the history of zoos

By lb2006
  • 2500 BCE

    2500BC

    In egypt they had small animal colllections created from private collections owned by the wealthy to show thier power. the evidence of this was wall carvings of animals such as elephants, bears, giraffes and dolphins
  • 2000 BCE

    2000BC

    in china they had walled gardens during the NEO-Assyrian period. there were some attempts to reconstruct the enclosure where the lions were to depict their ecosystem. And Zhou Dynasty period parks were created that kept a menagerie of animals
  • 1100 BCE

    Henry iii

    Henry iii
    he was presented with 3 leopards ( probably lions) which inspired the king to stat a zoo at the tower of london over time a polar bear joined in 1252 and a elephant in 1255
  • 1100

    1100AD royal menagire

    these animlas were kept my Henry the first and he was often gifted animals from other countries including lions and polar bears
  • 1500

    1500

    Elizabeth i created a Leopard display at the tower of London

  • Late 1600's

    Late 1600's
    king louis XIV commanded a kingdom of animals

  • 1828- london zoo created

    1828- london zoo created
    London zoo opened for scientific purposes by the Zoological society of london. for 20 years only fellow society members were allowed to access the zoo for study.

  • 1831 Dublin zoo

    dublin zoo was created for medical study of animals. the early collection contained monkeys, lions, leopards, bears, parrots. members of the zoological society ran the zoo on a volunteer basis.

  • 1860 central park

    the oldest zoo in the US. the zoo first started with a bear cub being left in the hands of a park messenger who contructed the zoo later. up till 1890's many prominant citezens donated various animals like rattlesnake, buffalo and tiglon.

  • 1959 jersey zoo

    the zoo was built with the sole purpose of being an educational facility and conservation centre. the founder began capturing animals from other zoos before concentrating on conservation.

  • 1966 BIAZA founded

    1966 BIAZA founded
    BIAZA was formed from 9 zoos and bird gardens: Chester, Bristol, Edinburgh, London, pagination, Dublin, Dudley and tropical bird garden and Birdland. now there is over 100 zoos and aquariums involved. they all must comply with codes of practice and work in the field of animal welfare and conservation.