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Brussels Zoo
Local name
De dierentuin van Brussel Jardin Zoologique de Bruxelles
Type zoo
Owner Société royale de Zoologie, d’Horticulture et d’Agrément
Founded 1851
Last elephant left 1879
Closed down 1880
Address
Parc Léopold, Etterbeek
Place
Antwerp
Country
Belgium
Directors 1851: Jean Linden
Key People
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers of elephants
Elephant keepers Record history
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Description
Brussels Zoo, located at Parc Léopold, Etterbeek, in Antwerp, Belgium
, was founded in 1851. The last elephant left in 1879. Brussels Zoo closed down in 1880.
Comments / pictures The 16 acre estate of the Chevalier Dubois de Bianco was acquired, situated in the present Parc Léopold.
Brussels zoo went bankrupt in 1877.
1879: Two elephants sold to Antwerp Zoo .
Despite an attempt at a re-launch it closed in 1880. The animals were sold to Antwerp Zoo ,
or to private menageries, even sadly killed on site.
An African elephant, a former resident of Brussels zoo, was stuffed in 1880.
Thhe zoo’s grounds became a public park: the Parc Lépold.References for records about Brussels Zoo
Recommended Citation Koehl, Dan (2025). Brussels Zoo, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1375 . (archived at the Wayback machine )Sources used for this article is among others:
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