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	In addition to living animals, Knuthenborg Safaripark is home to the [[Dinosaur]] Forest (''Dinosaurskoven'') with a large number of full-scale models of dinosaurs and [[pterosaur]]s. It opened in 2018 and some of the models are [[animatronic]].<ref>{{cite web \| last=Axelholm \| first=L.B. \| date=26 April 2018 \| title=Dinosaurskoven: Lollands svar på Jurassic Park er klar til at jage dig en skræk i livet \| url=https://turisme.nu/dinosaurskoven-skraek/ \| website=turisme.nu \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref>		In addition to living animals, Knuthenborg Safaripark is home to the [[Dinosaur]] Forest (''Dinosaurskoven'') with a large number of full-scale models of dinosaurs and [[pterosaur]]s. It opened in 2018 and some of the models are [[animatronic]].<ref>{{cite web \| last=Axelholm \| first=L.B. \| date=26 April 2018 \| title=Dinosaurskoven: Lollands svar på Jurassic Park er klar til at jage dig en skræk i livet \| url=https://turisme.nu/dinosaurskoven-skraek/ \| website=turisme.nu \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref>

	The Museum of Evolution (''Evolutionsmuseet''), which opened in 2023, houses fossils of prehistoric animals, such as one of the largest ({{cvt\|9\|m\|disp=sqbr}} long) and most complete (more than 95% preserved) ''[[Allosaurus]]'' skeletons named "Big Joe", a ''[[Torosaurus]]'' named "Adam" with the largest known dinosaur skull, the [[holotype]] specimen of ''[[Lokiceratops]]'', [[dinosaur egg]]s, ''[[Dimetrodon]]'' and several other [[Permian]] animals, the giant ground sloth ''[[Eremotherium]]'' and one of only twelve known [[Specimens of Archaeopteryx\|specimens of ''Archaeopteryx'']].<ref name=Ritzau15Nov2022/><ref>{{cite news\| title=Knuthenborgs sjældne dinosauræg undersøgt - svaret overrasker \| url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2023-10-17-knuthenborgs-sjaeldne-dinosauraeg-undersoegt-svaret-overrasker \| date=17 October 2023 \| publisher=TV2 \| access-date=17 October 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| title=Museum of Evolution \| url=https://www.museumofevolution.com/ \| publisher=Knuthenborg Safaripark \| access-date=1 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Lokiceratops">{{Cite journal \|last1=Loewen \|first1=Mark A. \|last2=Sertich \|first2=Joseph J. W. \|last3=Sampson \|first3=Scott \|author-link3=Scott D. Sampson \|last4=O’Connor \|first4=Jingmai K. \|author-link4=Jingmai O'Connor \|last5=Carpenter \|first5=Savhannah \|last6=Sisson \|first6=Brock \|last7=Øhlenschlæger \|first7=Anna \|last8=Farke \|first8=Andrew A. \|last9=Makovicky \|first9=Peter J. \|last10=Longrich \|first10=Nick \|last11=Evans \|first11=David C. \|author-link11=David C. Evans (paleontologist) \|date=20 June 2024 \|title=''Lokiceratops rangiformis'' gen. et sp. nov. (Ceratopsidae: Centrosaurinae) from the Campanian Judith River Formation of Montana reveals rapid regional radiations and extreme endemism within centrosaurine dinosaurs \|journal=[[PeerJ]] \|language=en \|volume=12 \|pages=e17224 \|doi=10.7717/peerj.17224 \|issn=2167-8359 \|doi-access=free\|pmc=11193970 }}</ref>		The Museum of Evolution (''Evolutionsmuseet''), which opened in 2023, houses fossils of prehistoric animals, such as one of the largest ({{cvt\|9\|m\|disp=sqbr}} long) and most complete (more than 95% preserved) ''[[Allosaurus]]'' skeletons named "Big Joe", a ''[[Torosaurus]]'' named "Adam" with the largest known dinosaur skull, the [[holotype]] specimen of ''[[Lokiceratops]]'', [[dinosaur egg]]s, ''[[Dimetrodon]]'' and several other [[Permian]] animals, the giant ground sloth ''[[Eremotherium]]'' and one of only twelve known [[Specimens of Archaeopteryx\|specimens of ''Archaeopteryx'']].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rossi \|first=Andrew \|date=July 28, 2024 \|title=Massive Wyoming Dinosaur Shipped To Denmark Museum Got Lost In The Mail \|url=https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/07/28/massive-wyoming-dinosaur-shipped-to-denmark-museum-got-lost-in-the-mail/ \|access-date=2024-07-30 \|website=Cowboy State Daily \|language=en}}</ref><ref name=Ritzau15Nov2022/><ref>{{cite news\| title=Knuthenborgs sjældne dinosauræg undersøgt - svaret overrasker \| url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2023-10-17-knuthenborgs-sjaeldne-dinosauraeg-undersoegt-svaret-overrasker \| date=17 October 2023 \| publisher=TV2 \| access-date=17 October 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| title=Museum of Evolution \| url=https://www.museumofevolution.com/ \| publisher=Knuthenborg Safaripark \| access-date=1 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Lokiceratops">{{Cite journal \|last1=Loewen \|first1=Mark A. \|last2=Sertich \|first2=Joseph J. W. \|last3=Sampson \|first3=Scott \|author-link3=Scott D. Sampson \|last4=O’Connor \|first4=Jingmai K. \|author-link4=Jingmai O'Connor \|last5=Carpenter \|first5=Savhannah \|last6=Sisson \|first6=Brock \|last7=Øhlenschlæger \|first7=Anna \|last8=Farke \|first8=Andrew A. \|last9=Makovicky \|first9=Peter J. \|last10=Longrich \|first10=Nick \|last11=Evans \|first11=David C. \|author-link11=David C. Evans (paleontologist) \|date=20 June 2024 \|title=''Lokiceratops rangiformis'' gen. et sp. nov. (Ceratopsidae: Centrosaurinae) from the Campanian Judith River Formation of Montana reveals rapid regional radiations and extreme endemism within centrosaurine dinosaurs \|journal=[[PeerJ]] \|language=en \|volume=12 \|pages=e17224 \|doi=10.7717/peerj.17224 \|issn=2167-8359 \|doi-access=free\|pmc=11193970 }}</ref>

