We Bought a Zoo
literary work· published 2008
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We Bought a Zoo is a book published in 2008 by Benjamin Mee about his experiences in purchasing the Dartmoor Wildlife Park in Devon, England in 2006. Renamed the Dartmoor Zoological Park, it was reopened to the public the following year. The book was loosely adapted into a film of the same name that was released in 2011. The book was published by HarperCollins (ISBN 978-0007274864).
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We Bought a Zoo was adapted into a 2011 film.
We Bought a Zoo2011 · film · 124 min · dir. Cameron Crowe · IMDb ↗Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of renovation and Benjamin sets about the work with the head keeper and the rest of the staff, but, the zoo soon runs into financial trouble.
