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Great Zoos of the World: 7: Basle, Switzerland

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

A grand tour of some of the world's outstanding zoos with Anthony Smith

A place to live and breed
This largest and oldest Swiss zoo is one of the richest and most up-to-date in Europe. Its director Dr Ernst Lang is dedicated to the ideal that a zoo is a place where animals can live and breed rather than just exist and eventually die.
The first European Indian Rhino was born here; and Goma, the first European gorilla, now lives with her parents, brothers, and sisters as a family unit in a section of the extensive new air-conditioned Ape House.
(from Bristol)

Contributors

Presenter:
Anthony Smith
Subject:
Dr Ernst Lang
Producer:
Peter Bale
Series Editor:
Nicholas Crocker
Source: Radio Times

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