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	In addition to living animals, Knuthenborg Safaripark is home to the [[Dinosaur]] Forest (''Dinosaurskoven'') with a large number of full-scale models of dinosaurs and [[pterosaur]]s. It opened in 2018 and some of the models are [[animatronic]].<ref>{{cite web \| last=Axelholm \| first=L.B. \| date=26 April 2018 \| title=Dinosaurskoven: Lollands svar på Jurassic Park er klar til at jage dig en skræk i livet \| url=https://turisme.nu/dinosaurskoven-skraek/ \| website=turisme.nu \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref>		In addition to living animals, Knuthenborg Safaripark is home to the [[Dinosaur]] Forest (''Dinosaurskoven'') with a large number of full-scale models of dinosaurs and [[pterosaur]]s. It opened in 2018 and some of the models are [[animatronic]].<ref>{{cite web \| last=Axelholm \| first=L.B. \| date=26 April 2018 \| title=Dinosaurskoven: Lollands svar på Jurassic Park er klar til at jage dig en skræk i livet \| url=https://turisme.nu/dinosaurskoven-skraek/ \| website=turisme.nu \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref>

	The Museum of Evolution (''Evolutionsmuseet''), which opened in 2023, houses fossils of prehistoric animals, such as one of the largest ({{cvt\|9\|m\|disp=sqbr}} long) and most complete (more than 95% preserved) ''[[Allosaurus]]'' skeletons named "Big Joe", a ''[[Torosaurus]]'' named "Adam" with the largest known dinosaur skull, the [[holotype]] specimen of ''[[Lokiceratops]]'', [[dinosaur egg]]s, ''[[Dimetrodon]]'' and several other [[Permian]] animals, the giant ground sloth ''[[Eremotherium]]'' and one of only twelve known [[Specimens of Archaeopteryx\|specimens of ''Archaeopteryx'']].<ref name=Ritzau15Nov2022/><ref>{{cite news\| title=Knuthenborgs sjældne dinosauræg undersøgt - svaret overrasker \| url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2023-10-17-knuthenborgs-sjaeldne-dinosauraeg-undersoegt-svaret-overrasker \| date=17 October 2023 \| publisher=TV2 \| access-date=17 October 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| title=Museum of Evolution \| url=https://www.museumofevolution.com/ \| publisher=Knuthenborg Safaripark \| access-date=1 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Lokiceratops">{{Cite journal \|last1=Loewen \|first1=Mark A. \|last2=Sertich \|first2=Joseph J. W. \|last3=Sampson \|first3=Scott \|author-link3=Scott D. Sampson \|last4=O’Connor \|first4=Jingmai K. \|author-link4=Jingmai O'Connor \|last5=Carpenter \|first5=Savhannah \|last6=Sisson \|first6=Brock \|last7=Øhlenschlæger \|first7=Anna \|last8=Farke \|first8=Andrew A. \|last9=Makovicky \|first9=Peter J. \|last10=Longrich \|first10=Nick \|last11=Evans \|first11=David C. \|author-link11=David C. Evans (paleontologist) \|date=20 June 2024 \|title=''Lokiceratops rangiformis'' gen. et sp. nov. (Ceratopsidae: Centrosaurinae) from the Campanian Judith River Formation of Montana reveals rapid regional radiations and extreme endemism within centrosaurine dinosaurs \|journal=[[PeerJ]] \|language=en \|volume=12 \|pages=e17224 \|doi=10.7717/peerj.17224 \|issn=2167-8359 \|doi-access=free}}</ref>		The Museum of Evolution (''Evolutionsmuseet''), which opened in 2023, houses fossils of prehistoric animals, such as one of the largest ({{cvt\|9\|m\|disp=sqbr}} long) and most complete (more than 95% preserved) ''[[Allosaurus]]'' skeletons named "Big Joe", a ''[[Torosaurus]]'' named "Adam" with the largest known dinosaur skull, the [[holotype]] specimen of ''[[Lokiceratops]]'', [[dinosaur egg]]s, ''[[Dimetrodon]]'' and several other [[Permian]] animals, the giant ground sloth ''[[Eremotherium]]'' and one of only twelve known [[Specimens of Archaeopteryx\|specimens of ''Archaeopteryx'']].<ref name=Ritzau15Nov2022/><ref>{{cite news\| title=Knuthenborgs sjældne dinosauræg undersøgt - svaret overrasker \| url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2023-10-17-knuthenborgs-sjaeldne-dinosauraeg-undersoegt-svaret-overrasker \| date=17 October 2023 \| publisher=TV2 \| access-date=17 October 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| title=Museum of Evolution \| url=https://www.museumofevolution.com/ \| publisher=Knuthenborg Safaripark \| access-date=1 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Lokiceratops">{{Cite journal \|last1=Loewen \|first1=Mark A. \|last2=Sertich \|first2=Joseph J. W. \|last3=Sampson \|first3=Scott \|author-link3=Scott D. Sampson \|last4=O’Connor \|first4=Jingmai K. \|author-link4=Jingmai O'Connor \|last5=Carpenter \|first5=Savhannah \|last6=Sisson \|first6=Brock \|last7=Øhlenschlæger \|first7=Anna \|last8=Farke \|first8=Andrew A. \|last9=Makovicky \|first9=Peter J. \|last10=Longrich \|first10=Nick \|last11=Evans \|first11=David C. \|author-link11=David C. Evans (paleontologist) \|date=20 June 2024 \|title=''Lokiceratops rangiformis'' gen. et sp. nov. (Ceratopsidae: Centrosaurinae) from the Campanian Judith River Formation of Montana reveals rapid regional radiations and extreme endemism within centrosaurine dinosaurs \|journal=[[PeerJ]] \|language=en \|volume=12 \|pages=e17224 \|doi=10.7717/peerj.17224 \|issn=2167-8359 \|doi-access=free\|pmc=11193970 }}</ref>

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	''' Knuthenborg Safaripark''' is a [[safari park]] on the island of [[Lolland]] in the southeast of [[Denmark]]. It is located {{cvt\|5\|km}} to the north of [[Maribo]], near [[Bandholm]]. It is one of Lolland's major tourist attractions with over 300,000 visitors annually, and is the largest safari park in northern Europe. Among others, it houses a drive-through safari park, a monkey forest, large enclosures for [[Siberian tiger]]s and [[African bush elephant]]s, a ~~[[dinosaur]]~~ ~~forest~~ with full-scale models, the Museum of Evolution with fossils of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, an [[arboretum]], and the largest nature playground in Denmark.<ref name=Safari>{{Cite web\|url=http://uk.knuthenborg.dk/\|title=The best day out of the year!\| publisher=Knuthenborg Safari Park\|access-date=25 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="Elliott2007">{{cite book\|last=Elliott\|first=Mark\|title=Lonely Planet Scandinavian Europe\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=msR6s6ZCNRIC&pg=PA67\|access-date=25 May 2013\|year=2007\|publisher=Lonely Planet\|isbn=978-1-74104-553-6\|page=67}}</ref><ref name=Park>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/denmark/zealand/sights/other/knuthenborg-safari-park#ixzz2UaZSpDw7\|title= Lonely Planet review for Knuthenborg Safari Park\|access-date=28 May 2013\|publisher=Lonely Planet.com}}</ref><ref name=Ritzau15Nov2022>{{cite news \| date=15 November 2022 \| title=Knuthenborg Safaripark åbner sin største satsning nogensinde \| url=https://via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddelelse/knuthenborg-safaripark-abner-sin-storste-satsning-nogensinde?publisherId=13560971&releaseId=13664363 \| publisher=Ritzau \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref> Knuthenborg covers a total of {{convert\|660\|ha\|acre}}, including the {{convert\|400\|ha\|acre\|adj=on}} Safaripark.<ref name=size>Knuthenborg: ''[http://www.knuthenborg.dk/oplevelser.htm Oplevelser til en hel dag...og meget mere!]'' Retrieved 10 April 2015.</ref> The park is viewable on [[Google Street View]].		''' Knuthenborg Safaripark''' is a [[safari park]] on the island of [[Lolland]] in the southeast of [[Denmark]]. It is located {{cvt\|5\|km}} to the north of [[Maribo]], near [[Bandholm]]. It is one of Lolland's major tourist attractions with over 300,000 visitors annually, and is the largest safari park in northern Europe. Among others, it houses a drive-through safari park, a monkey forest, large enclosures for [[Siberian tiger]]s and [[African bush elephant]]s, the '''Dinosaur Forest''' with full-scale models, the '''Museum of Evolution''' with fossils of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, an [[arboretum]], and the largest nature playground in Denmark.<ref name=Safari>{{Cite web\|url=http://uk.knuthenborg.dk/\|title=The best day out of the year!\| publisher=Knuthenborg Safari Park\|access-date=25 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="Elliott2007">{{cite book\|last=Elliott\|first=Mark\|title=Lonely Planet Scandinavian Europe\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=msR6s6ZCNRIC&pg=PA67\|access-date=25 May 2013\|year=2007\|publisher=Lonely Planet\|isbn=978-1-74104-553-6\|page=67}}</ref><ref name=Park>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/denmark/zealand/sights/other/knuthenborg-safari-park#ixzz2UaZSpDw7\|title= Lonely Planet review for Knuthenborg Safari Park\|access-date=28 May 2013\|publisher=Lonely Planet.com}}</ref><ref name=Ritzau15Nov2022>{{cite news \| date=15 November 2022 \| title=Knuthenborg Safaripark åbner sin største satsning nogensinde \| url=https://via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddelelse/knuthenborg-safaripark-abner-sin-storste-satsning-nogensinde?publisherId=13560971&releaseId=13664363 \| publisher=Ritzau \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref> Knuthenborg covers a total of {{convert\|660\|ha\|acre}}, including the {{convert\|400\|ha\|acre\|adj=on}} Safaripark.<ref name=size>Knuthenborg: ''[http://www.knuthenborg.dk/oplevelser.htm Oplevelser til en hel dag...og meget mere!]'' Retrieved 10 April 2015.</ref> The park is viewable on [[Google Street View]].

