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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.
ZSL bought the farm in December 1926 for £13,480 12s 10d. In 1928 the first animals arrived at the new Whipsnade Park—two Amherst pheasants, a golden pheasant and five red jungle fowl. Others soon followed, including muntjac deer, llamas, wombats and skunks. In 1931 Whipsnade Park was opened to the public as the world's first open zoological ...
A zookeeper at Whipsnade took cameras along as he fed the Mountain Bongo, a creature that again, is super unique. As the man explained in the video , the Mountain Bongo isn't just rare for the zoo ...
Whipsnade is home to Whipsnade Tree Cathedral, a 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 acres (3.8 ha) arboretum planted in the arrangement of a cathedral, and Whipsnade Zoo. A chalk hill figure of a lion can be found on Bison Hill, created in 1933; it is owned by the zoo. It is the longest hill figure in England at 483 feet (147 m).
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Works Number Built At GWR Notes 1 Chevallier: Manning Wardle: 0-6-2 T: 1877 1915 No Built for the Chattenden and Upnor Railway, purchased for the Bowaters Paper Railway at Sittingbourne in 1950, worked the first passenger train at Whipsnade, sold to Bill Parker in 2006. Was the first locomotive to enter GWR service in 1970.
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