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Where was the world's first zoo?

  • Written by Michael J. Renner, Professor of Biology, Psychology, and Environmental Science & Sustainability, Director Zoo & Conservation Science, Drake University
Where was the world's first zoo?Interior view of Polito's Royal Menagerie, Exeter Change, Strand, Westminster, London, 1812.Heritage Images/Hulton Archives via Getty ImagesWhere was the world's first zoo?

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