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GaiaZOO
GaiaZOO is a Dutch zoo located in Kerkrade. It opened in 2005 as GaiaPark with approximately 80 different species. In 2014, the zoo had approximately 100 different species. Naming GaiaZOO is named after Gaia (mythology), Gaia, the Ancient Greece, Greek goddess of the Earth. It also refers to the Gaia hypothesis which proposes the Earth is one big living organism. This organism includes all of Earth's fauna, flora, water, sky and Earth#Surface, surface. Species GaiaZOO has approximately 100 different species. Besides traditional zoo animals such as gorillas, rhinoceroses, lions and zebras, GaiaZOO has some species which cannot be found in other Dutch zoos such as Amazon rainforest, Amazon bush dogs, wolverines and bat-eared foxes. EAZA and breeding programmes GaiaZOO is member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) and participates in breeding programs. In 2014, three lion cubs were born and were named after the daughters of the Dutch king Willem-Alexander o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerkrade
Kerkrade ( Ripuarian: ; li, Kirkraoj; german: Kerkrade or ''Kirchrath'') is a town and a municipality in the southeast of Limburg; the southernmost province of the Netherlands. It forms part of the Parkstad Limburg agglomeration. Kerkrade is the western half of a divided city; it was part of the German town of Herzogenrath until the Congress of Vienna in 1815 drew the current Dutch-German border and separated the towns.Jan Buursink and Nicole Ehlers"The Binational City of Eurode". University of Nijmegen. This means that the eastern end of the city marks the international border. The two towns, including outlying suburban settlements, have a population approaching 100,000, of which nearly 47,000 are in Kerkrade. History The history of Kerkrade is closely linked with that of the adjacent town of Herzogenrath, just across the German border. Herzogenrath began as a settlement, called Rode, near the river Worm (or Wurm in German) in the 11th century. In 1104 Augustinian monks founde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
