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The world's first virtual reality zoo could "bring magic" to Bristol, the city's former mayor has said. Bristol Zoo gardens, which is set to close and be replaced by housing, could become home to the "hugely educational attraction" George Ferguson claimed. Called OurWorld, it could feature a lido, a 'wild island' and a 100ft tall viewing tower. The zoo wants to sell the site for housing to safeguard its Wild Place attraction to the north of Bristol. Architect Mr Ferguson, a member of the campaign for OurWorld, told around 100 members of the public who attended an online meeting that the attraction would cost an estimated £75m to build and take five to seven years to complete, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. On the other hand, he said, Bristol Zoo's plans to sell the land with planning permission for a "posh housing estate" would make Clifton even less diverse and leave it "a rich person's residential suburb&