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zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for Conservation biology, conservation purposes. The term ''zoological g ...
s and
aquariums An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, a ...
that once existed, but are no more.


Accra Zoo

Accra Zoo, in
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,
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, was originally a private zoo built in the 1960s by the first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah at the Flagstaff House, but was later turned into a public zoo. All of the animals at the zoo were moved to the newly created
Kumasi Zoo The Kumasi Zoo (Kumasi Zoological Garden) is a zoo located in the heart of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The zoo occupies a area between the Kejetia Bus Terminal, the old race course and the Kumasi Centre for National Culture. History T ...
in 2006.


African Lion Safari, Warragamba

The African Lion Safari was a wildlife park that
Stafford Bullen Stafford Bullen (20 March 1925, in Bathurst, New South Wales – 12 November 2001, in Sydneyhttps://www.heavenaddress.com/Stafford-Bullen/1025419/ ) was an Australian circus proprietor and co-founder of the African Lion Safari, Warragamba. Bul ...
opened in 1969. It operated near
Warragamba Warragamba is a town in New South Wales, Australia, in Wollondilly Shire. Located on the eastern edge of the Blue Mountains, Warragamba is one and a half hour's drive west of Sydney. The name Warragamba comes from the aboriginal words ''Warra' ...
on the outskirts of
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in
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,
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until 1991.


Ager Zoo

Ager Zoo was located in
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, United States. At one time it was one of three zoos in Lincoln. It was closed in 1980 when a study commissioned by the city determined that its facilities were substandard.


Aqualand

Aqualand was a zoo located in Oneida County,
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, United States. In the 1960s and 1970s it attracted some 72,000 visitors each year. It closed its doors in 1989 and was purchased by the owners of Peck's Wildwood in 1992.


Belle Isle Zoo, Detroit

: The Belle Isle Zoo (1895–2002) was a zoo located on Belle Isle in
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,
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, United States. It opened in 1895 with a few
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and a
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. Control of the facility passed to the
Detroit Zoo The Detroit Zoo is a zoo located in Royal Oak, Michigan, spanning 125 acres and housing more than 2,000 animals and more than 245 different species. It was the first U.S. zoo to feature bar-less habitats, and is regarded to be an international ...
in 1941. The original zoo closed in 2002, but in 2005, the Detroit Zoo opened the
Belle Isle Nature Center The Detroit Zoo is a zoo located in Royal Oak, Michigan, spanning 125 acres and housing more than 2,000 animals and more than 245 different species. It was the first U.S. zoo to feature bar-less habitats, and is regarded to be an international ...
at a location east of where the former zoo had been, with fewer animals than the zoo had had before closure.


Barnum's Aquarial Gardens

Barnum's Aquarial Gardens (June 1862 - February 1863) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, was a public aquarium, zoo, and performance space located on Washington Street in the Financial District. P.T. Barnum bought the Boston Aquarial and Zoological Gardens in 1862, remodeled the space, changed the name of the business, and reopened the collections to the public in June.


Bannamah Wildlife Park

Bannamah Wildlife Park was a largely native animal park established by the Chugg family at Dunsborough,
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and was officially opened on Christmas Day 1970 by naturalist
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. The park had a succession of different owners over the years until it was closed down in early 2002.


Belle Vue Zoological Gardens

Belle Vue Zoological Gardens was a large zoo,
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, exhibition hall complex and
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stadium in Belle Vue,
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,
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, that opened in 1836. The gardens closed down in phases, with the speedway closing last in November 1987.


Boston Aquarial and Zoological Gardens

The Boston Aquarial and Zoological Gardens (October 1860 - June 1862) in
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, Massachusetts, United States, featured a
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and zoo. It was located in the
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on Central Court (off Washington Street). On display were "hundreds of specimens of the finny tribe there to be seen sporting in their native element, in all their variety of hue and shape" as well as other animals.
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and Henry D. Butler ran the business, derived from an earlier incarnation known as the
Boston Aquarial Gardens __NOTOC__ The Boston Aquarial Gardens (1859-1860) was a public aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts, established by James Ambrose Cutting and Henry D Butler. The "conservatories erefilled with rare marine animals imported and collected exclusively ...
.


Bowmanville Zoo

Bowmanville Zoo (1919-2016), in
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was the oldest private zoo in North America. It closed after its owner was charged with several counts of animal abuse.


Buenos Aires Zoo

Buenos Aires Zoo (1875-2016), in
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,
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, contained 89 species of mammals, 49 species of reptiles and 175 species of birds, with a total of over 2,500 animals. In June 2016 the city formed a bias about the zoo's cruelty. They had to close the 140-year-old zoo and relocate most of the animals to nature reserves, including Temaikèn. The zoo property will be converted into an eco-park, .


Bullen's Animal World

Bullen's Animal World was a circus style theme park located at Wallacia on the outskirts of
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, Australia. Its address was 11 Park Road, Wallacia.


Catskill Game Farm

Catskill Game Farm was a zoo in Catskill,
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, United States. It was opened in 1933 by Roland Lindemann, and was eventually home to about 2,000 animals representing more than 150 species. It closed permanently on Columbus Day 2006 after 73 years of operation.


