A zoological garden, zoological park or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public and in which they may also be bred. The term zoological garden refers to the biological discipline zoology, which derives from Greek???("animal"), and ????? ("study"). The term "zoo" was used as an abbreviation for the London Zoological Gardens which opened in 1828 for scientific study (and opened to the public in 1847)[LINK: http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/zoo?view=uk] Compact Oxford dictionary definition of Zoo[LINK: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/london-zoo/] London Zoo history page. History ]]The predecessor of the zoological garden is the menagerie that has a long history from the Middle Ages to modern times. The oldest existing zoo, the Vienna Zoo in Austria, evolved from such

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