Whipsnade Zoo
Whipsnade Zoo, formerly known as ZSL Whipsnade Zoo and Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, is a zoo and safari park located at Whipsnade, near Dunstable in Bedfordshire, England. It is one of two zoos (the other being London Zoo in Regent's Park, London) that are owned by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats.
| Whipsnade Zoo | |
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Former main entrance to Whipsnade Zoo, closed in 2015 | |
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| Date opened | 1931 |
| Location | Whipsnade, near Dunstable, England |
| Land area | 600 acres (2.4 km2) |
| No. of animals | 3,626 (2018) |
| No. of species | 209 (2018) |
| Annual visitors | 648,945 (2019) |
| Memberships | BIAZA, EAZA, WAZA |
| Major exhibits | Lions of the Serengeti, Passage through Asia, In with the Lemurs |
| Website | www |
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