La Palmyre Zoo

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La Palmyre Zoo (French: Zoo de La Palmyre, French pronunciation: [zo.o d'la palmi It was created in 1966 in the forest of la Coubre by Claude Caillé. Extending over 18 hectares (44 acres), including 14 of landscape garden, it offers the visitor the opportunity of observing more than 1600 animals of all types, divided into 145 species, over a distance of more than 4 kilometres (2.5 mi).

History: La Palmyre Zoo officially opened its doors in 1966, but the project only began in a semi-official way in 1957, thanks to the efforts of its founder, Claude Caillé. The sound of a newspaperman, with who he started working at the age of 14, Claude Caillé, in his stories, met his future wife, Irene, which brother had a small zoological gardens in Croustille, close to Limoges. It was through his frequent visits helping his brother-in-law that Caillé discovered his passion for animals. Consequently, he became interested and went on to study zoology.

A journeying zoo: In 1957, coupled by his wife and their two children, Patrick and Bruno, he began with a small travelling zoo which he exhibited in schools...