| DierenPark Amersfoort | |
 Siberian tigers: Kira with a daughter
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| Date opened | 22 mei 1948 |
| Location | Amersfoort, The Netherlands |
| Major exhibits | Exotic animals; Theme areas Savanna, Night, Stad der Oudheid |
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DierenPark Amersfoort is a zoo, located on the West side of Amersfoort, on the edge of the bunch area Birkhoven. The Siberian tiger ( Panthera tigris altaica) also known as the Amur tiger, Manchurian tiger, or Ussuri tiger, is a rare Subspecies Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands.
History
The zoo was founded on 22 May 1948 by Mr. Tertoolen and Mr. Knoester. Initially it was a very small zoo with a monkey, a bear, a camel and some farm animals. A monkey is any member of either the New World monkeys or Old World monkeys two of the three groupings of Simian Primates the third group being Camels are Even-toed ungulates within the Genus Camelus. The Dromedary, one-humped or Arabian camel has a single hump and the In the years afterwards the first carnivore arrived, and in 1956 the elephants Indra and Rani. A carnivore (ˈkɑrnɪvɔər meaning 'meat eater' ( Latin carne meaning 'flesh' and vorare meaning 'to devour' is any animal with a diet consisting Elephants ( family: Elephantidae) are large land Mammals of the order Proboscidea. In 1960, One of the zoo's founders daughters end her husband took over the manegement of the zoo, Mr. and Mrs. Vis-Tertoolen. Also, the first chimpanzees arrived. In 1979, 2 completely white lions were born, but while growing up they became normally coloured. The lion ( Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four Big cats in the Genus Panthera. In 1982 seven cheetahs were born! In 1988, the park got a savanna area and "De Ark van Amersfoort" (Amersfoort's Arch) was opened. The cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus) is an atypical member of the cat family ( Felidae) that is unique in its speed while lacking climbing abilities A savanna or savannah is a Tropical or Subtropical Grassland or Woodland Ecosystem. Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The zoo currently has an area of approx. 10 hectares; there are more than hundred different kinds of animals and has about 650. 000 visitors a year.