What is Chester Zoo?
'''Chester Zoo''' is a [[zoo]] near [[Chester]]. It was opened in 1931. It was built without the traditional iron bars to cage the animals.<ref>{{cite book|title=Veterinary medicine: a guide to historical sources|url=https://archive.org/details/veterinarymedici0000hunt|last=Hunter|first=Pamela|publisher=Ashgate Publishing|year=2004|isbn=0-7546-4053-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/veterinarymedici0000hunt/page/455 455]}}</ref> It covers 125 acres. It was named as the best zoo in the UK and third in the world by TripAdvisor in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McLoughlin|first=Jamie|date=2017-08-31|title=Chester Zoo named third best in WORLD by TripAdvisor users|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/chester-zoo-named-third-best-13554995|access-date=2023-03-23|website=Liverpool Echo|language=en}}</ref> 155 of the creatures are classified as [[threatened species]]. 134 species are kept as part of a captive breeding programme. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in Cheshire]] [[Category:Chester]] [[Category:Zoos in the United Kingdom]]