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'''Gorilla Kingdom''' is a flagship 6000m2 exhibit for the [[Zoological Society of London]]s' ZSL [[London Zoo]]. It is a multi-million pound development that took 18 months to build, was launched by HRH [[Duke of Edinburgh]] on March 29 and opened to the public on March 30 2007.

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'''Taffs Well railway station''' is a [[railway station]] serving the village of [[Taff's Well]], [[Rhondda Cynon Taff]], [[South Wales]]. It is located on the [[Merthyr Line]] and the [[Rhondda Line]]. Passenger services are provided by [[Arriva Trains Wales]].

It replaces old [[monkey]] enclosures with a giant moated island and indoor gym that is home to a group of [[western lowland gorilla]]s. The area also holds [[black-and-white colobus]]. There are currently three gorillas in the enclosure: Bobby, a 23-year-old male; Zaire, a 32-year-old female, and Effie, a 14-year-old female. They share the island with four colobus monkeys.

During Monday-Saturday daytimes, there are usually six trains an hour from [[Cardiff Central station|Cardiff Central]] to destinations including [[Pontypridd railway station|Pontypridd]], [[Treherbert railway station|Treherbert]], [[Merthyr Tydfil railway station|Merthyr Tydfil]] and [[Aberdare railway station|Aberdare]]. Some trains continue beyond Cardiff to [[Penarth railway station|Penarth]] or [[Barry Island railway station|Barry Island]].

The exhibit was inspired by a conservation project that is managed by ZSL in [[Gabon]]. It has been planted with plants and herbs that the gorillas can eat while the island itself represents a natural [[forest]] clearing in Central African [[rainforest]].

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A visitor to the exhibit will learn about the plight of western lowland gorillas in the wild and conservation of rainforests, while being separated from the animals on the island by either a [[moat]] or a floor to ceiling window.

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{{rail line |next=[[Trefforest Estate railway station|Trefforest Estate]]|route=[[Arriva Trains Wales]]<br><p style="background:#996699"><small>'''[[Rhondda Line]]'''|previous=[[Radyr railway station|Radyr]]|col=30c5b8}}

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[[Category:Railway stations in Rhondda Cynon Taff]]

Is this near knowsley safari park?

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==External links==

*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4693027.stm.com BBC News Article]

*[http://www.zsl.org/london-zoo/news/gorilla-kingdom-nearly-ready,343,NS.html Gorilla Kingdom ZSL website]

*[http://www.zsl.org/field-conservation/bushmeat-and-forest/ZSL ZSL Bushmeat and Forest Conservation]

[[Category:Zoos in England]]

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