灌木丛、一座被叫做“摩西之石”的人造墙,以及一个“意在模仿诺亚方舟的木制双层船型游客中心”。3.获救动物庇护所(美国新泽西州)新泽西有一所爆米花公园动物园,这里是被抛弃、被虐待、被利用的动物以及受伤、病弱、衰老动物的庇护所。这个小小的动物园占地只有七英亩,收留了仅 200 只动物,从1977 年就开始养育获救动物。这里的动物种类广泛,从狐狸、鹅、鹿到狮子、老虎、熊(天呐!),应有尽有,还有获救的狗和猫供人领养。我儿时曾和祖父母一起去这座动物园参观,当时最喜欢的动物是一头鼻子受了伤的大象,它在园子里四处走动时,身后总跟着一小队小鸭子。这头大象会用鼻子轻拍那些
11、小鸭子,把它们聚在一起。4.The Home for Birds of Prey(Gloucestershire County,UK)The International Centre for Birds of Prey(ICBP)islocated in Gloucestershire,UK.The Centre was originallyestablished in 1967 as the Falconry6)Centre by the Glasierfamily7),aiming to educate people about birds of prey andteach falconr
12、y.It now houses some 60 species of owls and other birds ofprey.At any given time,the Centre has about 20 to 40 trainedbirds residing in its Hawk Walk,an assortment8)of birds thatrotates throughout the year to give the birds a break from thespotlight.The trained birds are used in flying demonstration
13、s atthe ICBP.5.The Worlds Most Northern Zoo(Norway,Scandinavia)Norways Polar Zoo is the worlds most northern zoo andthe zoo with the biggest area per animal ratio.Spread over 114acres,the zoo focuses on creating a Scandinavian wildernessexperience,showcasing animals in their natural habitats.Thecold
14、-weather animals include wolves and bears as well as reddeer,reindeer,moose and musk ox.The Polar Zoo offers some unique experiences,includinga wolf camp and fox camp in which you can get up close andpersonal with socialized wolves and foxes,respectively.Youcan also go photo guiding,during which a k
15、eeper will takeyou inside enclosures9)to take the perfect picture,or jointhe wolves for a howl night,in which you not only meet thewolves inside their enclosure but also howl with them.6.The Harems10)Zoo(Giza,Egypt)Egypts Giza Zoo,an 80-acre zoological gardenencompassing Gizas largest park,first opened in 1891 on landthat was once part of the harem gardens.The original collectionof animals was taken from the private zoo of Imsail Pasha,theKhedive11)of Egypt from 1863 to 1879.The harem buildingitself served as a natural history museum from 1890 through1902.