![]() For safety reasons, all venomous animals were killed at London Zoo. No animals were harmed during the incidents, although a zebra, a female ass, and her foal escaped from the zoo during the bombings. In January 1941 the Camel House was also hit, and the aquarium could not open until May 1943 due to extensive bombing. On 27 September 1940, high explosive bombs damaged the Rodent house, the Civet house, the gardener's office, the propagating sheds, the North Gate and the Zebra house. Valuable animals were transferred to Whipsnade Zoo during the war for safety. Second World War 1939–1945 Īfter the start of the Second World War, the London Zoo was closed multiple times for over a week, the first time being from 11:00am on 3 September 1939, when all zoological places were closed by order of the government. The first woman to be a curator at London Zoo was Evelyn Cheesman, in 1920. In 1931, Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, the world's first open zoological park, opened. Mitchell also envisaged a new 600-acre (240 ha) park to the north of London, and in 1926 Hall Farm, near to Whipsnade village, was bought. This was an idea inspired by Hamburg Zoo, and led to newer designs to many of the buildings. He set about a major reorganisation of the buildings and enclosures of the zoo, bringing many of the animals out into the open, where many thrived. ![]() It was believed that tropical animals could not survive outside in London's cold weather, so they were all kept indoors until 1902, when Peter Chalmers Mitchell was appointed secretary of the Society. The Society was granted a royal charter in 1829 by King George IV, and in 1847 the zoo opened to the public to aid funding. The zoo opened in April 1828 to fellows of the Society, providing access to species such as Arabian oryx, greater kudus, orangutan and the now extinct quagga and thylacine. After his death, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne took over the project and supervised the building of the first animal houses. The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) was established by Sir Stamford Raffles and Sir Humphry Davy in 1826, who obtained the land for the zoo and saw the plans before Raffles died of apoplexy (a stroke) later that year on 5 July, his birthday. History 1828–1938 Bird's eye view drawing of the gardens of the Zoological Society, circa 1828 1835 painting of the camel house. ZSL receives no state funding and relies on 'Fellows' and 'Friends' memberships, entrance fees, venue hire, and sponsorship to generate income. Īs well as being the first scientific zoo, London Zoo also opened the first reptile house (1849), first public aquarium (1853), first insect house (1881) and the first children's zoo (1938). The Society also has a more spacious site at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire to which the larger animals such as elephants and rhinos have been moved. It is managed under the aegis of the Zoological Society of London (established in 1826), and is situated at the northern edge of Regent's Park, on the boundary line between the City of Westminster and the borough of Camden (the Regent's Canal runs through it). As of December 2022, it houses a collection of 14,926 individuals, making it one of the largest collections in the United Kingdom. ![]() In 1831 or 1832, the animals of the Tower of London menagerie were transferred to the zoo's collection. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific study. ![]() 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. Gorilla Kingdom, Animal Adventure, Blackburn Pavilion, Clore Rainforest Lookout, Into Africa, Tiger territory, Land of the Lions and Penguin Beach.
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