Dartmoor Zoological Park
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"A real labour of zoological love, that is also a movie star"
Overview
This is the zoo that inspired the 2012 movie, We Bought a Zoo, and hopefully, it will be an inspiration to your family as well. As well as being a wonderful day out, with lions, amphibians, birds, tigers, bears, meerkats, wallabies and much more, it is also home to the Dartmoor Institute of Animal Science, which does essential conservation work.
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We Bought A Zoo - Dartmoor Zoo, the zoo on which the film is based
Specially created charity - Charity established for the conservation, breeding and research projects
Big cats - Devon's largest collection of big cats
Talks and feeds - Live talks and feeds throughout the day
Experience days - Variety of meet the animal experience days available
About the area
Devon sums up all that is best about the British landscape, with its magnificent coastlines, two historic cities, the world-famous Dartmoor National Park and south Devon’s glorious English Riviera. A fashionable and much-loved holiday destination, hiking and cycling in the National Parks is extremely popular among visitors, with a great choice of off-road routes.
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