Antwerp Zoo, located at K. Astridplein 26, in Antwerpen, Belgium, was founded in 1843. The last elephant left in 2012.
At Antwerp Zoo lives 2 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)
1843: Antwerp Zoo (Dutch: ZOO Antwerpen) is a zoo in the centre of Antwerp, Belgium, located next to the Antwerpen-Centraal railway station. It is the oldest animal park in the country, and one of the oldest in the world, established on 21 July 1843. 1864: It is claimed the first African elephant kept in a zoo, was 1864 in Antwerpen. 1903/1904: An image shows a young African elephant and a zookeeper near the Egyptian Temple. (Robeyn) 1956: the same society bought the Domein Planckendael in Muizen, near Mechelen. It covers an area of 40 hectares (99 acres) and has become a full-grown animal park 2012: In 2012 all Antwerps elephants left, for the newly built facility in Planckendael Zoo in Belgium.
