''We Bought a Zoo'' is a book published in 2008 by Benjamin Mee about his experiences in purchasing the Dartmoor Wildlife Park in
Devon
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devo ...
, England in 2006. Renamed the
Dartmoor Zoological Park, it was reopened to the public the following year.
The book was loosely adapted into a
film of the same name that was released in 2011.
The book was published by
HarperCollins
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().
References
2008 non-fiction books
Autobiographies adapted into films
British autobiographies
Devon
English non-fiction books
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