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  This is the oldest and largest zoo in the country of Cantons. The institution annually attracts more than 1.7 million visitors stain, making it the most visited tourist attraction in Switzerland. Basel Zoo, and Zoll, as a Swiss swing, covering an area of 13 hectares and accommodates a total of 6894 animals of 645 species. Here, the first baby born in the first Indian rhino has seen the light of day in captivity. Here was born the first baby gorilla in captivity. Swiss Succcesul caregivers did not stop there: with the struggles and dedication of people, inside the garden were born, so far, 18 baby cheetahs, 22 okapi, pygmy hippo 53, and have hatched over 400 flamingos. At Basel there is the biggest nucleus of Somali wild ass, a species nearly extinct in the wild.

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