Clacton Pier Dolphinarium

: The Clacton Pier Dolphinarium was originally designed as an Olympic sized public swimming pool, and opened in 1932. The pool was closed to the public in 1971 due to falling income, and converted to a dolphinarium. The dolphins were all moved out of the facility in 1979 when a storm severely damaged the tank on New Year's Day. After storm damage was repaired, the facility continued to be used. Nemo, the last orca at the facility, was moved to
Windsor Safari Park Windsor Safari Park was a popular family attraction built on St Leonard's Hill on the outskirts of the town of Windsor in Berkshire, England; it has since been converted into the site of Legoland Windsor. Billed as "The African Adventure", the ...
on June 26, 1985. A slide was installed after Nemo left, and the facility was used as a water park until at least 1988.


Clifton Fish Aquarium

The Clifton Fish Aquarium was located in
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near
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's shrine in
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,
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. It was opened in 1965.


Coventry Zoo

Located in Whitley,
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, England in 1966 and closed in 1980. Briefly hosted a
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and was famous for its
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statue at the entrance.


Cross's Menagerie

Cross's Menagerie, a zoo at 18 Earle Street Liverpool, was founded in 1882 by William Cross (1840-1900), one of the biggest animal dealers in England. After Cross died, his children William Simpson Cross (1873-1920) and James Conrad Cross (1879-1952) took over the business.


Dierenpark Tilburg

Dierenpark Tilburg was a zoo at the Bredaseweg in
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,
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. The park opened its doors in 1932 as a wedding present from
Johan Burgers Johannes Gerhardus Hendrikus Burgers (31 January 1870 – 12 June 1943) was in 1913 the founder of ''Burgers' Dierenpark'', nowadays called Royal Burgers' Zoo. He was the owner and director of it until 1939. His youngest daughter Lucie Burgers wa ...
(the founder of
Royal Burgers' Zoo Royal Burgers' Zoo ( nl, Koninklijke Burgers' Zoo) is a zoo in Arnhem, Netherlands, and is one of the biggest zoos in the country. Arnhem is a city that lies within the Veluwe, a nature park in the east of the Netherlands. The zoo is popular with ...
) to his daughter and her husband from Tilburg. In 1946 the park was sold to C. van Dijk & Sons, who helped to develop it. The park was closed in 1973.


Discovery Island at Walt Disney World Resort

Discovery Island was an
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in Bay Lake at the
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in
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. Between 1974 and 1999, the island was open to guests. Disney originally named it "Treasure Island", and later "Discovery Island". Here, guests could observe the island's many species of animal and birds. It was closed to guests once Discovery Island was opened at
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.


Dusit Zoo

Dusit Zoo was in
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,
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, and was open from 1938 to 2018.


Eastlake Zoo

Eastlake Zoo, owned by the city of Los Angeles, opened in East Los Angeles Park in 1885.


Ferme Angrignon

The Ferme Angrignon, or Angrignon Farm, is a
petting zoo A petting zoo (also called a children's zoo, children's farm, or petting farm) features a combination of domesticated animals and some wild species that are docile enough to touch and feed. In addition to independent petting zoos, many general ...
in
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, Quebec, Canada. Established in 1990 and administered by the Jardin Botanique de Montreal, the farm is located in Parc Angrignon, just outside the Angrignon
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. It is home to over 20 species of farm animal. The farm is currently closed and its reopening is uncertain: there is no plan to reopen it in 2011.


Gatwick Zoo

Gatwick Zoo was opened in 1973 by Terry and Sheila Thorpe and was closed in September 2002. The 11.4-acre zoo was home to around 900 birds and mammals, which were relocated to
Chessington Zoo Chessington World of Adventures Resort is a theme park, zoo and hotel complex in Chessington, Greater London, England, around southwest of Central London. The complex opened as Chessington Zoo in 1931, with the theme park being developed alo ...
,
Colchester Zoo Colchester Zoo is a zoological garden situated near Colchester, England. The zoo opened in 1963 and celebrated its 50th anniversary on 2 June 2013. It is home to many rare and endangered species, including big cats, primates and birds as well as ...
,
Edinburgh Zoo Edinburgh Zoo, formerly the Scottish National Zoological Park, is an non-profit zoological park in the Corstorphine area of Edinburgh, Scotland. The land lies on the south facing slopes of Corstorphine Hill, from which it provides extensive v ...
and
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.


Gay's Lion Farm

Gay's Lion Farm was a public
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facility and
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located at the south-east junction of Peck Road and Valley Boulevard in
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, United States. It operated from 1925 through 1942, but closed due to wartime meat shortages, in what was thought at the time to be a temporary situation. However, it never reopened.


Glasgow Zoo

Glasgow Zoo opened in 1947 in
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,
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. During the 56 years it was open, it was home to
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s,
lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ...
s,
Polar bear The polar bear (''Ursus maritimus'') is a hypercarnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is the largest extant bear specie ...
s,
Elephant Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae an ...
s, and other animals big and small alike. It was closed in September 2003.


Gondwana Rainforest Sanctuary

Gondwana Rainforest Sanctuary was established for
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n wildlife in the
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, in
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,
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,
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, following
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. In the latter half of 2005, the sanctuary was closed and dismantled and an office and retail store were built.


Griffith Park Zoo

: Griffith Park Zoo was the predecessor to the current
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. It opened in 1912 and was located about south of the current zoo site until it was closed in August, 1966 and the animals were moved to the new Los Angeles Zoo. Remnants of Griffith Park Zoo remain.


