We Bought a Zoo is a book published in 2008 by Benjamin Mee about his experiences in purchasing the Dartmoor Wildlife Park in Devon, England in 2006. Renamed the Dartmoor Zoological Park, it was reopened to the public the following year. The book was loosely adapted into a film of the same name that was released in 2011. The book was published by HarperCollins (). References 2008 non-fiction books Autobiographies adapted into films British autobiographies Devon English non-fiction books