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Wikipedia: The Philadelphia Zoo, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the west bank of the Schuylkill River, was the first zoo in the United States. Chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 21, 1859, its opening was delayed by the American Civil War until July 1, 1874. It opened with 1,000 animals and an admission price of 25 cents.
![[Red-shanked Douc]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Red_shanked_Douc_28Pygathrix_nemaeus_29_Philadelphia_Zoo_s.jpg "Red-shanked Douc")
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![[Philadelphia Zoo entrance, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Philadelphia_Zoo_entrance_2C_Philadelphia_2C_Pennsylvania_2C_USA_27June2010_s.jpg "Philadelphia Zoo entrance, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.")
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![[McNeil Avian Centre (photo June 2010)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/McNeil_Avian_Center_at_Philadelphia_Zoo_2C_Pennsylvania_2C_USA_27June2010_s.jpg "McNeil Avian Centre (photo June 2010)")
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![[Polar bear inside her enclosure.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PhilaPolarBear2_s.jpg "Polar bear inside her enclosure.")
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![[A Pygmy Marmoset at the Small Mammals exhibit.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PhilaMarmoset1_s.jpg "A Pygmy Marmoset at the Small Mammals exhibit.")
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![[The elephants at the Philadelphia Zoo, who were expected to be phased out indefinitely by the Summer of 2009]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PhilaElephants1_s.jpg "The elephants at the Philadelphia Zoo, who were expected to be phased out indefinitely by the Summer of 2009")
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![[A flock of Flamingos.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PhilaFlamingos1_s.jpg "A flock of Flamingos.")
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![[A Cheetah in his enclosure.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PhilaCheetah1_s.jpg "A Cheetah in his enclosure.")
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![[The WPVI Zoo Balloon, from ground level]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PhilaZooBalloon_s.jpg "The WPVI Zoo Balloon, from ground level")
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![[The Channel 6 Zooballoon above the Philadelphia Zoo with the pre-2008 balloon.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Philadelphia_Zoo_balloon_s.jpg "The Channel 6 Zooballoon above the Philadelphia Zoo with the pre-2008 balloon.")
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