The group also said rebuilding the old zoo would be cheaper.

"The old zoo is not being used or kept up, and it has no animals," he said.

Feeling very cheerful, he rumbled up the hill to the old zoo.

The old zoo is not what could be termed an architectural gem.

This makes it the third oldest zoo in the world.

One of the oldest zoos in Europe, its buildings date back to the 1890's.

It is, in fact, a fine old zoo, but the life around is even wilder.

The shortcomings of the old zoo are not lost on today's visitors.

The first rocks you pass are already some zoo million years old.

It is one of the oldest and largest zoos in the state.