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Celebrating Zoo Lover’s Day

To view more photos and videos of Zoo Lover’s Day, browse the #zoolovers hashtag on Instagram.

Happy Zoo Lover’s Day! Since the London Zoological Gardens were established in 1828, zoos have been a place to marvel at some of the most fascinating wild animals in the world, all in one place. Many zoos, however, have developed broader and more ambitious goals around education and conservation, engaging visitors in deeper ways with the issues that animals and their habitats may face in the wild.

Interested in learning more about zoos through the day-to-day lives of the animals they care for? Be sure to follow these zoos on Instagram:

Smithsonian National Zoologial Park, Washington D.C. - @smithsonianzoo

San Diego Zoo in California - @sandiegozoo

Twycross Zoo in England - @twycrosszoo

Tulsa Zoo in Oklahoma - @tulsazoo

Minnesota Zoo - @mnzoo

Berlin Zoo in Germany - @zooberlin

San Francisco Zoo in California - @sanfranciscozoo

Woodland Park Zoo in Washington - @woodlandparkzoo