Buenos Aires Zoo

The Buenos Aires Zoo covers 18 hectares in the neighbourhood of Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Zoo contains 89 species of mammals, 49 species of reptiles and 175 species of birds, with a total of over 2,500 different animal species. The institution's goals are to conserved the species as well as producing research and educating the public. The city of Buenos Aires is divided in 47 barrios: Agronomía Almagro Balvanera Barracas Belgrano Boedo Caballito Chacarita Coglhan Colegiales Constitución Flores Floresta La Boca La Paternal Liniers Mataderos Monte Castro Montserrat Nueva Pompeya Nuñez Palermo Parque Avellaneda Parque Chacabuco Parque Chas Parque Patricios Recoleta Retiro Saavedra... Palermo is a neighborhood, or barrio of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. ... Buenos Aires (English: Fair Winds; originally Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires, City of the Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, and one of...

History

President Domingo Sarmiento was responsible for the project of the Parque Tres de Febrero, in the lands previously owned by Juan Manuel de Rosas. The project was presented in 1874, and the park was inaugurated on November 11, 1875, which included a small section dedicated for animals. This area was under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government until 1888 when it was transferred to the City of Buenos Aires. In that year, City Major Antonio Crespo, created the Buenos Aires Zoo, which was separated from the rest of the park. Current President Néstor Kirchner The President of Argentina (full title: President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the head of state of Argentina. ... Categories: People stubs | 1811 births | 1888 deaths | Presidents of Argentina | Argentine writers ... Brigadier General Don Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rosas y López de Osornio (born Juan Manuel Ortiz de Rozas, 1793-1877) was a conservative Argentinian politician who ruled Argentina from 1829 to 1852. ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... The following is a list of Mayors and Chiefs of Government of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentinas capital, since its federalisation. ...

Its first director was Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg, who was hired in 1888 and stayed in that position for 15 years. He was the major designer of the area. Holmberg was in charge of designate the locations of the different parks, lakes and avenues, and began the exhibition of the 650 animals that the Zoo had at that time. In that period Zoos around the world did not have the same function as they do today; their main goal was recreational, and had small animal space and a large recreational area for the visitors. 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...

Clementi Onelli was the Zoo director from 1904 to 1924, during which the promoted the Zoo Gardens. Onelli added a pedagogical aspect to the Zoo by implementing pony, elephant and camel rides, increasing the amount of visitors (from 1,500 to 15,000) during his first year as director. 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Shetland Pony A pony is a certain kind of small horse. ... Genera and Species Loxodonta Loxodonta cyclotis Loxodonta africana Elephas Elephas maximus Elephas recki † Stegodon † Mammuthus † Elephantidae (the elephants) is a family of pachyderm, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea in the class Mammalia. ... Species Camelus bactrianus Camelus dromedarius A camel is either of the two species of Camelid living in the serengeti. ...

Halfway through the 20th century, the Zoo started to decay, which brought the idea of privatization. In 1989 showbusiness-man Gerardo Sofovich was designated coordinator of the Zoo by President Carlos Menem. In 1991, the concession of the Zoo was transferred to a private company, of which Sofovich was a shareholder. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gerardo Sofovich is an Argentine businessman and TV host. ... Carlos Saúl Menem (born July 2, 1930) was President of Argentina from July 8, 1989 to December 10, 1999 for the Justicialist Party (Peronist). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A shareholder or stockholder is an individual or company (including a corporation) that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a joint stock company. ...

External links

• (Spanish) Official site of the Buenos Aires Zoo
• (Spanish) History of the Zoo