Answers To: Slews Of Zoos

By Terri Morrison and Wayne A. Conaway
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  1. True. The Philadelphia Zoo was chartered in 1859 and opened in 1874.

  2. C. The four zoos are: Zoologischer Garten Berlin, Carl HagenbeckTierpark, Munchener Tierpark Hellabrunn, and Wilhelma Zoologisch-BotanischerGarten.

  3. False. Brazil's Jardim Botânico and São PauloZoological Park are in Rio de Janeiro.

  4. B. Mexico City's Zoológico de Chapultepec has successfullybred giant pandas six times.

  5. True

  6. B. About twenty-seven percent of Costa Rica's land has been setaside as national parks, wildlife refuges, Indian reservations, or otherprotected areas.

  7. True. The Singapore Zoological Gardens is an excellent example of anopen-zoo design.

  8. A

  9. C. Tokyo's Tama Zoological Park opened in 1958 to relieve crowdingat Ueno Municipal Zoo.

  10. C