Basel Zoo
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Basel Zoo is a renowned zoological garden in Basel, Switzerland, known for its diverse animal collection, conservation work, and status as one of the country’s most popular cultural attractions.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zoologischer Garten Basel AG | 2 |
| Basel Zoo canonical | 1 |
| Zoo Basel | 1 |
| Zoo Basel (nearby) | 1 |
| Zoologischer Garten Basel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7238518 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basel Zoo Context triple: [Basel metropolitan area, hasInstitution, Basel Zoo]
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Nuremberg Zoo
Nuremberg Zoo is a major zoological garden in Nuremberg, Germany, known for its spacious, naturalistic enclosures and diverse collection of animal species.
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Schönbrunn Zoo
Schönbrunn Zoo is a historic zoological garden in Vienna, Austria, renowned as one of the world’s oldest continuously operating zoos and a major attraction within the Schönbrunn Palace grounds.
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Antwerp Zoo
Antwerp Zoo is one of Europe’s oldest and most renowned zoological gardens, noted for its historic architecture, conservation work, and central location in the Belgian city of Antwerp.
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D.
Belgrade Zoo
Belgrade Zoo is a zoological garden in central Belgrade, Serbia, known for its diverse animal collection and location within the historic Belgrade Fortress complex.
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E.
Prague Zoo
Prague Zoo is a major zoological garden in Prague renowned for its extensive animal collections, conservation programs, and scenic location along the Vltava River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basel Zoo Target entity description: Basel Zoo is a renowned zoological garden in Basel, Switzerland, known for its diverse animal collection, conservation work, and status as one of the country’s most popular cultural attractions.
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A.
Nuremberg Zoo
Nuremberg Zoo is a major zoological garden in Nuremberg, Germany, known for its spacious, naturalistic enclosures and diverse collection of animal species.
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B.
Schönbrunn Zoo
Schönbrunn Zoo is a historic zoological garden in Vienna, Austria, renowned as one of the world’s oldest continuously operating zoos and a major attraction within the Schönbrunn Palace grounds.
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C.
Antwerp Zoo
Antwerp Zoo is one of Europe’s oldest and most renowned zoological gardens, noted for its historic architecture, conservation work, and central location in the Belgian city of Antwerp.
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D.
Belgrade Zoo
Belgrade Zoo is a zoological garden in central Belgrade, Serbia, known for its diverse animal collection and location within the historic Belgrade Fortress complex.
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E.
Prague Zoo
Prague Zoo is a major zoological garden in Prague renowned for its extensive animal collections, conservation programs, and scenic location along the Vltava River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
tourist attraction
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zoological garden ⓘ |
| area | approximately 11 hectares ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
breeding endangered species
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environmental education ⓘ species conservation ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1874 ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Zoo Basel
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linked to:
Basel Zoo
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| hasCoordinateLocation | 47.549°N 7.583°E ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
Africa enclosure
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Australis exhibit ⓘ Etosha House ⓘ Gamgoas savanna exhibit ⓘ Vivarium ⓘ aquarium ⓘ bird house ⓘ elephant enclosure ⓘ hippopotamus enclosure ⓘ lion enclosure ⓘ monkey house ⓘ penguin exhibit ⓘ rhino enclosure ⓘ |
| hasGermanName |
Zoologischer Garten Basel
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linked to:
Basel Zoo
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| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.zoobasel.ch ⓘ |
| hasPublicTransportConnection | Basel tram network ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important cultural institution of Basel ⓘ |
| isOneOf | most visited zoos in Switzerland ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Basel
ⓘ
linked to:
Basel-Stadt
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| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
canton of Basel-Stadt
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linked to:
Canton of Basel-Stadt
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| locatedOn |
Birsig river valley
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linked to:
Birsig valley
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| memberOf |
EAZA
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linked to:
European Association of Zoos and Aquaria
VdZ ⓘ WAZA ⓘ |
| near | Basel SBB railway station ⓘ |
| nickname | Zolli ⓘ |
| notableFor |
successful breeding of Indian rhinoceroses
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successful breeding of cheetahs ⓘ successful breeding of flamingos ⓘ successful breeding of okapis ⓘ successful breeding of pygmy hippopotamuses ⓘ |
| numberOfAnimals | over 6000 ⓘ |
| numberOfSpecies | over 600 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1874-07-03 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Zoologischer Garten Basel AG
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linked to:
Basel Zoo
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| ownedBy |
Zoologischer Garten Basel AG
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linked to:
Basel Zoo
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| participatesIn |
European Endangered Species Programme
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linked to:
European endangered species programs (EEPs)
international breeding programs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basel Zoo Description of subject: Basel Zoo is a renowned zoological garden in Basel, Switzerland, known for its diverse animal collection, conservation work, and status as one of the country’s most popular cultural attractions.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Basel Zoo
linked to: Basel Zoo
linked to: Basel Zoo