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	Over the past 40 years, the number of animals in the park has grown to about a thousand of more than forty species, with a primary focus on mammals.<ref name=hp/> [[Bactrian camel]]s, antelopes, [[Rothschild's giraffe]]s, white rhinoceroses, [[Chapman's zebra]]s, [[blue wildebeest]], [[moose]], [[American bison]] and ostriches are some of the animals on view in the safari sections of Knuthenborg. The park also includes enclosures for African bush elephants (the largest elephant enclosure in northern Europe<ref name=DR15July2020>{{cite news \| date=15 May 2020 \| title=Det sidste punktum er sat for Danmarks elefanter: I dag rykker Ramboline, Lara, Djungla og Jenny til Knuthenborg \| url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/sjaelland/det-sidste-punktum-er-sat-danmarks-elefanter-i-dag-rykker-ramboline-lara \| publisher=DR \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref>) and tigers (the largest enclosure for the species in Europe<ref>{{cite news \| date=1 June 2021 \| title=Europas største tigeranlæg er åbnet i Knuthenborg Safaripark \| url=https://via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddelelse/europas-storste-tigeranlaeg-er-abnet-i-knuthenborg-safaripark?publisherId=11749177&releaseId=13622960 \| publisher=Reuters \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref>), walk-through enclosures with [[lemur]]s and [[Red-necked wallaby\|red-necked wallabies]], and an [[arboretum]]. In recent years, a number of animals from places no longer able to house them have been moved to the Safaripark, including African bush elephants in 2019 (after wild animals were banned from [[circus]]es in Denmark) and [[lion]]s in 2022 (moved from a Ukrainian zoo due to [[Russian invasion of Ukraine\|the war]] with Russia).<ref name=DR15July2020/><ref>{{cite news \| date=2 January 2023 \| title=Tre løver evakueret fra Ukraine til Knuthenborg Safaripark \| url=https://via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddelelse/tre-lover-evakueret-fra-ukraine-til-knuthenborg-safaripark?publisherId=11749177&releaseId=13667642 \| publisher=Ritzau \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref> Prior to this, neither species was kept at Knuthenborg. In the areas with [[domestic animal]]s such as [[West African dwarf goat]]s, visitors can touch the animals if they allow it.<ref name=Safari/>		Over the past 40 years, the number of animals in the park has grown to about a thousand of more than forty species, with a primary focus on mammals.<ref name=hp/> [[Bactrian camel]]s, antelopes, [[Rothschild's giraffe]]s, white rhinoceroses, [[Chapman's zebra]]s, [[blue wildebeest]], [[moose]], [[American bison]] and ostriches are some of the animals on view in the safari sections of Knuthenborg. The park also includes enclosures for African bush elephants (the largest elephant enclosure in northern Europe<ref name=DR15July2020>{{cite news \| date=15 May 2020 \| title=Det sidste punktum er sat for Danmarks elefanter: I dag rykker Ramboline, Lara, Djungla og Jenny til Knuthenborg \| url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/sjaelland/det-sidste-punktum-er-sat-danmarks-elefanter-i-dag-rykker-ramboline-lara \| publisher=DR \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref>) and tigers (the largest enclosure for the species in Europe<ref>{{cite news \| date=1 June 2021 \| title=Europas største tigeranlæg er åbnet i Knuthenborg Safaripark \| url=https://via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddelelse/europas-storste-tigeranlaeg-er-abnet-i-knuthenborg-safaripark?publisherId=11749177&releaseId=13622960 \| publisher=Reuters \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref>), walk-through enclosures with [[lemur]]s and [[Red-necked wallaby\|red-necked wallabies]], and an [[arboretum]]. In recent years, a number of animals from places no longer able to house them have been moved to the Safaripark, including African bush elephants in 2019 (after wild animals were banned from [[circus]]es in Denmark) and [[lion]]s in 2022 (moved from a Ukrainian zoo due to [[Russian invasion of Ukraine\|the war]] with Russia).<ref name=DR15July2020/><ref>{{cite news \| date=2 January 2023 \| title=Tre løver evakueret fra Ukraine til Knuthenborg Safaripark \| url=https://via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddelelse/tre-lover-evakueret-fra-ukraine-til-knuthenborg-safaripark?publisherId=11749177&releaseId=13667642 \| publisher=Ritzau \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref> Prior to this, neither species was kept at Knuthenborg. In the areas with [[domestic animal]]s such as [[West African dwarf goat]]s, visitors can touch the animals if they allow it.<ref name=Safari/>

	===Dinosaur ~~forest~~ and Museum of Evolution===		===Dinosaur Forest and Museum of Evolution===
	[[File:Allosaurus in Knuthenborg.jpg\|thumb\|~~The skeleton~~ of the ''[[Allosaurus]]'' "Big Joe" in the Museum of Evolution]]		[[File:Allosaurus in Knuthenborg.jpg\|thumb\|Skeleton of the ''[[Allosaurus]]'' "Big Joe" in the Museum of Evolution]]