Hacienda Nápoles

Hacienda Nápoles (Spanish for "Naples Estate") was a luxurious estate built and owned by Colombian drug lord
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in
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, Antioquia,
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( NW of
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). The estate covers about of land, and included a complete zoo housing animals from many continents, such as
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s,
ostrich Ostriches are large flightless birds of the genus ''Struthio'' in the order Struthioniformes, part of the infra-class Palaeognathae, a diverse group of flightless birds also known as ratites that includes the emus, rheas, and kiwis. There are ...
es,
elephant Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae an ...
s,
hippopotamuses The hippopotamus ( ; : hippopotamuses or hippopotami; ''Hippopotamus amphibius''), also called the hippo, common hippopotamus, or river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of only two extant ...
,
zebra Zebras (, ) (subgenus ''Hippotigris'') are African equines with distinctive black-and-white striped coats. There are three living species: the Grévy's zebra (''Equus grevyi''), plains zebra (''E. quagga''), and the mountain zebra (''E. zeb ...
s,
antelope The term antelope is used to refer to many species of even-toed ruminant that are indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia. Antelope comprise a wastebasket taxon defined as any of numerous Old World grazing and browsing hoofed mammals ...
,
rhino A rhinoceros (; ; ), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. (It can also refer to a member of any of the extinct species o ...
s,
bull A bull is an intact (i.e., not castrated) adult male of the species ''Bos taurus'' (cattle). More muscular and aggressive than the females of the same species (i.e., cows), bulls have long been an important symbol in many religions, includin ...
s and
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s. The government of Columbia took over the estate after Escobar died, and most of the animals were shipped elsewhere, and his hippos escaped and are an
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to Columbia and
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.


Heaven's Corner

Heaven's Corner was a non-profit,
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-licensed and certified
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and
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located in
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, United States.Jeff Robinson,
Wild Life
', Ohio Magazine, February 2002
It closed down in 2015 because of a law that passed on exotic animals in Ohio that year.


High Delta Safari Park

The High Delta Drive Thru
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was a safari park located in
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,
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, United States, that featured exotic and
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. It was auctioned off due to bankruptcy on 21 November 2009.


Hobart Zoo

The Hobart Zoo (also known as Beaumaris Zoo) was an old-fashioned zoological gardens located on the
Queens Domain The Queens Domain, also known as The Domain to locals, is a small hilly area of bushland just north-east of the CBD of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, alongside the Derwent River, Tasmania, Derwent River. It is traditionally land that "belongs to ...
in
Hobart Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...
,
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,
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.


Inubōsaki Marine Park

Inubōsaki Marine Park Inubōsaki Marine Park was a marine park opened in 1954 in Chōshi, Chiba Prefecture. It was renewed in 1993 and closed in 2018. Overview It closed 31 January 2018, with the owners citing a decline in visitors after the 2011 earthquake and n ...
was located in Chōshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, and closed in 2018.


Jungleland USA

Jungleland USA was a
theme park An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central ...
in
Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks is the second-largest city in Ventura County, California, United States. It is in the northwestern part of Greater Los Angeles, approximately from the city of Los Angeles and from Downtown. It is named after the many oak tree ...
,
California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
, United States, on the current site of the
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza is a performing arts center and city hall for the city of Thousand Oaks, California. Across Thousand Oaks Boulevard from Gardens of the World, the site is considered the downtown core of the city. City hall incl ...
. It closed in October 1969, in part because of competition from other Southern California amusement parks, such as
Disneyland Disneyland is a amusement park, theme park in Anaheim, California. Opened in 1955, it was the first theme park opened by The Walt Disney Company and the only one designed and constructed under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. Disney in ...
,
Knott's Berry Farm Knott's Berry Farm is a theme park located in Buena Park, California, owned and operated by Cedar Fair. In 2015, it was the twelfth-most-visited theme park in North America and averages approximately 4 million visitors per year. It features 40 ...
and
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.


Jurong Reptile Park

The Jurong Reptile Park (also known as Jurong Reptile and Crocodile Paradise) was a reptile zoo located within the
Boon Lay Planning Area Boon Lay is a planning area located in the West Region of Singapore. The planning area is bounded by the planning areas of Pioneer to the west, Jurong West to the north, Jurong East to the east and the strait of Selat Jurong to the south. Th ...
of the
Jurong Jurong () is a major geographical region located at the south-westernmost point of the West Region of Singapore. Although mostly vaguely defined, the region's extent roughly covers the planning areas of Jurong East, Jurong West, Boon Lay, and ...
district in
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
. The zoo was closed in 2006 because of other more popular zoos in Singapore such as Jurong Bird Park and the
Singapore Zoo The Singapore Zoo, formerly known as the Singapore Zoological Gardens or Mandai Zoo, is a zoo located on the margins of Upper Seletar Reservoir within Singapore's heavily forested Central Water Catchment, central catchment area. Opened in 1973 ...
. The site is now occupied by The Village @ Jurong Hill.


Kjøbenhavns Aquarium

: Kjøbenhavns Aquarium at Vesterbrogade 33 in Copenhagen, Denmark, was designed in 1872 by Theodor Stuckenberg, and rebuilt in 1875 by Christian L. Thuren as a restaurant. It was demolished in 1877.


