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Dierenpark Wassenaar is a former zoo located in the Netherlands which was closed down due to lack of funds. The zoo was founded in 1937 by the wealthy car importer Piet Louwman, and continued by Jan Louwman. Piet Louwman also had a collection of tropical birds in his home in Wassenaar. In the early years, the park's population consisted mainly of birds, elephants and tigers, but was soon expanded to include a large collection of great apes, including chimpanzees and orangutans. The zoo was also able to take over animals from The Hague Zoo which was closed in 1943

ABQ BioPark Zoo, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a facility of the Albuquerque Biological Park. Founded in 1927, the zoo was originally known as the Rio Grande Zoo

The National Zoological Garden of South Africa, also informally known as The Pretoria Zoo, is located in Pretoria, South Africa. It is the national zoo of South Africa, and was founded by J W B Gunning in 1899. It is one of the eight largest zoos in the world

Chester Zoo is a zoo at Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, England. It was opened in 1931 by George Mottershead and his family. It is operated by the North of England Zoological Society, a registered charity founded in 1934

Dresden Zoo is a zoo in the city of Dresden, Germany. It was opened in 1861, making it Germany's fourth oldest zoo. It was originally designed by Peter Joseph Lenné

Budapest Zoo and Botanical Gardens is one of the oldest in the world. The idea of the foundation dates back to 1820-30s but it opened only on 9th August 1866. It was an initiative of a group of patriots among others geologist József Szabó, Ágoston Kubinyi, the Director of the National Museum, József Gerenday, the Director of the Botanical Garden of Budapest, and János Xántus, a zoologist, ethnographer, and the first director of the zoo

Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens is one of the oldest zoological and botanical centres in the world, and the oldest park in Hong Kong. Founded in 1864, its first stage was opened to the public in 1871. It occupies an area of 5.6 hectares (14 acres) on the northern slope of Victoria Peak

The Ueno Zoo, otherwise known as Tokyo Zoo, is a 14.3 hectare (35 acre) zoo, managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and located in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It is Japan's oldest zoo. The zoo is in Ueno Park, a large urban part that is home to museums, a small amusement park and other attractions. The zoo started its history as a menagerie attached to the National Museum of Natural History

Wilhelma is a zoological-botanical garden in Stuttgart in the Bad Cannstatt district in the north of the city on the grounds of a historic castle. Wilhelma has a branch office located in Fellbach, where the zoo keeps its stallions