	In addition to living animals, Knuthenborg Safaripark is home to a [[~~dinosaur~~]] ~~forest~~ with a large number of full-scale models of dinosaurs and [[pterosaur]]s. It opened in 2018 and some of the models are [[animatronic]].<ref>{{cite web \| last=Axelholm \| first=L.B. \| date=26 April 2018 \| title=Dinosaurskoven: Lollands svar på Jurassic Park er klar til at jage dig en skræk i livet \| url=https://turisme.nu/dinosaurskoven-skraek/ \| website=turisme.nu \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref>		In addition to living animals, Knuthenborg Safaripark is home to the [[Dinosaur]] Forest (''Dinosaurskoven'') with a large number of full-scale models of dinosaurs and [[pterosaur]]s. It opened in 2018 and some of the models are [[animatronic]].<ref>{{cite web \| last=Axelholm \| first=L.B. \| date=26 April 2018 \| title=Dinosaurskoven: Lollands svar på Jurassic Park er klar til at jage dig en skræk i livet \| url=https://turisme.nu/dinosaurskoven-skraek/ \| website=turisme.nu \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref>

	The Museum of Evolution, which opened in 2023, houses fossils of prehistoric animals, such as one of the largest ({{cvt\|9\|m\|disp=sqbr}} long) and most complete (more than 95% preserved) ''[[Allosaurus]]'' skeletons named "Big Joe", a ''[[Torosaurus]]'' named "Adam" with the largest known dinosaur skull, ''[[Lokiceratops]]'', [[dinosaur egg]]s, ''[[Dimetrodon]]'' and several other [[Permian]] animals, the giant ground sloth ''[[Eremotherium]]'' and one of only twelve known [[Specimens of Archaeopteryx\|specimens of ''Archaeopteryx'']].<ref name=Ritzau15Nov2022/><ref>{{cite news\| title=Knuthenborgs sjældne dinosauræg undersøgt - svaret overrasker \| url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2023-10-17-knuthenborgs-sjaeldne-dinosauraeg-undersoegt-svaret-overrasker \| date=17 October 2023 \| publisher=TV2 \| access-date=17 October 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| title=Museum of Evolution \| url=https://www.museumofevolution.com/ \| publisher=Knuthenborg Safaripark \| access-date=1 July 2023 }}</ref>		The Museum of Evolution (''Evolutionsmuseet''), which opened in 2023, houses fossils of prehistoric animals, such as one of the largest ({{cvt\|9\|m\|disp=sqbr}} long) and most complete (more than 95% preserved) ''[[Allosaurus]]'' skeletons named "Big Joe", a ''[[Torosaurus]]'' named "Adam" with the largest known dinosaur skull, the [[holotype]] specimen of ''[[Lokiceratops]]'', [[dinosaur egg]]s, ''[[Dimetrodon]]'' and several other [[Permian]] animals, the giant ground sloth ''[[Eremotherium]]'' and one of only twelve known [[Specimens of Archaeopteryx\|specimens of ''Archaeopteryx'']].<ref name=Ritzau15Nov2022/><ref>{{cite news\| title=Knuthenborgs sjældne dinosauræg undersøgt - svaret overrasker \| url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2023-10-17-knuthenborgs-sjaeldne-dinosauraeg-undersoegt-svaret-overrasker \| date=17 October 2023 \| publisher=TV2 \| access-date=17 October 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| title=Museum of Evolution \| url=https://www.museumofevolution.com/ \| publisher=Knuthenborg Safaripark \| access-date=1 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Lokiceratops">{{Cite journal \|last1=Loewen \|first1=Mark A. \|last2=Sertich \|first2=Joseph J. W. \|last3=Sampson \|first3=Scott \|author-link3=Scott D. Sampson \|last4=O’Connor \|first4=Jingmai K. \|author-link4=Jingmai O'Connor \|last5=Carpenter \|first5=Savhannah \|last6=Sisson \|first6=Brock \|last7=Øhlenschlæger \|first7=Anna \|last8=Farke \|first8=Andrew A. \|last9=Makovicky \|first9=Peter J. \|last10=Longrich \|first10=Nick \|last11=Evans \|first11=David C. \|author-link11=David C. Evans (paleontologist) \|date=20 June 2024 \|title=''Lokiceratops rangiformis'' gen. et sp. nov. (Ceratopsidae: Centrosaurinae) from the Campanian Judith River Formation of Montana reveals rapid regional radiations and extreme endemism within centrosaurine dinosaurs \|journal=[[PeerJ]] \|language=en \|volume=12 \|pages=e17224 \|doi=10.7717/peerj.17224 \|issn=2167-8359 \|doi-access=free}}</ref>

	===Amusement park===		===Amusement park===

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	In addition to living animals, Knuthenborg Safaripark is home to a [[dinosaur]] forest with a large number of full-scale models of dinosaurs and [[pterosaur]]s. It opened in 2018 and some of the models are [[animatronic]].<ref>{{cite web \| last=Axelholm \| first=L.B. \| date=26 April 2018 \| title=Dinosaurskoven: Lollands svar på Jurassic Park er klar til at jage dig en skræk i livet \| url=https://turisme.nu/dinosaurskoven-skraek/ \| website=turisme.nu \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref>		In addition to living animals, Knuthenborg Safaripark is home to a [[dinosaur]] forest with a large number of full-scale models of dinosaurs and [[pterosaur]]s. It opened in 2018 and some of the models are [[animatronic]].<ref>{{cite web \| last=Axelholm \| first=L.B. \| date=26 April 2018 \| title=Dinosaurskoven: Lollands svar på Jurassic Park er klar til at jage dig en skræk i livet \| url=https://turisme.nu/dinosaurskoven-skraek/ \| website=turisme.nu \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref>

