- Opened
- 1874
- Species listed
- 23
About Philadelphia Zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo is a zoo located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia on the west bank of the Schuylkill River. It was the first true zoo in the United States; it was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 21, 1859, but its opening was delayed by the Civil War until July 1, 1874. The zoo opened with 1,000 animals and an admission price of 25 cents. For a brief time, the zoo also housed animals brought to U.S. from safaris by the Smithsonian Institution, which had not yet built its National Zoo.
Animals you can see here
23 species from our encyclopedia are recorded at this venue. Tap one to read its profile.
AardvarkOrycteropus afer
American FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Andean BearTremarctos ornatus
Aye-ayeDaubentonia madagascariensis
Black-and-white Ruffed LemurVarecia variegata
CheetahAcinonyx jubatus
Coquerel's SifakaPropithecus coquereli
FossaCryptoprocta ferox
Giant OtterPteronura brasiliensis
GibbonHylobates lar
GiraffeGiraffa camelopardalis
Golden Lion TamarinLeontopithecus rosalia
JaguarPanthera onca
Maned WolfChrysocyon brachyurus
MeerkatSuricata suricatta
Red KangarooMacropus rufus
Red PandaAilurus fulgens
Red River HogPotamochoerus porcus
Ring-tailed LemurLemur catta
Saki MonkeyPithecia pithecia
Siberian TigerPanthera tigris altaica
Snow LeopardPanthera uncia
Western Lowland GorillaGorilla gorilla gorillaSpecies lists come from Wikidata and may be incomplete — collections change. Check the venue's own site before travelling to see a particular animal.