Zoo de Doué
A 4-year-old boy was fatally mauled, and his father severely injured, by 2 jaguars who had escaped from their cage at the Doué-la-Fountaine Zoo south of Paris, France. Police killed both of the 200-pound female jaguars.
| Zoo de Doué | |
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| 49°10′55.6″N 0°18′41.79″E | |
| Date opened | 1961 |
| Location | Doué-la-Fontaine, Maine-et-Loire, France |
| Land area | 14-hectare (35-acre) |
| No. of animals | 1000 |
| No. of species | 100 |
| Memberships | EAZA |
| Website | http://www.bioparc-zoo.fr/en/ |
The Zoo de Doué (formally Bioparc de Doué-la-Fontaine) is a 14-hectare (35-acre) zoo that opened in 1961 in Doué-la-Fontaine, Maine-et-Loire, France.
The zoo is home to some 1000 animals representing about 100 species, and is a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA).
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