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LONDON ZOO

Take a walk on the wild side at London Zoo and get close to some of the world's most fascinatine animals, from Asian Lions and Sloth Bears to giant Seychelles Millipedes. Set in the heart of London's majestic Regent's Park, London Zoo boasts not only a vast array of amazing animals, but also beautiful gardens, fine art, astounding architecture and now the the astonishing new Web of Life exhibition. So, isn't time you went wild?.

Every party animal knows that when the day ends, the real nocturnal activity begins. Now you can see what goes on after dark, durnig our daytime, and meet elusive creatures of the night, the Rodrigues Fruit Bat and the Leadbeater's Possum amongst others.

Make it a necessity to visit Sloth Bears and troop of Hanuman Langurs at London's only mountain, the state of the art Mappin Terraces, where you won't need to go into the woods to be sure of a big bear.

The terraces house four of the most stunning and threatened species of big cat in the world including Asian Lions, Sumatran Tigers and Persian and Clouded Leopards. Loss of habitat and hunting have driven them all to the brick of extinction. Meet the people who breed them and find out why being their keeper is a daunting occupation.

Get to grips with masters of disguise, the chameleons and a host of other cold-blooded creatures including such enchanting characters as the Prehensile-tailed Skink, Gila Monster and Death Adder in the reptile house, home to the largest collection of venomous snakes and other reptiles in any Uk zoo.

Watch Black-footed Penguins slip 'n' slide round their modernist masterpiece of a home, a paradise for London Zoo's coolest customers. Feeding time should never be missed.

Here's a chance for the children to spot domesticated animals from around the globe including camels, Ilamas, reindeer and some rarer breeds of everyday farmyard animals including sheep, hens, ducks, pigs and ponies.

Meet Jos and Rosie, the first Black Rhino to be successfully hand-reared on human-made Rhino milk, and three Asian Elephants,. e you weight with elephants, as one member of trio steps up to the scales for her moment of truth.

London Zoo is an Integral Part of The Zoological Society of London, an International scientific, conservation and educational charity working in 22 countries worldwide. In fact, we were the frist zoological society in the world, set up by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1826.

Visiting London Zoo is fantastic fun, but underlining all the amazing animal action you'll witness, there is a very important message. All the animals you see at the Zoo are here for a reason. Their very existence may even depend on it. Some are completely extinct disappearing for ever.