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  Around and Outside Copenhagen - Copenhagen Portal - Beaches and Shopping Centres Copenhagen
Copenhagen beaches are classified as some of the cleanest in Europe and proudly fly the "Blue Flag".
Copenhagen mermaids enjoining a cool swim in the harbour area near the waterfront.
The Karen Blixen Museum is located 28 km north of Copenhagen and reside in Rungstedlund – the name of the house where Karen Blixen was born and lived in from 1931 until her death in 1962.
www.copenhagenet.dk /CPH-Around.htm   (1281 words)

  
  Zoo
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The Zoo is the third-largest tourist attraction in Denmark and with 1.2 million visitors a year, it is the largest cultural institution in the country.
The patron of the Zoo is HRH Prince Henrik of Denmark.
www.zoo.dk /cms/showpage.asp?nodeid=90344   (353 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Copenhagen Article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Copenhagen (København in Danish) is the capital of Denmark.
Copenhagen is located on the eastern shore of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) and partly on the island of Amager.
Copenhagen faces the Øresund, the strait of water that seperates Denmark from Sweden and connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea.
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 Encyclopedia: Copenhagen   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gentofte is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Copenhagen County on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark.
Herlev is a municipality in eastern Denmark, in the county of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand.
Hvidovre is a municipality in eastern Denmark, in the county of Copenhagen (København) on the island of Zealand (Sjælland).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Copenhagen   (5408 words)

  
 Copenhagen
Copenhagen has consistenly been rated one of the best cities in the world in which to live by international surveys, though it also has a high cost of living.
Copenhagen was founded around year 1000 by Sweyn I Forkbeard (Svend Tveskæg) and his son Canute the Great (Knud den Store).
During World War II Copenhagen was occupied by German troops as the rest of the country from April 1940 until May 1945.
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 Zoo
A fair amount has happened at the Zoo since it opened in 1859, when its most exotic exhibits were stuffed birds, a seal in a bathtub and a turtle in a bucket.
Today, the Zoo is a state-of-the-art attraction containing a Children's Zoo, a Zoo Stage and thematic adventure trails, each of which presents animals from different parts of the world - all in an entertaining way to show you more about the different animals and how they live.
The Zoo is also a window to the wilds of the world and participates actively in nature conservation projects worldwide.
www.zoo.dk /cms/showpage.asp?nodeid=english   (113 words)

  
 Copenhagen Zoo -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Copenhagen Zoo -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Copenhagen Zoo is one of the oldest (The facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition) Zoos in (The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles) Europe.
given the summer garden of "Prinsess Vilhelmines Have" (The garden of Princess Vilhelmine) by the chief directorate of Copenhagen.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/copenhagen_zoo.htm   (86 words)

  
 Copenhagen Zoo
The Copenhagen Zoo is a modern and lively zoo situated in beautiful surroundings for both people and animals.
The Copenhagen Zoo is one of Denmark’s biggest tourist attractions with approx.
The animal population and new facilities place the zoo among the best in Europe, while the zoo is also one of Europe’s oldest zoos, founded in 1859 in romantic Frederiksberg Gardens.
www.cofman.co.uk /attractions/copenhagen_zoo.htm   (277 words)

  
 Copenhagen hotel - Hotelreservierung online FastBooking
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Copenhagen / The Copenhagen Airport Hotel is situated between the Kastrup Airport and the Bella Exhibition Center…
Copenhagen Hotel / Overlooking the Nansensgade area, a small oasis in the heart of the city...
www.fastbooking.de /zone/hotel-copenhagen.htm   (94 words)

  
 Zoo..- Copenhagen, Denmark - VirtualTourist.com
Copenhagen Zoo is one of the oldest Zoos in Europe.
Copenhagen Zoo is the only one outside of Australia that has Tasmanian Devils in captivity.
The zoo is one of the oldest in Europe, and was founded in 1859 as a private institution.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Denmark/Koebenhavns_Kommune/Copenhagen-162183/Things_To_Do-Copenhagen-Zoo-R-1.html   (1114 words)

  
 Copenhagen Travel Guide - Sports & Recreation, Activities for children in Copenhagen - HotelTravel.com
Copenhagen Zoo first opened its gates to the public in 1859 with a seal in a bathtub as the main attraction.
Copenhagen's long and rich history is plainly evident the moment you arrive in the city.
In the case of Copenhagen, however, the phrase surely rings true as there are around 35 established courses in the greater city area and around 85 in the wider Copenhagen region, ensuring there is plenty of choice for every standard of golfer.
www.hoteltravel.com /denmark/copenhagen/guides/activities_sports.htm   (1724 words)