	The Museum of Evolution, which opened in 2023, houses fossils of prehistoric animals, such as one of the largest ({{cvt\|9\|m\|disp=sqbr}} long) and most complete (more than 95% preserved) ''[[Allosaurus]]'' skeletons named "Big Joe", a ''[[Torosaurus]]'' named "Adam" with the largest known dinosaur skull, [[dinosaur egg]]s, ''[[Dimetrodon]]'' and several other [[Permian]] animals, the giant ground sloth ''[[Eremotherium]]'' and one of only twelve known [[Specimens of Archaeopteryx\|specimens of ''Archaeopteryx'']].<ref name=Ritzau15Nov2022/><ref>{{cite news\| title=Knuthenborgs sjældne dinosauræg undersøgt - svaret overrasker \| url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2023-10-17-knuthenborgs-sjaeldne-dinosauraeg-undersoegt-svaret-overrasker \| date=17 October 2023 \| publisher=TV2 \| access-date=17 October 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| title=Museum of Evolution \| url=https://www.museumofevolution.com/ \| publisher=Knuthenborg Safaripark \| access-date=1 July 2023 }}</ref>		The Museum of Evolution, which opened in 2023, houses fossils of prehistoric animals, such as one of the largest ({{cvt\|9\|m\|disp=sqbr}} long) and most complete (more than 95% preserved) ''[[Allosaurus]]'' skeletons named "Big Joe", a ''[[Torosaurus]]'' named "Adam" with the largest known dinosaur skull, ''[[Lokiceratops]]'', [[dinosaur egg]]s, ''[[Dimetrodon]]'' and several other [[Permian]] animals, the giant ground sloth ''[[Eremotherium]]'' and one of only twelve known [[Specimens of Archaeopteryx\|specimens of ''Archaeopteryx'']].<ref name=Ritzau15Nov2022/><ref>{{cite news\| title=Knuthenborgs sjældne dinosauræg undersøgt - svaret overrasker \| url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2023-10-17-knuthenborgs-sjaeldne-dinosauraeg-undersoegt-svaret-overrasker \| date=17 October 2023 \| publisher=TV2 \| access-date=17 October 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| title=Museum of Evolution \| url=https://www.museumofevolution.com/ \| publisher=Knuthenborg Safaripark \| access-date=1 July 2023 }}</ref>

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	[[Category:Fossil museums]] <!-- Museum of Evolution-->		[[Category:Fossil museums]] <!-- Museum of Evolution-->
	[[Category:Tourist attractions in ~~Region~~ ~~Zealand~~]]		[[Category:Tourist attractions in Lolland Municipality]]
	[[Category:Buildings and structures of the Knuth family]]		[[Category:Buildings and structures of the Knuth family]]

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	\|image1 = Knuthenborg Safaripark - næsehorn.jpg		\|image1 = Knuthenborg Safaripark - næsehorn.jpg
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	\|caption1 = White ~~rhinoceroses~~ at the Knuthenborg Safaripark		\|caption1 = [[White rhinoceros]]es at the Knuthenborg Safaripark
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	\|caption2 = Siberian tiger in Knuthenborg Safaripark		\|caption2 = [[Siberian tiger]] in Knuthenborg Safaripark
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	\|caption3 = Rothschild's giraffes at the Knuthenborg Safaripark		\|caption3 = [[Common eland\|Elands]], [[Chapman's zebra\|zebras]] and [[Rothschild's giraffe\|giraffes]] at the Knuthenborg Safaripark
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	Over the past 40 years, the number of animals in the park has grown to about a thousand of more than forty species, with a primary focus on mammals.<ref name=hp/> [[Bactrian camel]]s, antelopes, [[Rothschild's giraffe]]s, white rhinoceroses, [[Chapman's zebra]]s, [[blue wildebeest]], [[moose]], [[American bison]] and ostriches are some of the animals on view in the safari sections of Knuthenborg. The park also includes enclosures for African bush elephants (the largest elephant enclosure in northern Europe<ref name=DR15July2020>{{cite news \| date=15 May 2020 \| title=Det sidste punktum er sat for Danmarks elefanter: I dag rykker Ramboline, Lara, Djungla og Jenny til Knuthenborg \| url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/sjaelland/det-sidste-punktum-er-sat-danmarks-elefanter-i-dag-rykker-ramboline-lara \| publisher=DR \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref>) and tigers (the largest enclosure for the species in Europe<ref>{{cite news \| date=1 June 2021 \| title=Europas største tigeranlæg er åbnet i Knuthenborg Safaripark \| url=https://via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddelelse/europas-storste-tigeranlaeg-er-abnet-i-knuthenborg-safaripark?publisherId=11749177&releaseId=13622960 \| publisher=Reuters \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref>), walk-through enclosures with [[lemur]]s and [[Red-necked wallaby\|red-necked wallabies]], and an [[arboretum]]. In recent years, a number of animals from places no longer able to house them have been moved to the Safaripark, including African bush elephants in 2019 (after wild animals were banned from [[circus]]es in Denmark) and [[lion]]s in 2022 (moved from a Ukrainian zoo due to [[Russian invasion of Ukraine\|the war]] with Russia).<ref name=DR15July2020/><ref>{{cite news \| date=2 January 2023 \| title=Tre løver evakueret fra Ukraine til Knuthenborg Safaripark \| url=https://via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddelelse/tre-lover-evakueret-fra-ukraine-til-knuthenborg-safaripark?publisherId=11749177&releaseId=13667642 \| publisher=Ritzau \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref> Prior to this, neither species was kept at Knuthenborg. In the areas with [[domestic animal]]s such as [[West African dwarf goat]]s, visitors can touch the animals if they allow it.<ref name=Safari/>		Over the past 40 years, the number of animals in the park has grown to about a thousand of more than forty species, with a primary focus on mammals.<ref name=hp/> [[Bactrian camel]]s, antelopes, [[Rothschild's giraffe]]s, white rhinoceroses, [[Chapman's zebra]]s, [[blue wildebeest]], [[moose]], [[American bison]] and ostriches are some of the animals on view in the safari sections of Knuthenborg. The park also includes enclosures for African bush elephants (the largest elephant enclosure in northern Europe<ref name=DR15July2020>{{cite news \| date=15 May 2020 \| title=Det sidste punktum er sat for Danmarks elefanter: I dag rykker Ramboline, Lara, Djungla og Jenny til Knuthenborg \| url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/sjaelland/det-sidste-punktum-er-sat-danmarks-elefanter-i-dag-rykker-ramboline-lara \| publisher=DR \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref>) and tigers (the largest enclosure for the species in Europe<ref>{{cite news \| date=1 June 2021 \| title=Europas største tigeranlæg er åbnet i Knuthenborg Safaripark \| url=https://via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddelelse/europas-storste-tigeranlaeg-er-abnet-i-knuthenborg-safaripark?publisherId=11749177&releaseId=13622960 \| publisher=Reuters \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref>), walk-through enclosures with [[lemur]]s and [[Red-necked wallaby\|red-necked wallabies]], and an [[arboretum]]. In recent years, a number of animals from places no longer able to house them have been moved to the Safaripark, including African bush elephants in 2019 (after wild animals were banned from [[circus]]es in Denmark) and [[lion]]s in 2022 (moved from a Ukrainian zoo due to [[Russian invasion of Ukraine\|the war]] with Russia).<ref name=DR15July2020/><ref>{{cite news \| date=2 January 2023 \| title=Tre løver evakueret fra Ukraine til Knuthenborg Safaripark \| url=https://via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddelelse/tre-lover-evakueret-fra-ukraine-til-knuthenborg-safaripark?publisherId=11749177&releaseId=13667642 \| publisher=Ritzau \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref> Prior to this, neither species was kept at Knuthenborg. In the areas with [[domestic animal]]s such as [[West African dwarf goat]]s, visitors can touch the animals if they allow it.<ref name=Safari/>

