Subject of the Benjamin Mee book, and upcoming AAA Hollywood movie 'We Bought A Zoo' directed by Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous), and starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson. Dartmoor Zoological Park has a fascinating story that will mean it is destined to become the most famous zoo in the world. Set in 33 acres of beautiful woodland with some stunning views of the surrounding countryside, Dartmoor Zoological Park is a unique, family owned zoo with a fantastic collection of animals and the widest variety of big cats in the south west of England.
Formerly known as Dartmoor Wildlife Park, the zoo was purchased by the Mee family and, following major refurbishment work, reopened in July 2007. The story of those early days can be found here.
The animals here include tigers, lions, jaguar, lynx and cheetah, bears, wolves, tapir, capybara, racoons, meerkats, monkeys, deer, owls, ostrich, lechwe, a fantastic collection of bugs and reptiles and much, much more.
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Dartmoor Zoological Park Company Blog
- Apr 26, 2012
