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/ September 14, 2026
Colchester Zoo sits on 60 acres of parkland at Heckfordbridge near Colchester, Essex, and has been a fixture of family days out in the East of England since it first opened its gates on 2 June 1963. It was founded by zoologists Frank and Helena
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/ September 11, 2026
Paignton Zoo sits on 80 acres of parkland in Paignton, Devon, and has been caring for animals on the site since 1923, when it began as Primley Zoological Gardens, the private collection of naturalist Herbert Whitley. After his death in 1955, the collection passed to
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/ September 9, 2026
Yorkshire Wildlife Park opened in 2009 on the site of Brockholes Farm, a former riding school and petting zoo near Branton, southeast of Doncaster in South Yorkshire. What began as a modest attraction with just 66,000 visitors in its first year has grown into one
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/ September 9, 2026
Marwell Zoo sits on 140 acres of Hampshire parkland in Colden Common, just outside Winchester, England. Founded in 1972 by Dr John Knowles, it was established as a registered charity with conservation as its founding purpose rather than simple animal display, making it one of
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/ September 7, 2026
Zoo Zurich has welcomed visitors to the Fluntern quarter above the city of Zurich, Switzerland, since 1929, making it the third-oldest zoo in the country. Spread across roughly 27 hectares (about 67 acres) on a hillside overlooking the city, the zoo has grown from a
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/ September 3, 2026
Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium sits next to the Bass Pro Shops flagship store in Springfield, Missouri, pairing a sprawling wildlife museum with a massive aquarium under one roof. Founded by Bass Pro Shops’ Johnny Morris and opened on September 22, 2017, the
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/ September 2, 2026
Zoo Basel, affectionately nicknamed “Zolli” by locals, opened on July 3, 1874, making it the oldest zoo in Switzerland. Tucked into about 11 hectares in the heart of Basel, it has grown into the country’s largest zoo by animal population, drawing more than a million
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/ August 26, 2026
John Ball Zoo sits on 140 acres on the west side of Grand Rapids, Michigan, tracing its roots back to 1884 when pioneer and former mayor John Ball donated 40 acres of parkland to the city. Animals first appeared on the grounds in the early
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/ August 25, 2026
Elmwood Park Zoo has been a fixture of Norristown, Pennsylvania since July 4, 1924, when a local farmer transferred 16 acres of land and a small menagerie of animals to the Borough of Norristown. What began as a modest community collection has grown into an
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/ August 6, 2026
Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. has named its two newest residents Han and Solo — a pair of bat-eared fox kits born to first-time parents Ziggy and Lando, and the first of their species born at the zoo in 75 years. Keepers announced the
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/ August 6, 2026
The Calgary Zoo opened on January 9, 1929, and has grown into one of Canada’s premier wildlife attractions, spread across 125 acres on St. George’s Island in the Bow River in the Bridgeland neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta. Operated by the Wilder Institute, the zoo is
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/ August 5, 2026
Auckland Zoo has welcomed visitors to Western Springs since December 16, 1922, when it opened with animals purchased from a private collector’s shuttered menagerie. Run today by Auckland Council through Auckland Unlimited, the 16.35-hectare (40-acre) park has grown from a modest municipal collection into New
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/ August 4, 2026
Edinburgh Zoo has announced the birth of a pygmy hippo calf to parents Gloria and Otto, born on Friday, July 31, 2026, just hours after the zoo publicly revealed Gloria was pregnant. Keepers had expected the birth in August, so the early arrival caught the
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/ August 2, 2026
Chester Zoo opened on June 10, 1931, when George Mottershead and his family established the site at Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, on a philosophy of open, bar-free enclosures that was unusual for its time. Nearly a century later, it has grown into the most-visited zoo in the
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/ August 2, 2026
Whipsnade Zoo opened on 23 May 1931 as a bold experiment by the Zoological Society of London: an open-air park where animals could roam expansive paddocks instead of cramped city enclosures. Set in the Chiltern Hills near Dunstable, Bedfordshire, it became the first zoo in
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/ July 30, 2026
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is a nonprofit conservation park spread across 1,800 acres of Texas Hill Country near Glen Rose, about an hour southwest of Fort Worth. Visitors drive their own vehicles along a scenic road through open pastures where giraffes, zebras, antelope, and endangered
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/ July 29, 2026
The San Diego Zoo Safari Park opened on May 10, 1972, in the San Pasqual Valley near Escondido, California, as an extension of the San Diego Zoo focused on breeding and displaying animals in expansive, naturalistic habitats rather than traditional enclosures. Operated by the nonprofit
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/ July 27, 2026
The El Paso Zoo is a 35-acre zoological park in El Paso, Texas, tracing its roots to 1910 when local donations of deer and a gray wolf formed the basis of what was then known as the Washington Park Zoo. Over the following century it
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/ July 25, 2026
Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society sits inside Dreher Park in West Palm Beach, Florida, on a lush 23-acre site that has drawn visitors since it opened in 1961. What began as a small municipal attraction called the Dreher Park Farm Zoo has grown into
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/ July 19, 2026
The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens opened on November 28, 1966, in Griffith Park, replacing the smaller Griffith Park Zoo that had operated on a nearby site since 1912. Owned and operated by the City of Los Angeles, the 133-acre facility sits near the
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