What Zoological Garden was opened two years before the Manchester Zoological Gardens opened in 1838?
Belle Vue Zoological Gardens Belle Vue Zoological Gardens was a large zoo, amusement park, exhibition hall complex and speedway stadium in Belle Vue, Manchester, England, opened in 1836. The brainchild of John Jennison, the gardens were initially intended to be an entertainment for the genteel middle classes, with formal gardens and dancing on open-air platforms during the summer, but they soon became one of the most popular attractions in Northern England. Before moving to Belle Vue, Jennison, a part-time gardener, had run a small aviary at his home, the beginnings of the zoo that over the years grew to become the third-largest in the United Kingdom.
National Zoological Gardens of South Africa The National Zoological Gardens of South Africa (also informally known as The Pretoria Zoo) is an 85 ha zoo located in Pretoria, South Africa. It is the national zoo of South Africa, and was founded by J. W. B. Gunning in 1899. Pretoria zoo is one of the top 8 largest zoos in the world and one of the most highly rated zoo's in the world.