Interesting to see: London Zoo

The London Zoo was founded by the local Zoological Society in 1828. At first he worked only for research activities, and since 1847 opened for visitors. The London Zoo is the oldest in the world and the richest in the collection of species in the UK (it is inhabited by more than 15 thousand individuals of 755 species of the animal world).

This amazing institution is kept exclusively at its own expense, collecting funds from sponsorship donations, admission fees and subsidies.

In 2008, the London Zoo went through a global reconstruction. There were created aviaries, most similar to the natural habitat, so that the animals were comfortable, and visitors could see the nature in a believable form.

The most interesting active expositions

The African bird safari is a 51-meter-long walkway around which you can see rain storks, Madagascar teal, blue-bellied and blue-chested seas and other exotic birds.

Aquarium - is located in three large halls. In the first - projects of nature conservation and artificial fish breeding. Here you can see the European eel, rudd, pink gorgonariyu, seahorses, prickly starfish. In the second hall, the zoo in London recreates the habitat of coral reefs with colorful tropical fish. And in the third hall you can meet the water inhabitants of the Amazon, including a rare electric eel and a transparent nozhchelku.

The Blackburn Pavilion represents the environment of the high mountain and tropical forests, which contain more than fifty species of tropical birds. The London Zoo is the only place on the British Isles where you can see Toucans, Kookaburr and Hummingbirds.

Another amazing pavilion is the Biological Chain , which demonstrates the diversity of life forms. 98% of all known invertebrates - ants, spiders and beetles - are represented here.

The London Zoo has collected an amazing world of butterflies in the same pavilion. Butterflies from Africa, Central and South America, South-East Africa are surrounded by appropriate flora and fauna - so that an almost natural habitat is created.

The children's zoo was created specifically so that small visitors could feed the animals and learn how to properly care for them. There are various kinds of guinea pigs, mice, rabbits, chinchillas, snails, dwarf goats, sheep and other animals.

In the World of the Zoo, you can see dwarf hippos, bearded pigs, camels. There is also a display with updated information about the zoo and its environmental programs.

The London Zoo is proud of the Rainforest Pavilion with day and night zones, the huge Gorilla Kingdom with many exotic monkeys, the African exposition , the Komodo Warren enclosure, the Australian Mappine Terraces, the Snowdon aviary , the reptile pavilion, the Round house inhabited by monkeys and lemurs, and a multitude Other luxury expositions.

If you are going to London, then be sure to visit this amazing zoo. In just one day you can personally get acquainted with the amazing diversity of life on our planet.