The fictional zoo in the film is called Rosemoor Wildlife Park and is situated in California. The real zoo is named Dartmoor Zoological Park, which is located in Devon, England. The original story was adapted for an American audience and the changes met with the approval of the author, Benjamin Mee.There are several differences between the movie storyline and what happened in the real world. For example, Benjamin's wife, Katherine, died after they had bought the zoo and had moved in. In the film, she died before. Also, instead of an escaping bear, as portrayed by the film, it was a jaguar called Sovereign that had escaped. additionally, Benjamin's children were much younger (aged four and six respectively) than the children in the film.In the film, the zoo was a lot easier to buy. In real life, the zoo took almost two years to buy. Benjamin's first offer to buy the zoo was rejected due to his lack of experience in the zoological world.
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