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Furuvik Zoo

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Furuvik Zoo (Swedish: Furuviksparken) is an amusement park and zoo in Furuvik, Sweden.[1]

Furuvik Zoo
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Interactive map of Furuvik Zoo
60°39′5″N 17°19′58″E / 60.65139°N 17.33278°E / 60.65139; 17.33278
Date opened1900
LocationFuruvik
Websitewww.furuvik.se Edit this at Wikidata

Location

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The zoo is located in Furuvik, near Gävle, Sweden.[2]

History

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Furuviksparken was founded in 1900 by Oscar Jakobsson and officially opened by count Olle Cronstedt. In 1938 the zoo was bought by Gösta Nygren, who managed the zoo for 45 years. Nygren established a youth circus, Furuviksbarnen (the children of Furuvik), which became the main attraction not only in the park but also on travelling tours. Nyhren also introduced live concerts with famous artists, like Louis Armstrong, Jussi Björling and Sammy Davis.

Gävle Municipality took over the park 1983, again sold to Tom Widorson in 2004, and in 2010 sold to the present owner, Parks & Resorts Scandinavia AB.

Rides

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Roller coasters

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Name Year opened Manufacturer Notes
Fireball[3] 2017 Vekoma Family Boomerang Rebound coaster
Draken[4] 2020 Zierer
Lightning[5] 2023 Vekoma LIM launch coaster

Other rides

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Ride Year opened Manufacturer Description
Barnkarusellen 2011 Unknown Merry-go-round
Barnrally 1975 Unknown Track Ride
Bikupan 2011 HUSS Junior Swingaround Carousel
Gungan 2016 Zamperla Happy Swing
Kättingflygaren 2013 Zierer Waveswinger
Radiobilarna 2019 Gosetto Bumper cars
Sky Tower 2008 Zamperla Drop tower
Små Grodorna 2006 Zamperla Jump Around
Spökjakten 2018 Sally Corporation Interactive Dark Ride
Tekopparna 1986 Mack Rides Teacups
Tornado 2008 Zamperla Disk'O

Former rides

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Ride Year opened Year closed Manufacturer Description
Batman 2007 2008 Fabbri Spinning Wild Mouse Roller Coaster
Flygande Elefanter 1987 2004 Unknown Jets Carousel
Frisbee 2002 2003 HUSS Frisbee
Hurucan 2013 2024 Mondial Top Scan, previously operated as Extreme at Gröna Lund
Piraten 1986 2012 SDC Pirate Ship
Rocket 2011 2021 Schwarzkopf Steel Roller Coaster, previously operated as Black Hole at Alton Towers
Spökborgen[6] 1986 2017 Unknown Ghost Train, rebuilt into Spökjakten[7]
Superloopen 1991 2000 Pinfari Steel Roller Coaster

Chimpanzees

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Santino

The zoo attracted a degree of international attention when it was reported in March 2009 that a chimpanzee residing there had planned attacks on visitors. Santino planned attacks by taking stones from the protective moat and placing them only on the side facing the visitors on the island where he lived. Later, when the visitors arrived, he would throw the stones across the moat at them.

This shows that the cognitive ability for forward planning is not uniquely human.[8][9]

After five chimpanzees' escape from the zoo in December 2022, three were shot dead - the 3-year-old Torsten, Linda and Santino -, one was wounded, and one returned to the zoo.[2][10] Later, a fourth was shot dead.[11]

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References

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  1. ↑ "Välkommen – Furuvik". furuvik.se. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Three chimpanzees shot dead after escape from Swedish zoo". the Guardian. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Fireball | Åkattraktioner på Furuvik". www.furuvik.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Draken | Åkattraktioner på Furuvik". www.furuvik.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "LIGHTNING". www.furuvik.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Spökborgen – Furuvik – Dark Ride Database". Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Looyenga, Martin LooyengaTextMartin (21 November 2017). "Premiärdatumet för Furuviks nya attraktion Spökjakten fastställt: "Blir ytterligare ett lyft"". Gefle Dagblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Sample, Ian (9 March 2009). "Chimp who threw stones at zoo visitors showed human trait, says scientist". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  9. ↑ Skandinaviens första anläggning för studier av människoapors tänkande Archived 11 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, pressmeddelande från Lunds universitet 30 maj 2008 (sidan besökt 30 juli 2009)
  10. ↑ Nyheter, SVT. (17 December 2022). "Schimpansen Santino är död". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  11. ↑ Nyheter, SVT (17 December 2022). "Schimpanser rymde från Furuviksparken – detta har hänt". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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