No visit to London is complete without a visit to the famous London Zoo, located at the north-east corner of Regent's Park on the Outer Circle. The zoo covers 36 acres which are spread over three areas of garden linked by tunnels and bridges. A recommended route guides visitors around the site.
London Zoo was the World's first scientific zoo. Opened in 1828, it housed a collection of exotic animals that were studied by eminent scientists of the day. Only later in 1847, did the Zoo open its doors to the public and, from then on, became the most famous zoo in the World.
The zoo houses many of the Zoological Society of London's smaller animals including a wonderful range of reptiles, fish, invertebrates, birds and small mammals. Of the more than 650 species at London Zoo, 112 are listed as threatened in the Red Data books. London Zoo participates in breeding programmes for 130 species.


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