London Zoo
About London Zoo
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 was originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific study. In 1831 or 1832, the Tower of London menagerie animals were transferred to the zoo's collection. It was opened to the public in 1847. As of December 2022, it houses a collection of 14,926 individuals, making it one of the largest collections in the United Kingdom.
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When London Zoo first opened it was much more wild-westy than modern zoos: they used zebras to pull people around in passenger carts and carriages, and sometimes just let you play with the bears.
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During a zoo gorilla-escape drill, a zookeeper who had not been told it was a drill shot a real tranquilizer dart into the person in the gorilla suit, who had to be taken to hospital.
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