Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden
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Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden is a long-established zoological park and botanical garden known for its diverse animal exhibits and themed plant collections in Evansville, Indiana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3204107 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden Context triple: [Evansville, Indiana, hasAttraction, Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden]
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A.
Henry Vilas Zoo
Henry Vilas Zoo is a free, family-friendly zoological park in Madison, Wisconsin, known for its diverse animal exhibits and conservation and education programs.
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B.
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is a major zoological park and botanical garden known for its diverse animal exhibits and extensive plant collections in Columbia, South Carolina.
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C.
Queens Zoo
The Queens Zoo is a wildlife park in New York City’s Queens borough that features North and South American animals and focuses on conservation and education.
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D.
Henson Robinson Zoo
Henson Robinson Zoo is a small municipal zoo in Springfield, Illinois, featuring a variety of native and exotic animals and serving as a local attraction and educational resource.
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E.
Phillips Park Zoo
Phillips Park Zoo is a small, family-friendly municipal zoo in Aurora, Illinois, featuring native North American animals and educational exhibits within the larger Phillips Park recreation area.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden Target entity description: Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden is a long-established zoological park and botanical garden known for its diverse animal exhibits and themed plant collections in Evansville, Indiana.
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A.
Henry Vilas Zoo
Henry Vilas Zoo is a free, family-friendly zoological park in Madison, Wisconsin, known for its diverse animal exhibits and conservation and education programs.
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B.
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is a major zoological park and botanical garden known for its diverse animal exhibits and extensive plant collections in Columbia, South Carolina.
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C.
Queens Zoo
The Queens Zoo is a wildlife park in New York City’s Queens borough that features North and South American animals and focuses on conservation and education.
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D.
Henson Robinson Zoo
Henson Robinson Zoo is a small municipal zoo in Springfield, Illinois, featuring a variety of native and exotic animals and serving as a local attraction and educational resource.
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E.
Phillips Park Zoo
Phillips Park Zoo is a small, family-friendly municipal zoo in Aurora, Illinois, featuring native North American animals and educational exhibits within the larger Phillips Park recreation area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
botanical garden
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tourist attraction ⓘ zoo ⓘ |
| accreditation | AZA accreditation ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
environmental education
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wildlife conservation ⓘ |
| hasAnimal |
giraffe
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lion ⓘ otter ⓘ penguin ⓘ red panda ⓘ rhino ⓘ tiger ⓘ various primates ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
African Panorama exhibit
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Amazonia rainforest exhibit ⓘ Australian Outback exhibit ⓘ Children’s Enchanted Forest ⓘ Kley Building aquarium and reptile house ⓘ North American plains exhibit ⓘ botanic garden collections ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
concessions
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education center ⓘ gift shop ⓘ playground ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
immersive habitat-style exhibits
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lake and hillside terrain ⓘ |
| hasPlantCollection |
temperate plants
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themed botanical displays ⓘ tropical plants ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
animal encounter programs
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conservation education programs ⓘ school field trip programs ⓘ zoo camps ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Evansville, Indiana, United States
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surface form:
Evansville, Indiana
Indiana ⓘ Vanderburgh County, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Association of Zoos and Aquariums ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George L. Mesker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| operator | Evansville Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Evansville, Indiana, United States
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surface form:
City of Evansville
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| partOf |
Evansville Department of Parks and Recreation
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surface form:
Evansville park system
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| publicTransitAccess | local Evansville bus service ⓘ |
| regionServed | Tri-State area around Evansville ⓘ |
| website | https://www.meskerparkzoo.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden Description of subject: Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden is a long-established zoological park and botanical garden known for its diverse animal exhibits and themed plant collections in Evansville, Indiana.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Evansville, Indiana