Where was the first zoo?

Answer 1

Though the first public zoo was the "Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes", founded in PARIS in 1794, The Vienna Zoo in Austria founded in 1753 is considered as the oldest existing zoo.

Earlier than that, a similar place was known as MENAGERIE, which refers to a historical form of keeping wild and exotic animals in human captivity.The "Tower Menagerie in London" that began in 1235, was the royal menagerie of England for six centuries.

Answer 2

The predecessor of the zoological garden is the menagerie that has a long history from the Middle Ages to modern times. The oldest existing zoo, the Vienna Zoo in Austria, evolved from such an aristocratic menagerie founded in 1753 by the Habsburg monarchy.

The first public zoo was the Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes, founded in Paris in 1794 primarily for scientific and educational reasons. The founders and members of the Zoological Society of London adopted the idea of the early Paris zoo when they established London Zoo in 1828.

The success of London Zoo set off a wave of similar establishments. The first zoological garden established in Australia was Melbourne Zoo in 1860. In the same year the first zoo of the United States opened to the public in New York City (Central Park Zoo), although earlier, in 1859, the Philadelphia Zoological Society had made an effort to establish a zoological park, but delayed due to the American Civil War.


A tiger statue in Rio de Janeiro's Zoological GardenWhen ecology emerged as a matter of public interest through the 1970s, a few zoos began to consider making conservation their central role, with Gerald Durrell of the Jersey Zoo, George Rabb of Brookfield Zoo, and William Conway of the Bronx Zoo (Wildlife Conservation Society) leading the discussion. Since then, zoo professionals became increasingly aware of the need to engage themselves in conservation programmes and the American Zoo Association soon asserted that conservation had become its highest priority

Answer 3

The first public zoo was the Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes, founded in Paris in 1794.

Before public zoos, aristocratic families maintained menageries of exotic animals. The exact date and location of origin are lost to history, but one of the most prominent early menageries was the Tower Menagerie in London founded in 1235. It was maintained for 600 years, when the last of its animals was moved to the London Zoo in 1835.

The biggest difference between the two is that modern zoos are kept for scientific and educational purposes, while aristocratic menageries were more of a display of wealth and power.

Answer 4

The first Zoo as we know it today was founded in 1794 in Paris and was called 'Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes'.

Answer 5

The first Zoo as we know it today was founded in 1794 in Paris and was called 'Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes'.
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Answer 6

there were zoos around in roman times and they nicked the idea off the egyptians

Answer 7

way back, the Tower of London was a menagerie, 1600s i think

Answer 8

Noah's Ark

Answer 9

NOAH"S ARK