Frankfurt Zoological Garden

The Frankfurt Zoological Garden is the zoo of Frankfurt, Germany. It features over 4,500 animals of over 510 species on more than 11 hectares. The zoo was founded in 1858 and is the second oldest zoo in Germany, after Berlin Zoological Garden. It lies in the eastern part of the Innenstadt (inner city). Bernhard Grzimek was director of the zoo after World War II from 1945 until 1974.

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Zoo Frankfurt
Main entrance
50°06′56″N 8°42′11″E
Date opened	1858; 167 years ago (1858)[1]
Location	Bernhard-Grzimek-Allee 1, 60316 Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Land area	11 ha (27 acres)[2]
No. of animals	about 4500[2]
No. of species	about 450[2]
Annual visitors	830.193 (2015)[2]
Memberships	WAZA,[3] EAZA,[4] VdZ
Major exhibits	Asiatic lion, Gorilla, Spectacled bear, Sumatran tiger
Owner	Frankfurt
Public transit access	Zoo 14 Zoo
Website	zoo-frankfurt.de

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The Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) was founded in 1858 by citizens of Frankfurt to establish the Zoological Garden, which it operated until the First World War. The city council then assumed responsibility for the zoo until 1950, when the FZS again became the zoo's development association.^[5]