Knaresborough Zoo

: Knaresborough Zoo was a zoo in Conyngham Park,
Knaresborough Knaresborough ( ) is a market and spa town and civil parish in the Borough of Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, England, on the River Nidd. It is east of Harrogate. History Knaresborough is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Chenares ...
,
North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...
,
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
. It was opened in 1965 and closed on 13 January 1986.


La Fontaine Park

La Fontaine Park (or Parc La Fontaine in French) is a urban park located in
Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
's
Plateau Mont-Royal Le Plateau-Mont-Royal () is a borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Plateau-Mont-Royal takes its name from its location on a plateau, on the eastern side of Mont-Royal and overlooking downtown Montreal, across ...
district. At one time it had a small children's zoo, which closed in 1989.


Lai Chi Kok Zoo

Lai Chi Kok Zoo was located in
Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
.


Leeds Castle

Leeds Castle is built on islands in a lake formed by the
River Len The River Len is a river in Kent, England. It rises at a spring in ''Bluebell Woods'' to the southeast of the village centre of Lenham from the source of the River Great Stour; both rise on the Greensand Ridge. Its length is c. It enters the ...
to the east of the village of
Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...
. An aviary was added in 1980 and by 2011 it contained over 100 species. However, it was decided to close the aviary in October 2012 as it was felt the charity managing the castle could better use the £200,000 a year it cost to keep the aviary running.


Lion Country Safari, Cincinnati, Ohio

Kings Island Kings Island is a amusement park located northeast of Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio, United States. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair, the park first opened in 1972 by the Taft Broadcasting Company. It was part of a larger effort to move and expan ...
, in the town of
Mason, Ohio Mason is a city in southwestern Warren County, Ohio, United States, approximately north of downtown Cincinnati. As of the 2020 census, Mason's population was 34,792. Mason is home to Kings Island amusement park and one of the largest tennis stad ...
, United States (just northeast of
Cincinnati Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
), operated a drive-through zoo called Lion Country Safari, which became Wild Animal Habitat between 1974 and 1993.


Lion Country Safari, Grand Prairie, Texas

Another Lion Country Safari operated in
Grand Prairie, Texas Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Tarrant, and Ellis counties of Texas, in the United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It had a population of 175,396 according to the 2010 census, making it t ...
(a suburb of
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) between 1971 and 1992. The park (located near what is now
Lone Star Park Lone Star Park is a horse racing track and entertainment destination located mile north of Interstate 30 on Belt Line Road in Grand Prairie, Texas, Grand Prairie, Texas. Lone Star Park has two live racing seasons every year; the spring Thorough ...
) would often close in spring due to flooding (its location was adjacent to the Trinity River). The property remains undeveloped as of 2011 due to being in a floodplain.


Lion Country Safari, Irvine, California

Another Lion Country Safari existed in
Irvine, California Irvine () is a Planned community, master-planned city in South Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on ...
, United States until 1984. The California park was designed by R. Duell & Associates (the same firm that designed
Six Flags Magic Mountain Six Flags Magic Mountain, formerly known and colloquially referred to as simply Magic Mountain, is a amusement park located in Valencia, California, northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It opened on May 29, 1971, as a development of the Newha ...
). Lion Country was founded and headed up by South African CEO Harry Shuster of United Leisure in 1968. The first park opened in Florida in 1969, and the second park, in California, opened in June 1970.


Lion Country Safari, Richmond, Virginia

Kings Dominion Kings Dominion is an amusement park located in Doswell, Virginia, north of Richmond, Virginia, Richmond and south of Washington, D.C. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair, the park opened to the public on May 3, 1975, and features more than 60 ri ...
, located in the town of
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, United States (just north of
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), operated another Lion Country Safari from 1974 before the park's opening in 1975 through the fall of 1993.


Little River Zoo

Little River Zoo was a zoo in
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, United States. In 2010 it held about 400 animals. It closed in March 2011.


Manchester Zoological Gardens

The Manchester Zoological Gardens opened in 1838, on a site between Broom Lane and Northumberland Street in Broughton,
Salford Salford () is a city and the largest settlement in the City of Salford metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, Salford had a population of 103,886. It is also the second and only other city in the metropolitan county afte ...
, England.


Manito Park and Zoo

: Manito Park and Zoo opened in 1905, in
Spokane, Washington Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Canada ...
, United States. It was forced to close during the height of the
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in 1932. Many of the animals were shot, including three bison and two grizzly bears. The surrounding park absorbed what was once the zoo, and it remains one of the most prominent parks of the city. All attempts to bring another multifaceted zoo to the Spokane area have failed to the present day.


Marapana Wildlife Park

: Marapana Wildlife Park (opened c.1981) was a zoo located in
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, an outer suburb of
Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
. It was home to
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s,
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es,
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s,
kangaroo Kangaroos are four marsupials from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot"). In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the red kangaroo, as well as the antilopine kangaroo, eastern gre ...
s,
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,
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,
saltwater crocodile The saltwater crocodile (''Crocodylus porosus'') is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats and brackish wetlands from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaic region to northern Australia and Micronesia. It has been listed ...
s, and other animals. It was forced to close on 8 May 2011 when a yellow sand mine took over the property.


Marineland, Napier

Marineland, Napier or Marineland of New Zealand was a
marine mammal park A marine mammal park (also known as marine animal park and sometimes oceanarium) is a commercial theme park or aquarium where marine mammals such as dolphins, beluga whales and sea lions are kept within water tanks and displayed to the public in ...
in Napier,
New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
. The park opened in 1965 and closed to the public in September 2008.


