Whipsnade Zoo
| Whipsnade Zoo | |
|---|---|
Former main entrance to Whipsnade Zoo, closed in 2015 | |
| 51°50′59″N 000°32′39″W / 51.84972°N 0.54417°W | |
| Date opened | 1931 |
| Location | Whipsnade, near Dunstable, England |
| Land area | 600 acres (2.4 km2) |
| No. of animals | 3,626 (2018) |
| No. of species | 209 (2018) |
| Annual visitors | 648,945 (2019) |
| Memberships | BIAZA, EAZA, WAZA |
| Major exhibits | Lions of the Serengeti, Passage through Asia, In with the Lemurs |
| Website | www |
Whipsnade Zoo, formerly known as ZSL Whipsnade Zoo and Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, is a zoo located in Whipsnade, near Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. It is one of two zoos (the other being London Zoo in Regent's Park, London) that is owned by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats.