"Now the real zoo begins," Palmer said in a conference call yesterday.

The zoo has began construction on a third part of the gorilla exhibit.

In the late 1960s, the zoo began a decline from municipal neglect.

Also in 1982, the zoo began charging an admission fee for the first time.

Here the 911 zoo begins a debate on just how scary a 911 should be.

In 2005, the zoo began to run daily shows featuring birds of prey.

The zoo began to move in the following year.

In 2008 the zoo became a charity and has begun to focus on conservation and education.

In 2009 the zoo began a $1.4 million renovation to its rhinoceros exhibit.

In 1936, the zoo began to grow from a small animal park with its first (loaned) elephant.