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Corporate body · 1843-

Antwerp Zoo is a zoo in the centre of Antwerp, Belgium, located next to the Antwerpen-Centraal railway station. It is the oldest animal park in the country, and one of the oldest in the world. Since its foundation, the park has been controlled by De Koninklijke Maarschappil voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen, a society originally called the a society originally called Société Royale de Zoologie d'Anvers (The Antwerp Royal Society for Zoology). Its first director was renowned zoologist and botanist Jacques Kets. He accepted this position on one condition: a museum had to be built to house his nature-historical collections. This building was inaugurated in 1944 by H.M. King Leopold I

Snake King
Corporate body · fl 1946

Animal Dealers

Singapore Zoo
Corporate body · 1973-

The Singapore Zoo, formerly known as the Singapore Zoological Gardens or Mandai Zoo, is a 28 hectares (69 acres) zoo located on the margins of Upper Seletar Resevoir within Singapore's heavily forested central catchment area. It is operated by the Mandai Wildlife Reserce, which also manages the neighbouring Night Safari, River Wonders and Jurong Bird Park