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The oldest zoo still in operation is the Vienna Zoo (Tiergarten Schönbrunn) in Austria.2
Founded in 1752 as an imperial menagerie within the grounds of the Schönbrunn Palace, it was initially a private collection for the Habsburg rulers. The facility was opened to the general public in 1779 and continues to flourish today.123