  
 A daytime behavioural
The enclosed areas in the zoos were different size, vegetation, feedings and possibilities of dusting, bathing and rubbing.
The daily activity varied between the individuals in the zoos, especially the behaviour exploration, resting, walking-standing and stereotypic behaviour.The differences between the individuals were discussed and it was concluded that the elephants could be considered as individual members of a group.
The behaviour between the groups of elephants in the zoos were compared and the main conclusion is that there are no statistical proven diferences between the behaviour of the elephants in the two zoos.
www.givskudzoo.dk /page624.aspx   (303 words)

  
 Copenhagen
Battle of Copenhagen, with the Danish navy in Copenhagen harbour.
Copenhagen Jazz Festival is a popular annual event that is the result of a significant jazz scene having existed for many years.
Copenhagen is known as one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world, and is a centre of
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Be reminded that mainstream Japanese zoos are municipal, and that directors are municipal appointees, assigned to the zoo at a whim of the city's administration.
The director also wants it to be `the zoo of happy animals'; he and his staff are doing their very best to design new or refurbish old enclosures that ensure a maximum of biologically correct environment.
ZOO ZÜRICH – CHRONIK EINES TIERGARTENS by Kurt Müller and Othmar Röthlin.
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 Stylish Boutique Hotels Copenhagen + Luxury Hotels Copenhagen, Hip Cool Travel Guide
Copenhagen, the capital of Scandinavia, is one of Europe’s smallest capitals and one of the most easily traveled.
Northeast of Indre By is Copenhagen’s former aristocratic district, home of several palaces, including the Rosenborg palace, and Kastellet, the oldest continually-utilized military fort in Europe.
Copenhagen is home to many amazing museums: Bakkehus Museum, the Barbie Doll Museum, the Museum of Modern Glass Art, Museum Erotica, the Museum of Copenhagen, the National Museum, and the Worker’s Museum, just to name a few.
www.directoryofhotels.com /europe/hotels_denmark_copenhagen.asp   (526 words)

  
 Foster & Partners - Elephant House :: arcspace.com
Renowned for its herd of increasingly rare Indian, or Asian elephants, the Copenhagen Zoo needed contemporary facilities to provide a more natural, relaxed and stimulating living environment for the animals, and to create better spaces from which to watch and enjoy them.
Giving onto separate outdoor areas for males and females (a division that is naturally adhered to by elephants in the wild, except when the cows are in oestrus) the new Elephant House will consist of two covered enclosures – a smaller one for the bulls and a larger one for the main herd.
Copenhagen Zoo is set in a historic royal park.
www.arcspace.com /architects/foster/elephant   (501 words)

  
 Bangkok Post : Sunday Perspective
The most revered inhabitants of the 149-year-old Copenhagen Zoo, situated in the middle of this capital city of Denmark, are undoubtedly the royal Thai elephants.
Chieng Mai, the patriarch of Copenhagen Zoo, leaving the narrow entrance to the old elephant house in the zoo.
Her Majesty Qeen Margrethe II, her husband Prince Henrik, patron of the Copenhagen Zoo, the three Thai elephants and their mahouts, and the Danish elephant keepers during a handover ceremony at the Zoo on November 30, 2001.
www.bangkokpost.com /110508_Perspective/11May2008_pers003.php   (1305 words)

  
 24 & 25 December Copenhagen - Official tourist-site about Copenhagen
And if you don't have your own skates, watching the families taking their turn on the ice can be entertaining.
The Copenhagen Zoo is open every day - on 24 December until 2pm and otherwise until 4pm.
Copenhagen Sightseeing Tours run their "Grand Tour of Copenhagen".
www.visitcopenhagen.com /composite-2970.htm   (450 words)

  
 Zoologisk Have (Copenhagen Zoo) | Museum/Attraction Review | Copenhagen | Frommers.com
This zoo has come a long way, baby, since 1859 when it opened with stuffed birds, a seal in a bathtub, and a turtle in a bucket.
Today at its location in Frederiksberg, west of the center of Copenhagen, it is home to 3,300 animals and 264 species.
The zoo, in fact, is a window to the wilds of the world, with animals from the icy snowfields of Greenland to the hot, dusty savannas of Africa.
www.frommers.com /destinations/copenhagen/A19501.html   (294 words)

  
 The Copenhagen Post
Loneliness was the catalyst for the creation of a new animal hybrid at Copenhagen Zoo, the unsuspected result of a successful mating between a babirusa and a domestic pig.
Zoo personnel were completely surprised when a chance mating bore fruit - five small hybrid offspring which zoo experts say never should have been possible.
The new breed has not yet been classified, and zoo staff is guarded in their long-term prognosis for the species.
www.cphpost.dk /get/97331.html   (287 words)

  
 Royal welcome for devilish new Danes | Mercury - The Voice of Tasmania
Tourism Minister Paula Wriedt, in Denmark for the presentation, said the group of captive-bred devils arrived safely at their new home at Copenhagen Zoo last week and were formally handed over yesterday.
Copenhagen Zoo officials said the animals were healthy.
Zoo manager Lars Lunding Andersen said it was the first time in many years that Tasmanian devils could be seen at a zoo outside Australia.
www.news.com.au /mercury/story/0,22884,18779040-3462,00.html   (547 words)