Marine World/Africa USA

Marine World/Africa USA was a tourist attraction located in
Redwood Shores Redwood Shores is a waterfront community in Redwood City, California, along the western shore of San Francisco Bay on the San Francisco Peninsula in San Mateo County, California, San Mateo County. Redwood Shores is the home of several major techn ...
, California, United States. The park was named Marine World when it first opened. The park moved in 1986 to
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, to eventually become
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (formerly known as Six Flags Marine World, Marine World, The New Marine World Theme Park, and Marine World Africa USA) is a 135-acre (55 ha) animal theme park located in Vallejo, California, off of Interstate 80 ...
. The land of the former Marine World/Africa U.S.A. is now occupied by the world headquarters of
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.


Marineland of the Pacific

Marineland of the Pacific was a public
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and
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located on the
Palos Verdes Peninsula The Palos Verdes Peninsula (''Palos Verdes'', Spanish for "Green Sticks") is a landform and a geographic sub-region of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, within southwestern Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. Located in the Sou ...
coast in
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,
California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
, United States. It opened in 1954 and was closed in 1987.


ME's Zoo

ME's Zoo was a privately owned zoo in
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, United States. The zoo covered over , and was home to more than 300 animals. ME's Zoo was especially popular in the weeks preceding
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, when the zoo grounds were decorated with more than 200,000 lights. The zoo closed on September 27, 2009.


Muskingum County Animal Farm

Muskingum County Animal Farm was a private zoo located in
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,
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, United States. It closed in 2011 when the owner released the animals and committed suicide, having been frequently reported for cruelty to its residents.


Okanagan Game Farm

The Okanagan Game Farm was a private zoo located in
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,
British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
, a small community approximately south of
Penticton Penticton ( ) is a city in the Okanagan Valley of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, situated between Okanagan and Skaha lakes. In the 2016 Canadian Census, its population was 33,761, while its census agglomeration The ce ...
,
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. The park closed on March 31, 1999 after 33 years in operation.


Oxford Zoo

Oxford Zoo was a zoo in
Kidlington Kidlington is a major village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, between the River Cherwell and the Oxford Canal, north of Oxford and 7 miles (12 km) south-west of Bicester. It remains officially a village ...
, just north of the city of
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in
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, England. It was opened in 1931/2 and closed in 1937.


Pearl Coast Zoological Gardens

Pearl Coast Zoological Gardens was a large private zoo established at
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near Broome,
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by Lord Baron Alisatir McAlpine in 1984 as a tourism venture. The zoo eventually expanded to over 60 hectares and included a variety of African antelope, Zebra, Pygmy Hippopotamus, Cheetah and a large collection of birds. After several years of financial struggle the zoo closed down in 1991 and the animals were relocated to other facilities.


Penscynor Wildlife Park

Penscynor Wildlife Park was a wildlife and safari park located near
Neath Neath (; cy, Castell-nedd) is a market town and Community (Wales), community situated in the Neath Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a po ...
in
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. It opened in 1971 and closed in 1998.


Perry Wildlife Zoo

A zoo located in
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that served as a local post office until the 1800s. In the 1980s, it opened as a general store, and later as Perry Wildlife Zoo. After the zoo closed in 2013, the property was purchased by a young couple, and later became a chicken farm.


Peshwe Park

: Peshwe Park was a small zoo opened in 1953 by the
Pune Municipal Corporation The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC, IAST: Puṇe Mahānagarpālikā) is the civic body that governs the inner limits of Pune, India. It is in charge of the civic needs and infrastructure of the metropolis, which is spread over an area of 484 ...
where Madhavrao Peshwe had established a private menagerie in 1870. Located in the heart of
Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million ...
,
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at the base of the Parvati hills, this zoo exhibited animals in traditional cages. Starting in 1997, the animals were gradually moved to the
Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park The Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, commonly known as the Rajiv Gandhi Zoo or Katraj Zoo, is located in Katraj, Pune district, Maharashtra State, India. It is managed by the Pune Municipal Corporation. The zoo is divided into three parts: an ani ...
, the last animal being moved out on 16 March 2005.


Philadelphia Aquarium

The Philadelphia Aquarium, one of the first
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s in the United States, was located on the shore of the
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in Philadelphia's decommissioned
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buildings from 1911 to 1962 as part of
Fairmount Park Fairmount Park is the largest municipal park in Philadelphia and the historic name for a group of parks located throughout the city. Fairmount Park consists of two park sections named East Park and West Park, divided by the Schuylkill River, with ...
.


Pier 54 Aquarium

The Pier 54 Aquarium was opened by Ivar Haglud as the Pier 3 Aquarium in
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, Washington, United States in 1938. It was renamed during World War II. It closed in 1956.


Rainbow Springs State Park

Rainbow Springs State Park is a
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located on U.S. 41, three miles (5 km) north of
Dunnellon, Florida Dunnellon is a city with the unique feature of sitting in 3 counties in Marion, Levy & Citrus counties in Florida, United States. The predominant part falls in the Marion county. The population was 1,928 at the 2020 census, up from 1,733 in 201 ...
. There used to be a small zoo complex in the gardens. Some of the facilities still exist but are no longer used.


St. Paul at Chittenden Locks

St. Paul at Chittenden Locks was a ship converted to an aquarium in
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, Washington, United States.


Scarborough Zoo

Scarborough Zoo was in operation between 1969 and 1984, based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.


Seattle Marine Aquarium

Seattle Marine Aquarium was a private aquarium owned and operated by Ted Griffin and located on Pier 56 in
Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
, Washington, United States. The aquarium closed in 1977, the same year that the
Seattle Aquarium The Seattle Aquarium is a public aquarium in Seattle, Washington, United States, located on Pier 59 on the Elliott Bay waterfront. It opened in 1977 and has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). History Plans for a ci ...
opened on Pier 59. Under founder Ted Griffen, the aquarium was home to seven captured
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s, four named (Namu, Shamu, Katy, and Kandu), and three unnamed.


SeaWorld Ohio

SeaWorld Ohio was a park in the
SeaWorld SeaWorld is an American theme park chain with headquarters in Orlando, Florida. It is a proprietor of marine mammal parks, oceanariums, animal theme parks, and rehabilitation centers owned by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment (one park will be ...
chain of
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. The park opened in 1970 directly across from
Geauga Lake Geauga Lake was an amusement park in Bainbridge Township and Aurora, Ohio. It was established in 1887, in what had been a local recreation area adjacent to a lake of the same name. The first amusement ride was added in 1889, and the park's fi ...
in
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, United States. In 2001, SeaWorld sold the park to
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, combining it with Geauga Lake to form Six Flags Worlds of Adventure. The park was completely demolished after the 2004 season and was rebuilt into Wildwater Kingdom for the 2005 season.


Selig Zoo

: Selig Zoo was a combination movie studio and zoo located next to
Lincoln Park Lincoln Park is a park along Lake Michigan on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. Named after US President Abraham Lincoln, it is the city's largest public park and stretches for seven miles (11 km) from Grand Avenue (500 N), on the south, ...
,
Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
. It was opened in 1915 by "Colonel" William Selig.


Senning's Park

Senning's Park was a
park A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...
located across New Cut Road from
Iroquois Park Iroquois Park is a 725-acre (3.0 km²) municipal park in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed Louisville's Cherokee Park and Shawnee Park, at what were then the edges of the city. L ...
in
Louisville, Kentucky Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...
, United States, on the site of present-day Colonial Gardens. It was the site of the first zoo in the city.


Seven Seas Marine Life Park

Seven Seas Marine Life Park was a
marine mammal park A marine mammal park (also known as marine animal park and sometimes oceanarium) is a commercial theme park or aquarium where marine mammals such as dolphins, beluga whales and sea lions are kept within water tanks and displayed to the public in ...
and
animal theme park An animal theme park, also known as a zoological theme park, is a combination of an amusement park and a zoo, mainly for entertainment, amusement, and commercial purposes. Many animal theme parks combine classic theme park elements, such as themed ...
built and owned by the city of
Arlington, Texas Arlington is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County. It forms part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region. ...
, United States. The park opened on March 18, 1972. The city council of Arlington voted to close the park in 1976 because it did not generate enough revenue to both pay its operating expenses and pay off the bonded indebtedness. The Arlington Sheraton Hotel now stands on this property.


Singapore Crocodile Farm

: Singapore Crocodile Farm (also known as the Tan Moh Hong Reptile Skin and Crocodile Farm) was located on Upper Serangoon Road in
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
. This facility was started in 1945 by Tan Gna Chua, and was eventually opened to the public. It was closed in 2012.


Slater Park Zoo

Slater Park Zoo in
Slater Park Slater Park is the oldest and largest public park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The park is named after Samuel Slater, a famous American industrialist who constructed America's first water-powered textile mill in Pawtucket. The park lies on the ...
,
Pawtucket, Rhode Island Pawtucket is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 75,604 at the 2020 census, making the city the fourth-largest in the state. Pawtucket borders Providence and East Providence to the south, Central Falls ...
, United States, was closed in 1993.


Soco Gardens Zoo

Soco Gardens Zoo was a private zoo in
Maggie Valley, North Carolina Maggie Valley is a town in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,150 at the 2010 census. A popular tourist destination, it is home to Cataloochee Ski Area and the former Ghost Town in the Sky amusement park. Maggie ...
, United States, that closed in October 2005 after being in operation for more than 50 years.


South Boston Aquarium

The
South Boston Aquarium The South Boston Aquarium was a public aquarium in Boston, Boston, Massachusetts. Previous Aquariums Boston was one of the first cities in the U.S. to have a public aquarium in the form of the Boston Aquarial Gardens, also known as Cutting and ...
was opened in
Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
, Massachusetts, United States in 1912, and was closed in 1954.


Southam Zoo (also known as Southam Exotic Cats)

Located in
Southam Southam () is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. Southam is situated on the River Stowe (called 'The Brook' by many locals), which flows from Napton-on-the-Hill and joins Warwickshire's R ...
,
Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...
, England this zoo was opened to the public in 1966 and closed in 1985.


Southport Zoo

Southport Zoo was in
Merseyside Merseyside ( ) is a metropolitan county, metropolitan and ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England, with a population of List of ceremonial counties of England, 1.38 million. It encompasses both banks of the Merse ...
,
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
.


