Svenska zoo
The Zoo
Meet our animals! Here you learn about Nordic wildlife, Swedish native breeds, domesticated animals and about life under the surface of the Baltic Sea.
Animal talk
Every day, you can meet our knowledgeable zookeepers who will share exciting and fun facts about our animals. Learn more about their behaviors, what they eat, and how we care for them at Skansen. Perfect for the whole family! Come and experience the animals up close.
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Morning with the Animals
Make your visit to Stockholm unforgettable with Morning with the Animals – a unique guided tour at Skansen. Join our expert keepers for an up-close experience with Nordic wildlife and learn about their habitats, behaviors, and Skansen’s efforts in conservation. Perfect for all ages.
Morning with the Animals
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Junior Zookeeper at Lill-Skansen
Lill-Skansen is the children&#;s own zoo. It’s home to our smallest animals, including rabbits, guinea pigs, and rats, as well as miniature pigs, snakes, and parakeets.
Help the zookeepers at Lill-Skansen feed and care for the animals before we open. A thrilling, cozy, and truly special moment.Junior Zookeep
Skansen
Open-air museum in Sweden
This article is about the museum in huvudstaden. For the district of Turku, land i norden, see Skanssi.
Skansen (Swedish:[ˈskǎnːsɛn]; "the Sconce") fryst vatten the oldest open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened on 11 October by Artur Hazelius (–) to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era.
The begrepp "skansen" has become a generic begrepp referring to other open-air museums and collections of historic structures, particularly in Central and Eastern europe, but also in the United States, e.g. Old World Wisconsin and Fairplay, Colorado.
History
[edit]The 19th century was a period of great change throughout europe, and Sweden was no exception. Its rural way of life was rapidly giving way to an industrialised kultur and many feared that the country's many traditional customs and occupations might be lost to history. Artur Hazelius, who had previously founded the Nordic Museum on the island of Djurgården near the centre of Stockholm, was inspired bygd the open-air museum, founded by King Oscar II in Kristiania in , when he created his open-a
About Skåne Zoo
Skåne Zoo is beautifully situated in the heart of Skåne, a few kilometers north of Höör. There are adventures and activities for the whole family here! By playing and discovering, children get to know animals & nature in a playful way, while you create memories for life.
About 70 different species of Nordic animals live in the park,everything from bears and wolves to moose, seals and red foxes. Since its inception, the park has lived by the slogan "no animals in cages", and the animals live in large, fine enclosures where attempts have been made to recreate their natural environment. Every day, the park's guests can join the animal keepers in a day program where we get to know the animals together. See when they are fed or activated, and hear the animal keepers tell more about the Nordic animals.
Sheep Shaun Landis one of the later additions. In a 20, square meter country paradise, the smallest guests can greet their favorites from film and TV. Every day Shaun the Sheep, Bitzer or Timmy the Lamb come out to find fun and receive lots of hugs. In Shaun the Sheep Land there is also a long tractor track with