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London Zoo

Q: Where is London Zoo?

London, United Kingdom. London Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in London, United Kingdom, at Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY. Its coordinates are 51.536° N, 0.156° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 288 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at London Zoo?

200 species. Citizen-science photos record 200 species at London Zoo, including Humboldt Penguin, Domestic Bactrian Camel, Slender-tailed Meerkat, Great White Pelican and Komodo Dragon. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of London Zoo in the wild?

Domestic Bactrian Camel: Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park. Some of the animals photographed at London Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Domestic Bactrian Camel (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park), Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) and Great White Pelican (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lake Nakuru National Park).

Q: Is London Zoo accredited?

BIAZA. Open registers list London Zoo with BIAZA. These marks come from Wikidata, and they are shown here as a fact, not as an endorsement.

Q: When did London Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1828, 15 ha. London Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in London, United Kingdom, opened in 1828 and covers about 15 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 200 species are photographed there.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

BIAZA

🏙️ In London

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United Kingdom 200 spp. present

London Zoo, previously known as ZSL London Zoo or London Zoological Gardens and sometimes called Regent's Park Zoo, 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 scientific study. In 1831, the Tower of London menagerie animals were transferred to the zoo's collection. It was opened to the public in 1847. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

51.536° N 0.156° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

200

species

Opened

1828

Size

Large

Accreditations

British and Irish Association of Zoos and AquariumsMembership body of zoos and aquariums in Britain and Ireland

Visit

Getting there

Address: Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY
Access: Wheelchair accessible

londonzoo.org ↗

Who runs it

Run by: Zoological Society of London (ZSL)

What visitors say

I enjoyed watching the chameleon picking its way along a branch, resplendent in bright colours, and the tiny poison dart frog in royal blue livery.

One thing I haven’t spoken about are the animals I saw, and which ones were my favourites.

My eldest was especially keen to see the Reptile House and the Aquarium, and the youngest is super-interested in insects so both were very happy to spot their favourites.

🦒 Animals in captivity

Spheniscus humboldti

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

in Lima

Camelus bactrianus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park

Suricata suricatta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park+ 2 more parks

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Lake Nakuru National Park+ 28 more parks

EN Endemic

Varanus komodoensis

Daily sighting probability >90% · Very likely

in Komodo National Park

Eudocimus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Caroni Swamp+ 1 more park

Phacochoerus africanus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Kidepo Valley National Park+ 39 more parks

Colobus guereza

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Kibale National Park+ 8 more parks

Before you go

Where is London Zoo?

London, United Kingdom

London Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in London, United Kingdom, at Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY. Its coordinates are 51.536° N, 0.156° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 288 km away.

What animals can you see at London Zoo?

200 species

Citizen-science photos record 200 species at London Zoo, including Humboldt Penguin, Domestic Bactrian Camel, Slender-tailed Meerkat, Great White Pelican and Komodo Dragon. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of London Zoo in the wild?

Domestic Bactrian Camel: Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park

Some of the animals photographed at London Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Domestic Bactrian Camel (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park), Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) and Great White Pelican (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lake Nakuru National Park).

Is London Zoo accredited?

BIAZA

Open registers list London Zoo with BIAZA. These marks come from Wikidata, and they are shown here as a fact, not as an endorsement.

When did London Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1828, 15 ha

London Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in London, United Kingdom, opened in 1828 and covers about 15 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 200 species are photographed there.