During World War I the Antwerp Zoo was forced to kill most of its wild livestock.

The Antwerp Zoo is also one of the leading zoos in the world in case of science and education.

Antwerp Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in the world, established in 1843.

Antwerp Zoo was the world's first zoo with Okapis in 1918.

Antwerp Zoo was founded in 1843, and is home to more than 6,000 animals (about 769 species).

Antwerp Zoo is also maintaining an active research program.

The Antwerp Zoo is probably the only Western zoo that has eastern lowland gorillas (two older females).

One of the highlights is the Keizerspanorama, a huge, motorised, slide-viewing contraption built in 1905 for Antwerp Zoo.

Students received his almost yearly excursions to Antwerp Zoo with much enthusiasm.

Antwerp Zoo has been very successful with many of the Lophura genus.