zoo

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This day we went to Taronga zoo, Taronga zoo is a nice zoo located at a hill outside Sydney, taking the ferry is the most convinient way to get there.

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  1. noun A park or an institution in which living animals are kept and usually exhibited to the public. Also called zoological garden.
  2. noun Slang A place or situation marked by confusion or disorder: The bus station is a zoo on Fridays.

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  • The ones I have seen in the zoo were always either actually busy with or seemed to be thinking about it. —  The Blond Baboon—Janwillem van de Wetering—Grijpstra-De Gier 06
  • People pour millions of dollars in bringing more elephants to the zoo and the zoo is a business and the elephant is an asset. —  Bladewire - Washington Blade
  • You can also go to the Santa Ana Zoo, this zoo is a public zoological garden and it is found in the middle of Orange County in the Irvine Park. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Ultimately a zoo is a theme park or at best an educational instutition. —  Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics
  • If someone sneaks into a movie theater or a zoo are they stealing?
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