Stanley Park Zoo

Stanley Park Zoo was located in
Stanley Park Stanley Park is a public park in British Columbia, Canada that makes up the northwestern half of Vancouver's Downtown Peninsula, surrounded by waters of Burrard Inlet and English Bay. The park borders the neighbourhoods of West End and Coal ...
, bordering
downtown ''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business distric ...
Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
,
British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
,
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. It was closed in 1996.


Surrey Zoological Gardens

Surrey Zoological Gardens was a zoo located in the
Royal Surrey Gardens Royal Surrey Gardens were pleasure gardens in Newington, Surrey, London in the Victorian period, slightly east of The Oval. The gardens occupied about to the east side of Kennington Park Road, including a lake of about . It was the site of Sur ...
in
Kennington Kennington is a district in south London, England. It is mainly within the London Borough of Lambeth, running along the boundary with the London Borough of Southwark, a boundary which can be discerned from the early medieval period between the ...
,
London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
, England. The gardens were acquired in 1831 by
impresario An impresario (from the Italian ''impresa'', "an enterprise or undertaking") is a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas, performing a role in stage arts that is similar to that of a film or television producer. Hist ...
Edward Cross to be the location of his new
Surrey Zoological Gardens Royal Surrey Gardens were pleasure gardens in Newington, Surrey, London in the Victorian period, slightly east of The Oval. The gardens occupied about to the east side of Kennington Park Road, including a lake of about . It was the site of Sur ...
, using animals from his
menagerie A menagerie is a collection of captive animals, frequently exotic, kept for display; or the place where such a collection is kept, a precursor to the modern Zoo, zoological garden. The term was first used in 17th-century France, in reference to ...
at
Exeter Exchange The Exeter Exchange (signed and popularly known as Exeter Change) was a building on the north side of the Strand in London, with an arcade extending partway across the carriageway. It is most famous for the menagerie that occupied its upper floo ...
, in competition with the new
London Zoo London Zoo, also known as ZSL London Zoo or London Zoological Gardens is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a collection for science, scientific study. In 1831 o ...
in
Regent's Park Regent's Park (officially The Regent's Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London. It occupies of high ground in north-west Inner London, administratively split between the City of Westminster and the Borough of Camden (and historically betwee ...
. A large circular domed glass conservatory was built in the gardens, in circumference, with more than of glass, to contain separate cages for
lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ...
s,
tiger The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus '' Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on u ...
s, a
rhinoceros A rhinoceros (; ; ), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. (It can also refer to a member of any of the extinct species o ...
, and
giraffe The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus ''Giraffa''. It is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on Earth. Traditionally, giraffes were thought to be one species, ''Giraffa camelopardalis ...
s. After Cross's death, the animals were sold off in 1856 to build Surrey Music Hall in the gardens.


Tel Aviv Zoo

Tel Aviv Zoo was in
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
,
Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
, and was open from 1938 to 1981.


Tift Park Zoo

Tift Park Zoo was located in
Albany, Georgia Albany ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located on the Flint River, it is the seat of Dougherty County, and is the sole incorporated city in that county. Located in southwest Georgia, it is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia ...
, United States. It was closed in 1977 when all of the animals were moved to the
Chehaw Wild Animal Park Chehaw Park is a park and zoo located in Albany, Georgia. The park was originally opened as Chehaw State Park in 1937, and currently covers . The Wild Animal Park was designed by naturalist Jim Fowler of television's ''Wild Kingdom''. Fowler is or ...
.


Triangle Metro Zoo

Triangle Metro Zoo (originally Zoo Fauna) was a privately owned and operated zoo that was open from 1998 until 2006. It was located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States. The zoo originated from Larry Seibel's long experience in breeding exotic animals, and was opened in 1998. It was situated in a heavily forested area astride a small stream. Its name derives from the area of North Carolina in which the zoo was located, which is called "the Triangle" because it comprises the three larger cities of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill. Shortly after the zoo opened in 1998, the barn containing the gift shop and restrooms burned down, and was never rebuilt. The owner cited lack of facilities at the zoo due to this fire, which prevented him from putting up a permanent sign on Capital Boulevard, as one of many factors that led to the lack of funds for the zoo and its eventual closure. Seibel closed the zoo in February 2006, citing money and personal problems, as well as encroaching development that would require him to fence the entire property. After the zoo closed, the Bengal tiger Raja, who Seibel and staff had rescued from neglectful owners, was moved to the Carnivore Preservation Trust in Pittsboro, North Carolina after having first been quarantined at the North Carolina Zoo. Other animals were transferred to various private collections and zoos. The zoo was home to some 500 animals representing 85 species. Mammals at the zoo included a Bengal tiger, blackbuck, Asian black bear, Himalayan moon bears, camels, capybara, caracals, coati, donkeys, fallow deer, red kangaroos, lemurs,
lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ...
s, llama, scimitar oryx, muntjac, sloths, servals, and
zebra Zebras (, ) (subgenus ''Hippotigris'') are African equines with distinctive black-and-white striped coats. There are three living species: the Grévy's zebra (''Equus grevyi''), plains zebra (''E. quagga''), and the mountain zebra (''E. zeb ...
s. Birds included chickens, sarus cranes, red-crowned cranes, blue-and-gold macaws, scarlet macaws, military macaws, doves,
emu The emu () (''Dromaius novaehollandiae'') is the second-tallest living bird after its ratite relative the ostrich. It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird and the only extant member of the genus ''Dromaius''. The emu' ...
,
ostrich Ostriches are large flightless birds of the genus ''Struthio'' in the order Struthioniformes, part of the infra-class Palaeognathae, a diverse group of flightless birds also known as ratites that includes the emus, rheas, and kiwis. There are ...
es, pheasants, pigeons, toucans. Reptiles included leopard geckos, bearded dragons, and various species of skinks and snakes.


