ZOOMAT

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The ZOOMAT (Spanish: Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro) is a Mexican zoo located in Tuxtla_Gutierrez, Chiapas. It was founded in 1942, (as "Zoológico de Tuxlta Gutiérrez"). It was renamed after its then director and relocated in 1981.Currently its located in a reserve know as "El Zapotal", the altitude is 630m and the annual mean temperature is 24.7Cº [1] . The main characteristic of the zoo is that only exhibits endemic fauna.

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  1. ^ "Diccionario Enciclopédico de Chiapas". IV, Ss ~ Zz.. (2000). Gobierno del estado de Chiapas, Universidad de Ciencias y artes del estado de Chiapas.