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	In 2012, there were some 223,000 visitors to Knuthenborg Safaripark representing a 10% increase over the previous year. The increase has been ascribed to new attractions and facilities for children.<ref name=visitors>[http://www.tv2east.dk/artikler/stadig-flere-besoeger-knuthenborg "Stadig flere besøger Knuthenborg"], ''TV2 Øst'', 30 October 2012. {{in lang\|da}} Retrieved 29 May 2013.</ref> In 2019, there were 310,000 visitors, making it the 29th most visited tourist attraction in Denmark.<ref name=AtLi2019>{{cite web\| title=Attraktionslisten 2019 \| url=https://www.visitdenmark.dk/sites/visitdenmark.com/files/2020-07/Attraktionslisten%202019.pdf \| date=1 July 2020 \| publisher=VisitDenmark \| access-date=1 July 2023 }}</ref>		In 2012, there were some 223,000 visitors to Knuthenborg Safaripark representing a 10% increase over the previous year. The increase has been ascribed to new attractions and facilities for children.<ref name=visitors>[http://www.tv2east.dk/artikler/stadig-flere-besoeger-knuthenborg "Stadig flere besøger Knuthenborg"], ''TV2 Øst'', 30 October 2012. {{in lang\|da}} Retrieved 29 May 2013.</ref> In 2019, there were 310,000 visitors, making it the 29th most visited tourist attraction in Denmark.<ref name=AtLi2019>{{cite web\| title=Attraktionslisten 2019 \| url=https://www.visitdenmark.dk/sites/visitdenmark.com/files/2020-07/Attraktionslisten%202019.pdf \| date=1 July 2020 \| publisher=VisitDenmark \| access-date=1 July 2023 }}</ref>

	The safari park, dinosaur forest, Museum of Evolution and amusement park are all covered by a single entry ticket (cannot be visited separately).<ref name=KNFA>{{cite web\| title=FAQ Generelt \| url=https://knuthenborg.dk/faq-generelt-2/ \| website=knuthenborg.dk \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref> The park is open to visitors every day during the spring, summer and fall, but closed in winter.<ref>[http://uk.knuthenborg.dk/Your+visit/OPENING+HOURS+%26+PRICES/opening_hours.htm "Opening times and prices"], Knuthenborg.dk. Retrieved 10 May 2015.</ref> Although some distances can be large (the full road system inside the park is {{cvt\|23\|km\|disp=sqbr}} long), much of the Safaripark is [[bicycle]] or walk-friendly, but the African [[savannah]], and sections housing moose, American bison and [[Arctic wolf]] are accessible only by those in a vehicle (own car or a bus); however parts of the African savannah are also viewable from outside the enclosure. [[Holiday house]]s and [[Glamping\|luxury tents]] overlooking some of the animal enclosures allow visitors to stay overnight.<ref name=KNFA/>		The safari park, dinosaur forest, Museum of Evolution and amusement park are all covered by a single entry ticket (cannot be visited separately).<ref name=KNFA>{{cite web\| title=FAQ Generelt \| url=https://knuthenborg.dk/faq-generelt-2/ \| website=knuthenborg.dk \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref> The park is open to visitors every day during the spring, summer and fall, but closed in winter.<ref>[http://uk.knuthenborg.dk/Your+visit/OPENING+HOURS+%26+PRICES/opening_hours.htm "Opening times and prices"], Knuthenborg.dk. Retrieved 10 May 2015.</ref> Although some distances can be large (the full road system inside the park is {{cvt\|23\|km\|disp=sqbr}} long), much of the Safaripark is [[bicycle]] or walk-friendly, but the African [[savannah]], and sections housing moose, American bison and [[Arctic wolf]] are accessible only by those in a closed motor vehicle (own car or a bus); however parts of the African savannah are also viewable from outside the enclosure. [[Holiday house]]s and [[Glamping\|luxury tents]] overlooking some of the animal enclosures allow visitors to stay overnight.<ref name=KNFA/>

