Hmmm.... 1, Chester Zoo 2, Highland Wildlife Park 3, Bristol Zoo 4, Cotswold Wildlife Park 5, Edinburgh Zoo 6, Whipsnade Wild Animal Park 7, Newquay Zoo 8, Shaldon Wildlife Trust 9, Colchester Zoo 10, Hamerton Zoo
My top 10 in no particular order (some aren't really zoos as such, you can probably guess which ones): 1. Edinburgh 2. Colchester 3. Paignton 4. Living Coasts 5. Bristol 6. The Deep 7. Tropical Wings (because I'm biased) 8. Whipsnade 9. Marwell 10. Wildwalk @ Bristol (now closed) Zoos I have been to but cannot for the life of me remember were Chester, London, Twycross, Manor House Wildlife Park, Cotswold Wildlife Park and Birdworld at Bourton-on-the-Water.
1. Berlin Zoo 2. Cologne Zoo 3. Antwerp Zoo (only because of personal relations and as my home zoo) 4. Artis (Amsterdam Zoo) 5. Rotterdam Zoo 6. Duisburg Zoo 7. Emmen Zoo 8. Burgers' Zoo 9. La Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes 10. Leipzig Zoo
My Top Ten Zoos: 1. Tierpark Berlin 2. San Diego 3. Zoo Berlin 4. Bronx 5. Singapore - Nite & Day 6. Leipzig 7. Columbus 8. Toronga 9. Pretoria 10. Antwerp Top Ten Aquariums: 1. Georgia 2. Shedd 3.Aquarium of the Americas 4. Monterey Bay 5. National - Baltimore 6. Vancouver 7. Seaworld California (aquariums only) 8. Steinart 9. Maui Ocean Center 10. Seattle Top Five Reptile Exhibits: 1. Reptile Gardens 2. Kentucky Reptile Zoo 3. Reptile World - St. Cloud 4. St. Augustine Alligator Farm. 5. American Institute Rattlesnake Museum Top Four Bird Exhibits: 1. Jurong 2. National Aviary 3. Tracy Aviary 4. Penang
That has to be 'noorder dierenpark' ( northern zoo). It's now renamed into 'dierenpark emmen' ( zoo emmen). My top 10: 1. Zoo emmen 2. Burgers zoo 3. Bioparc valencia 4. Zoo berlin 5. Zoo duisburg 6. Loro parque Tenerife 7. Oceanographique valencia 8. Zoo rotterdam 9. Cologne zoo 10. Apenheul
Just had a rethink... 1, Chester Zoo & Edinburgh Zoo 3, Highland Wildlife Park 4, Bristol Zoo 5, Cotswold Wildlife Park 6, Blackbrook Zoo 7, Whipsnade Wild Animal Park 8, Newquay Zoo 9, Shaldon Wildlife Trust 10, Colchester Zoo Although, this may change when I visit London Zoo, Rotterdam Zoo, Burgers Zoo and other zoos in the Netherlands....
Hmm... I think (in alphabetical order): Arnhem (Burgers Zoo) Basel Berlin Tierpark Berlin Zoo Chester (we're allowed to up-rate one for personal reasons, right? ) Plzen Prague Rotterdam (Blijdorp) Wuppertal Zurich One that I expect to break into this at a revisit is Leipzig. There are a lot of zoos that just miss out, particularly Emmen, Antwerp and Cologne, which I feel both really ought to be counted alongside the above. The San Diegos I visited a little too long ago to make a good comparison, so I haven't included them. Walsrode is also a near miss, mostly losing out because it's not a general collection (which feels harsh when it's such a good specialist one!).
the best 5: Burgers Zoo Diergaarde Blijdorp Pairi Daiza (Parc Paradisio) Tiergarten Schönnbrunn Vienna Tierpark Hellabrunn München runner-ups (6-10) Apenheul Gaiapark Kölner Zoo Zoo Berlin Zoo Leipzig for me it's impossible to say which zoo is the best because they are all different, so no real rankings only the zoos that i liked most.
My top ten: 1. Cotswold Wildlife Park 2. Chester Zoo 3. Jersey Zoo (Durrell) 4. Edinburgh Zoo 5. Marwell Zoo 6. West Midlands Safari Park 7. Monkey World 8. Bristol Zoo 9. Dudley (animal collection only) 10. Cotswold Falconry Centre
Not done any Zoo's outside of UK but have done pretty much all UK Zoo's, so my Top Ten UK Zoo's as follows:- -Chester Zoo -Marwell Wildlife -Port Lympne WAP -Colchester Zoo -ZSL Whipsnade -RZS Edinburgh Zoo -Highland WP -Dublin Zoo -Belfast Zoo -Longleat Animal Park Wouldn't make my top ten but can't talk about favourite Zoo's without mentioning Blackpool simply because of Zambar the Amur Tiger, he's Awesome!
1. Le Parc Des Felins (France) 2. Northwest Trek (USA) 3. Memphis Zoo (USA) 4. Nashville Zoo (USA) 5. San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) 6. The Living Desert (USA) 7. Fort Worth Zoo (USA) 8. Arizona Sonora Desert Museum (USA) 9. San Diego Zoo (USA) 10. Chester Zoo (UK)
1. Burgers Zoo (Arnhem) 2. Blijdorp (Rotterdam) 3. Zoo Amneville 4. Zoo Leipzig (at least the rebuilt parts) 5. Zoo duisburg 6. Safaripark Beekse Bergen 7. Zoo Koln (cologne) 8. Zoom Erlebniswelt (gelsenkirchen) 9. Zoo Hannover 10. Zoo Berlin This is what i have seen so far in the summer i going to Parc Felins and Zoo Beauval
Here is my list of zoos that I visit in order from best to worst: Disney Animal Kingdom Jacksonville Zoo Zoo Atlanta Lowry Park Zoo St.Augustine Alligator Farm Central Florida Zoo
Ive only been to 10 zoos, so easy! 1. Saint Louis Zoo 2. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo 3. Sedgwick County Zoo 4. Kansas City Zoo 5. Minnesota Zoo 6. Smithsonian National Zoo 7. Philadelphia Zoo 8. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 9. Topeka Zoo 10. Chattanooga Zoo I must point out that the first eight are all outstanding facilities, and the last two are small but pleasant.
Mine Are Columbus Zoo in Columbus, Ohio San Diego Zoo in San Diego, California Lion Country Safari in West Palm Beach, Florida hoenix Zoo in Phoenix, Arizona Fort Worth Zoo in Fort Worth, Texas Houston Zoo in Houston, Texas Cincinnati Zoo in Cincinnati, Ohio Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando Florida Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana
That bears an uncanny resemblance to this The Top 10 Zoos in America | USA Travel Guide Care to justify?
Blackduiker My Current Top 10 List: San Diego Disney's Animal Kingdom San Diego Wild Animal Park Seattle Woodland Park Zoo Saint Louis Zoo Phoenix Zoo Los Angeles Zoo The Living Desert Honolulu Zoo Santa Barbara Zoo
@Blackduiker My I ask why you put Disney above SDWAP? It seems like the general consensus on here is that SDWAP is much better.
Blackduiker Although several, like snowleopard and others, were disappointed in the limited observation from the safari tour, I felt the tour at DAK was the best immersion experience I had ever seen at any zoo. And I found such habitats as the Lowland Gorillas and Gerenuks, to name a few, amongst the best anywhere. Just a personal preference I suppose. And that, after several visits to SDWAP, with its close proximity in southern California to me. But on most anyone's list we could question the order of zoos couldn't we?