  
 Copenhagen Zoo, Copenhagen - Denmark - A Denmark Attraction
Copenhagen Zoo, Copenhagen - Denmark - A Denmark Attraction
The Copenhagen Zoo is situated in the independent municipality of Frederiksberg, not far to the north of the city centre, and is easily and quickly accessible by bus from the middle of town.
The zoo, despite its extensive heritage, is now very much up-to-date and lists education as one of its foremost concerns.
www.adenmarkattraction.com /denmark-attractions/copenhagen-zoo.htm   (249 words)

  
 International Zoos Photo Galleries
An Egyptian zoo keeper sprays disinfectant in duck cages at the Giza zoo, in March 2006.
For the moment, all birds in the zoo have been confined to their cages and viewing of birds by the public is no longer permitted.
Authorities closed the zoo in Pakistan's capital on Tuesday after the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu was found in its peacocks and geese, officials said.
mawba.com /zoos.htm   (2850 words)

  
 Press - English Copenhagen - Official tourist-site about Copenhagen
Copenhagen is ranked no. 1 among "The World's 25 Top Cities for Quality of life".
Copenhagen opens its doors to the food festival, Copenhagen Cooking, from 22 – 31 August 2008.
The Royal Danish Playhouse in Copenhagen, which opened in February 2008, is more than just a theatre.
www.visitcopenhagen.dk /press   (246 words)

  
 Copenhagen Zoo - Sponsors Pilanesberg Wildlife Trust Pilanesberg Game Reserve North West Province South Africa
The two-day negotiations in Copenhagen did not leave much time for other activities, but what struck us the most, is the zoo’s level of investment in conservation, to ensure animal welfare and public enjoyment.
The Copenhagen zoo is one of the oldest zoos, established in 1859.
Copenhagen Zoo has kindly agreed to finance the installation and maintenance of a ParkView© console at the newly rebuilt Pilanesberg Centre.
www.pilanesbergwildlifetrust.co.za /sponsors/copenhagen_zoo.html   (410 words)

  
 Apes Prefer Organic
Monkeys at Copenhagen Zoo go ape over organic bananas
COPENHAGEN, Jan 27 (AFP) - Monkeys at Copenhagen Zoo are going ape over organic bananas and other fruits, rejecting traditional foods left in their cages, zookeepers said Monday.
Copenhagen Zoo, which hopes to be awarded a "green label" as an environmental zoo, began last year
www.organicconsumers.org /Organic/bananas022403.cfm   (335 words)

  
 Kid's Height Copenhagen - Official tourist-site about Copenhagen
With special free places reserved on buses and trains for prams and pushchairs, children's menus in restaurants, and of course reductions at all museums, galleries and entertainments, kids have been fully incorporated into the everyday life of the city.
Copenhagen is also the proud owner of a major Zoo with all that that entails; Lions, giraffes, seals etc. Probably the most popular though are the Monkey House, Children's Zoo and the Night Zoo where day is turned into night.
Some places though, go out of their way to make children welcome; Café K in the Copenhagen Zoo has an African decor with authentic souvenirs brought home from the dark continent and a special Safari tent has been errected in Søndermarken, where guests can purchase 'do-your-own-grilling packs'.
www.visitcopenhagen.dk /show.asp?id=730   (1653 words)

  
 History and Milestones :: IZE
The idea behind IZE was to create a forum where professional zoo educators could meet every second year to share ideas and discuss topics of common interest.
The second international meeting took place in 1974 at the Copenhagen Zoo, and from this meeting proceedings were produced for the first time.
During the IZE Conference in Taipei Zoo (Taiwan) in 1998, the regions were redefined because of the complexity of the organization.
www.izea.net /membership/history.htm   (507 words)

  
 Wait till you see our swimming pool! | Art & Architecture | guardian.co.uk Arts
While the zoo has had to find much of its own funding in recent years, raising money for the new Elephant House has not been too difficult because, for some strange reason that's as baffling to the Danes as it is to outsiders, the elephant plays a special role in Danish culture.
Not only is its zoo the acknowledged world authority on Indian elephants, but its new Elephant House also appears to be one of the finest new zoo buildings to be found anywhere.
The new Elephant House at Copenhagen Zoo represents one well-meant attempt at "payback".
arts.guardian.co.uk /art/architecture/story/0,,2284682,00.html   (1384 words)

  
 Elliot Stevenson: April 2008
The Copenhagen team was playing the mid Jutland team which is the main peninsula of Denmark.
In the end the Copenhagen team lost, but it was so much fun.
The rest of the zoo was cool as well.
elliotstevenson.blogspot.com /2008_04_01_archive.html   (413 words)

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