	==References==		==References==

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	In addition to living animals, Knuthenborg Safaripark is home to a [[dinosaur]] forest with a large number of full-scale models of dinosaurs and [[pterosaur]]s. It opened in 2018 and some of the models are [[animatronic]].<ref>{{cite web \| last=Axelholm \| first=L.B. \| date=26 April 2018 \| title=Dinosaurskoven: Lollands svar på Jurassic Park er klar til at jage dig en skræk i livet \| url=https://turisme.nu/dinosaurskoven-skraek/ \| website=turisme.nu \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref>		In addition to living animals, Knuthenborg Safaripark is home to a [[dinosaur]] forest with a large number of full-scale models of dinosaurs and [[pterosaur]]s. It opened in 2018 and some of the models are [[animatronic]].<ref>{{cite web \| last=Axelholm \| first=L.B. \| date=26 April 2018 \| title=Dinosaurskoven: Lollands svar på Jurassic Park er klar til at jage dig en skræk i livet \| url=https://turisme.nu/dinosaurskoven-skraek/ \| website=turisme.nu \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref>

	The Museum of Evolution, which opened in 2023, houses fossils of prehistoric animals, such as one of the largest ({{cvt\|9\|m\|disp=sqbr}} long) and most complete (more than 95% preserved) ''[[Allosaurus]]'' skeletons named "Big Joe", a ''[[Torosaurus]]'' named "Adam" with the largest known dinosaur skull, ''[[Dimetrodon]]'' and several other [[Permian]] animals, the giant ground sloth ''[[Eremotherium]]'' and one of only twelve known [[Specimens of Archaeopteryx\|specimens of ''Archaeopteryx'']].<ref name=Ritzau15Nov2022/><ref>{{cite web\| title=Museum of Evolution \| url=https://www.museumofevolution.com/ \| publisher=Knuthenborg Safaripark \| access-date=1 July 2023 }}</ref>		The Museum of Evolution, which opened in 2023, houses fossils of prehistoric animals, such as one of the largest ({{cvt\|9\|m\|disp=sqbr}} long) and most complete (more than 95% preserved) ''[[Allosaurus]]'' skeletons named "Big Joe", a ''[[Torosaurus]]'' named "Adam" with the largest known dinosaur skull, [[dinosaur egg]]s, ''[[Dimetrodon]]'' and several other [[Permian]] animals, the giant ground sloth ''[[Eremotherium]]'' and one of only twelve known [[Specimens of Archaeopteryx\|specimens of ''Archaeopteryx'']].<ref name=Ritzau15Nov2022/><ref>{{cite news\| title=Knuthenborgs sjældne dinosauræg undersøgt - svaret overrasker \| url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2023-10-17-knuthenborgs-sjaeldne-dinosauraeg-undersoegt-svaret-overrasker \| date=17 October 2023 \| publisher=TV2 \| access-date=17 October 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| title=Museum of Evolution \| url=https://www.museumofevolution.com/ \| publisher=Knuthenborg Safaripark \| access-date=1 July 2023 }}</ref>

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	===Dinosaur forest and Museum of Evolution===		===Dinosaur forest and Museum of Evolution===
			[[File:Allosaurus in Knuthenborg.jpg\|thumb\|The skeleton of the ''[[Allosaurus]]'' "Big Joe" in the Museum of Evolution]]

	In addition to living animals, Knuthenborg Safaripark is home to a [[dinosaur]] forest with a large number of full-scale models of dinosaurs and [[pterosaur]]s. It opened in 2018 and some of the models are [[animatronic]].<ref>{{cite web \| last=Axelholm \| first=L.B. \| date=26 April 2018 \| title=Dinosaurskoven: Lollands svar på Jurassic Park er klar til at jage dig en skræk i livet \| url=https://turisme.nu/dinosaurskoven-skraek/ \| website=turisme.nu \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref>		In addition to living animals, Knuthenborg Safaripark is home to a [[dinosaur]] forest with a large number of full-scale models of dinosaurs and [[pterosaur]]s. It opened in 2018 and some of the models are [[animatronic]].<ref>{{cite web \| last=Axelholm \| first=L.B. \| date=26 April 2018 \| title=Dinosaurskoven: Lollands svar på Jurassic Park er klar til at jage dig en skræk i livet \| url=https://turisme.nu/dinosaurskoven-skraek/ \| website=turisme.nu \| access-date=1 July 2023 \| language=da }}</ref>