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{{Infobox zoo
|zoo_name=Le Zoo de Granby<br />Granby Zoo
|logo=Zoo Granby logo.png
|logo_width=200
|date_opened=1953
|location=boulevard David Bouchard Nord<br />[[Granby, Quebec|Granby]], [[Quebec]], Canada
|num_animals=1,000 
|num_species=200
|members=[[World Association of Zoos and Aquariums|WAZA]], [[Association of Zoos and Aquariums|AZA]]
|website=[https://zoodegranby.com/ zoodegranby.com]
}}
The '''Granby Zoo''' ({{langx|fr|'''Le Zoo de Granby'''}}) is a [[zoo]] in [[Granby, Quebec]], and is one of Quebec's major tourist attractions.

It was founded in 1953 by the mayor of Granby at the time, Pierre-Horace Boivin.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hume|first=J. A.|date=October 1, 1960|title=Granby: Model for Ottawa's Zoo|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82641679/granby-zoo/|access-date=2021-08-02|website=[[The Ottawa Citizen]]|language=en}}</ref> There are currently more than 1,800 different animals grouped into more than 200 species.<ref name="mtl">{{cite web | title = Rendez-vous with nature at the Zoo de Granby | date = 12 July 2018 | publisher = mtl.org |url = https://www.mtl.org/en/experience/rendez-vous-nature-zoo-granby}}</ref><ref name="kidschannel/granby/details">{{cite web | title = The History of the Granby Zoo | date = 2005-09-30 | publisher = KidsChannel.ca | author = The Kids Channel}}</ref> The zoo has 516,000 visitors per year and contains animals from Africa, Asia, South America, and Oceania.  Adjacent to the zoo is the [[Amazoo]] [[water park]]. The zoo also has an [[amusement park]] called "Parc Johnny Test Collection" which is named after the [[Johnny Test]] [[animated television series]].

== Exhibits and animals ==

=== Asia ===
The Asia section is home to a variety of animals. The [[Red panda]], [[Siberian tiger]], [[Yak]], [[Przewalski's horse]], [[Bactrian camel]], and [[Japanese macaque]] are a select few of the Asia section's variety of animals. They also boast a geodesic dome designed by the same architect as Montreal's famous Biosphere.

=== Oceania ===
The Oceania section has a selection of different habitats. From the aquarium to the Australian Safari, they have many creatures from Oceania itself. To list a few: The Eastern Kangaroo, [[Cownose ray]], [[Blacktip reef shark|Blacktip Reef Shark]], [[Emu]], [[Green sea turtle|Green Sea Turtle]], [[Red-necked wallaby|Bennett's Wallaby]], [[Eastern barn owl|Barn Owl]], [[Black swan|Black Swan]], [[Aurelia aurita|Moon Jellyfish]], and [[Rainbow lorikeet|Rainbow Lorikeet]]. The large aquarium allows visitors to touch the stingrays. Also, during your "Australian Safari" you may encounter a Kangaroo crossing your path. You may even feed the Lorikeets. This is the most hands on section of the zoo.

=== South America ===
Animals include [[Andean condor]]s, [[Jaguar]]s, [[Boa constrictor|Boas]], and [[American alligator|Alligators]].

==Gallery==
<gallery perrow="3">
Image:Entree Zoo Granby 2006-07.jpg|The entrance to the Granby Zoo
Image:Ferme zoo granby 2006-07.JPG|Petting Zoo
Image:Flamingo zoo granby 2006-07.JPG|[[Flamingos]]
Image:Hippos zoo granby 2006-07.JPG|[[Hippopotamus|Hippos]]
Image:Lamas zoo Granby 2006-07.JPG|[[Llama]]s
Image:Monorail zoo granby 2006-07.JPG|[[Monorail]]
Image:Tigre zoo granby 2006-07.JPG|[[Tiger]]
Image:Wallaby zoo granby 2006-07.JPG|[[Wallaby]].
</gallery>

== See also ==

* [[Mumba (gorilla)|Mumba]], a gorilla who lived at the Granby Zoo from the 1960s until his death in 2008

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://zoodegranby.com/ Official website]

{{Zoos of Quebec}}

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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Montérégie]]
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