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Phone. 063-51 47 43
Cell. 070-532 57 18
E-mail. frosozoo@telia.com

Tropic house

Frösö Zoo has the biggest tropichouse in Sweden. 1.600 m2 in two floors. Contains different monkeys, fishes, lizards, snakes, crocodiles and tarantulas etc.

The only biological museum in the north of Sweden is found here in the tropichouse.

 


Museum

The museum is built so that the animals are placed in their natural environment. It contains animals from the south of Sweden to Svalbard in the north of Norway. Among many other animals there are polar bears, moose, brown bear, lynx and wolf. Beside there is also the extinct kiwibird dated 1842.

Facts about the museum
• Mounted animals: 614
• Mounted horns: 17
Working time: 8 years.

• The paintings in the background are made by the artist "Kaj på höjda" (Gåxsjö, Jämtland). Working: time 8 months.

Besides there is a collection of old weapons which have been used for hunting