Upper Clements Wildlife Park

: In 1995 the Upper Clements Wildlife Park opened near the tourist town of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Annapolis Royal in Upper Clements, Nova Scotia, Upper Clements, Nova Scotia,
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. In 2007 the wildlife park and an adjacent Upper Clements Theme Park were purchased by non-profit Upper Clements Parks Society. In 2010 the Wildlife Park was closed. In 2012, the Upper Clements Adventure Park was opened adjacent to Upper Clements Theme Park to form Upper Clements Parks.


Van Kleef Aquarium

Van Kleef Aquarium was located in
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
.


Walk in the Wild

: Walk in the Wild was located in what is now the city of Spokane Valley, Washington, United States, but which was an unincorporated area of Spokane County at the time. It operated from 1972 to 1995, becoming the second zoo to fail in the area after #Manito_Park_and_Zoo, Manito (above) in 1932. Attendance peaked in the early 1990s, and the zoo even included rare snow leopards for a time. Nevertheless, there were financial and public relations struggles throughout its history, and it closed after failing to get enough funding from the county and donations. The grounds were turned into Mirabeau Point Park and a local YMCA.


Wanneroo Lion Park

Wanneroo Lion Park, formerly Bullen's African Lion Safari Park, was an Safari park, open-range zoo in Carabooda, Western Australia, Carabooda, in the north of
Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
, Western Australia. It operated for 17 years, between 1971 and 1988.


Wassenaar Zoo

: Wassenar Zoo (or Dierenpark Wassenaar) was just off the highway from Amsterdam to The Hague in Wassenaar,
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, about from the Hague. The zoo was opened in 1937 and closed on 1 December 1985. The buildings were abandoned but still standing as of 2010.


Wheeler Park Zoo

Wheeler Park Zoo was located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. Park land was donated to the city in 1902 by James B. Wheeler. A local man donated a
deer Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the reindeer ...
to the park, and other donations in the form of pets and wild-caught animals followed. The resulting menagerie was first called "the zoo" by the ''Daily Oklahoman'' on August 19, 1903. The zoo had problems with flooding, and the animals were eventually moved to a new facility in Lincoln Park in 1920.


Windsor Safari Park

Windsor Safari Park was a popular family attraction built on St. Leonards Hill on the outskirts of the England, English town of Windsor, Berkshire, Windsor in Berkshire; it has since been converted into the site of Legoland Windsor. Billed as "The African Adventure", the park included drive-through animal enclosures, aviaries, a dolphinarium and minor theme park rides.


Wyndham Zoological Gardens and Crocodile Park

Former zoo located at Wyndham, Western Australia which specialized in displaying Crocodiles. The park closed in 2014.


The Zoo at Nay Aug

The Zoo at Nay Aug was located in Nay Aug Park in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. It once hosted the famous Tilly the
elephant Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae an ...
and Joshua the donkey. The zoo closed in 1988, and the newest
elephant Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae an ...
Toni was shipped to the National Zoological Park (United States), National Zoo in Washington D.C. in 1989. The zoo remained closed until summer 2003, when it reopened as a smaller wildlife rehabilitation center. In an article in ''Time'' magazine, this zoo in 2008 was the 4th worst animal treatment (abuse) zoo in America. In 2009 the zoo once again closed, due to public outcry over conditions, with the site being given to Lackawanna College to use as a natural research center.


Zoo Labyrinth Boekelo

Zoo Labyrinth Boekelo was in Enschede in the province of Overijssel, the Netherlands. It opened in 2005, and included a series of labyrinths and mazes to test the senses and help teach about nature. It also included a butterfly garden. The zoo was closed in 2012.


Zoo Nebraska

Zoo Nebraska was a zoo located in Royal, Nebraska, United States. It closed in June 2007 after a 2005 incident where three Chimpanzees escaped and were shot dead by its director.


Zoological Garden of Hamburg

The Zoological Garden of Hamburg (German: ''Zoologischer Garten zu Hamburg'') was a zoo in Hamburg, Germany that operated from 1863 until 1930. Its aquarium, which opened in 1864, was among the first in the world.


Zoological Garden of Faliro

Zological Garden of Faliro (Greek:Ζωολογικός κήπος του Φαλήρου) was the first Zoo in Greece. It opened at 1901 in Athens by Nikolas Germanos. Faliro zoo was home for animals like
lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ...
s,
tiger The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus '' Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on u ...
s,
bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Nor ...
s,
giraffe The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus ''Giraffa''. It is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on Earth. Traditionally, giraffes were thought to be one species, ''Giraffa camelopardalis ...
s,
ostrich Ostriches are large flightless birds of the genus ''Struthio'' in the order Struthioniformes, part of the infra-class Palaeognathae, a diverse group of flightless birds also known as ratites that includes the emus, rheas, and kiwis. There are ...
es, exotic birds, orangutans, cheetahs and other animals. Some of the animals were the first ever seen by the people in Athens, who were negative to the zoo at first, but soon it became a favourite destination. It closed in 1916 because of WW1 and other problems.


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References

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