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The Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park is a zoological garden and amusement park situated in of Kristiansand, Norway. It is Norway's most frequently visited attraction, covering an area of. Established in 1966, it has been owned by Braganza since 2004.Animals include wolves, lynxes, wolverines, tigers, lions, cheetahs, chimpanzees, moose, zebras, and orangutans. Other attractions include Cardamom Town, which is made to look like the town in the book by Thorbjørn Egner, and Captain Sabertooth and pirate village Abra Havn, which is taken from a theatre act by the singer and actor Terje Formoe.HistoryThe operating company was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in 1993. Ludv. G. Braathens Rederi became a partial owner in 1996. Its successor company Braganza gradually bought up shares until reaching a forty-percent stake in 2004. That year it made a successful deal to buy the entire company and the company was subsequently delisted.