Zoo Opole ( pl, Ogród Zoologiczny w Opolu), is a

zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes. The term ''zoological garden'' refers to zoo ...

in the city of Opole,

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

. It was founded in 1930. About in extent, it houses around 1000 animals of about 240 different

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

. It is located on Bolko Island in the Oder River. Exhibit of California Sea Lions in Zoo Opole

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* Zoos in Poland Buildings and structures in Opole Tourist attractions in Opole Voivodeship Educational organizations established in 1930 Zoos established in the 1930s 1930 establishments in Poland {{zoo-stub