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A zoo is a facility where animals are kept within enclosures for exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes.
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
London Zoo
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London Zoo, previously known as ZSL London Zoo or London Zoological Gardens and sometimes called Regent's Park Zoo, is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828 and w
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…The term is derived from the Ancient Greek ζῷον, zōion, 'animal', and the suffix -λογία, -logia, 'study of'. The abbreviation zoo was first used of the London Zoological Gardens, which was opened for scientific study in 1828, and to the public in 1847. The first modern zoo was the Tierpark Hagenbeck by Carl Hagenbeck in Germany…
Portrait of Stamford Raffles by George Francis Joseph, 1817. Raffles was a driving force behind the creation of the zoo before his death in 1826.
Three great white pelicans in their enclosure
The Snowdon Aviary