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Ueno Zoo, Tokyo
Corporate body · 1882-

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

Warsaw Zoo
Corporate body · 1928-

The Warsaw Zoological Garden is a scientific zoo located along the Vistula River in Warsaw, Poland. Although the current zoo was opened on 11th March 1928, its roots can be traced to 17th century private menageries, often open to the public. King John III Sobieski kept a court menagerie in Wilanow, and the 19th century saw several private zoos opened in the city

Wilhelma
Corporate body · 1846-

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

Yangon Zoological Gardens
Corporate body · 1906-

The Yangon Zoo is the oldest and the second largest zoo in Myanmar. The first collection of wild animals in Yangon began in 1882 in connection with Phayre's Museum, then situated at the present site of Yangon General Hospital. The zoological gardens was formally opened as the Victoria Memorial Park and Zoological Gardens in honour of Queen Victoria. In 1951, the then Burmese government changed the name to Rangoon Zoological Gardens and Parks

Zoo Zürich
Corporate body · 1929-

The Zoo Zürich is a zoo located in Zürich, Switzerland. Opened in 1929, it is the third oldest zoo in Switzerland

Corporate body · 1936-2003

The Zoological Society of Glasgow was founded on 14th December 1936 by Edward Hindle, who was a professor of zoology at the University of Glasgow. Its name was later changed to the Zoological Society of Glasgow and West of Scotland.

Zoological Society of London
Corporate body · 1826-

Founded in 1826, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is an international scientific, conservation and educational charity whose mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. It runs the Institute of Zoology, conservation projects in more than 50 countries, and two Zoos, ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo