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The Philadelphia Zoo is a zoo located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia on the west bank of the Schuylkill River. It was the first true zoo in the United States; it was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 21, 1859, but its opening was delayed by the Civil War until July 1, 1874. The zoo opened with 1,000 animals and an ad…
The Philadelphia Zoo is a zoo located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia on the west bank of the Schuylkill River. It was the first true zoo in the United States; it was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 21, 1859, but its opening was delayed by the Civil War until July 1, 1874. The zoo opened with 1,000 animals and an admission price of 25 cents. For a brief time, the zoo also housed animals brought to U.S. from safaris by the Smithsonian Institution, which had not yet built its National Zoo.
  • Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
  • Owner: The Zoological Society of Philadelphia
  • Slogan: America's First Zoo
  • Date opened: July 1, 1874
  • Land area: 42 acres (17 ha)
  • No. of animals: ~1,700
  • No. of species: 340+
Data from: en.wikipedia.org