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Karlsruhe Zoo
Located on Post Straße across from Train Station |
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The grounds as originally laid out in 1847
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How it looked in 1900
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Its contemporary look was achieved in 1967
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The current map as it appears throughout
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The entrance is across the street from the train station
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Traditional flamingos just inside the entrance
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A celestial display is the first item encountered
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The central lake contains art at its center
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Boat rentals don't open until the summer
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Parklike grounds line the right of the lake
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Ornate gate leads to lawn chairs
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Typical snacks in a snack stand
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An arched bridge shortcuts across the lake
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Pedestrian walkway between streets outside the zoo
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An oriental garden with stream provided for meditation
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A family strolls the zoo paths
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Statue greets all in the park
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A venue is provided for concerts
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Weeping willow overhangs ducks and benches
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Convention halls dominate the parks end
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Large chess board provided for recreation
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Children run wild in the play place
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Children dash for playground, others follow dad
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Horse in petting zoo likes smell of the camera
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Unshorn sheep await the spring clippers
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Playing at becoming backhoe operators
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A guinea pig munches for the entertainment of kids
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A wild crow shuns the camera
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Small flamingos dine inside
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Flamingo about to scratch an itch
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Hippo submerged just out of sight
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Goldfish in an outdoor pond
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Pea hens in counterpoint
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Viewing lions that have gradually bent bars outward
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Male lion is just ever so bored
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Miniature golf in one corner of the zoo
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Playground near the miniature golf
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Tortoise lies outside directly under heat lamp
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Young girl views a sleeping ape
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The watched ape begins to wake up
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But no, nothing to wake up for yet
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Two of many ducks in a pond
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People gaze inward at the ape exhibit
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Trees in bloom justify ice cream despite cold
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Camels pace a sandy enclosure
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Camels begin to get chummy for the camera
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Zebras graze below buildings outside the zoo
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Seal slides silently through its pond
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Father and child observe giraffe
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Parent and child giraffe commune
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Polar bears became expert at hiding
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Bird houses exhibited on hillside walk
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Wild storks nest in the zoo's trees
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Hillside path with stairs for bird watching
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Some start uphill while others finish downhill
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Flamingos dare to venture outside
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Exiting photographer captures folks just entering
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