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The Philadelphia Zoo is a zoo located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia on the west bank of the Schuylkill River. It was the first true zoo in the United States; it was chartered by the Commo
The gate above the zoo's entrance
William Camac photograph by W. Curtis Taylor, Philadelphia Centennial Portrait Gallery Representative Men of Philadelphia
Victorian gateway by Frank Furness
The Solitude, a mansion built by John Penn in 1785
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A zoo is a facility where animals are kept within enclosures for exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes.
Philadelphia Zoo
…The Philadelphia Zoo is a zoo located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia on the west bank of the Schuylkill River. It was the first true zoo in the United States; it was…
A sea lion and a zookeeper at the Welsh Mountain Zoo
London Zoo in 1835
A 15th century image of the Tower of London, which housed England's royal menagerie for several centuries
The Versailles menagerie during the reign of Louis XIV in the 17th century