Berlin Zoo

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/berlin-zoo

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Berlin Zoo built?1844
2. How big is Berlin Zoo?35 hectares (86.5 acres)
3. What is the location?Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany
4. What is the number of species?Approximately 1,380
5. What is the Berlin Zoo and when did it open?The Berlin Zoo is Germany's oldest zoo, opened in 1844. It started as a royal menagerie and grew into a big animal park.
6. How many animals live in the Berlin Zoo?More than 20,200 animals live there, from about 1,380 different species. It is one of the largest collections of animals in the world.

Ex-situ Conservation: Conservation of species outside their natural habitats, such as in zoos or botanical gardens.
Biodiversity: The variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems, and the ecological and evolutionary processes that sustain it.
European Breeding Programmes (EPBs): Coordinated efforts by European zoos to manage breeding populations of endangered species to ensure their long-term survival.