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Zoos

Sun, 16 Jul 2006 11:04:41 GMT

A zoo is an institution where mainly wild and exotic animals are restricted within enclosures, bred and displayed to the public. The term zoological garden refers to the biological discipline zoology, which derives from Greek Ζωο ("animal"), and λογος ("study"). The term was first used in 1828 for the London Zoological Gardens, soon shortened by the Londoners to the abbreviation “zoo”.

All the photos are taken at Belfast Zoo which started life as Bellevue Pleasure Gardens, a public park and recreational area, in 1911 on the slopes of Cavehill.

The gardens were opened by Belfast City Tramways to give an incentive for Belfast's residents to use the company's new tramway. Twelve acres of the site were redeveloped as a zoo in 1933. Initially the zoo was very popular, attracting over 280,000 visitors a year.

During World War II many of the zoo's dangerous animals were put down. The decline continued into the 1960s, when the zoo's facilities fell into disrepair.

Belfast City Council acquired the facility in 1962, starting a long process of renovation. Under the supervision of manager John Stronge, the new zoo eventually opened in 1978.

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Zoos