Editing London Zoo (section)

==Areas and attractions==
[[File:Pelecanus onocrotalus -London Zoo, England-8a.jpg|right|thumb|Three [[great white pelican]]s in their enclosure]]

The Zoo has many named areas and attractions. Several of them are available for hire outside the zoo's opening hours, including The Terrace, Penguin Beach, Ninos cove, Tiny Giants, Land of the Lions, Tiger Territory, and Attenborough Komodo Dragon House.<ref>{{cite web | title=Venues | publisher=London Zoo | url=https://www.londonzoo.org/about-us/venue-hire/london-zoo-venues-for-hire | access-date=3 March 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Group
! Number of species
! Number of individuals
|-
| [[Mammal]]s || 70 || 561
|-
| [[Bird]]s || 99 || 671
|-
| [[Reptile]]s || 49 || 167
|-
| [[Amphibian]]s || 20 || 726
|-
| [[Fish]] || 207 || 5818
|-
| [[Invertebrate]]s || 228 || 11346
|- class="sortbottom"
| Total || 673 || 19289<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zsl.org/about-us/animal-inventory,649,AR.html|title=Animal inventory|work=Zoological Society of London (ZSL)}}</ref>
|}

===Monkey Valley===
[[File:Snowdon Aviary at London Zoo, England-16Aug2009.jpg|right|thumb|The Snowdon Aviary]]
The Snowdon Aviary was designed by [[Cedric Price]], [[Frank Newby]] and [[Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon]], built between 1962 and 1964, and opened in 1965.<ref name="ZSL-architecture">{{cite web|url=http://www.zsl.org/info/about-us/zoo-architecture,103,AR.html |title=ZSL Architecture |publisher=[[Zoological Society of London|ZSL]] |access-date=6 March 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228070202/http://www.zsl.org/info/about-us/zoo-architecture%2C103%2CAR.html |archive-date=28 February 2008  }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=London Zoo History |url=https://www.londonzoo.org/zoo-stories/history-of-london-zoo/snowdon-aviary |access-date=28 February 2023 |website=ZSL London Zoo}}</ref> It was Britain's first public, walk-through aviary, and primarily housed shorebirds such as gulls and ibis. It is constructed with a pyramidal aluminium framework reaching 21m high. In 2021, the aviary was re-developed into a walkthrough [[primatarium]] called "Monkey Valley", which opened to the public in August 2022 and houses a troop of [[Mantled guereza|eastern black and white colobus monkey]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/news/zsl-london-zoo-unwraps-snowdon-aviary|title=ZSL London Zoo 'unwraps' Snowdon Aviary|publisher=London Zoo|date=30 July 2021}}</ref> The structure has been a Grade II* [[listed building]] since 1998.<ref>{{NHLE | num=1323695 | desc=Snowdon Aviary}}</ref>

===Land of the Lions===
Land of the Lions is London Zoo's [[Asiatic lion]] enclosure, opened in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Land of the Lions |url=https://www.londonzoo.org/whats-here/habitats/land-of-the-lions |access-date=23 February 2023 |website=ZSL London Zoo}}</ref> It covers 2,500 square metres, and is designed to resemble an Indian town on the edge of the [[Gir Forest National Park]], intended to demonstrate how the lion's natural habitat overlaps with local urban environments. [[Gray langur|Hanuman langur]]s, [[small Indian mongoose]]s, [[black kite]]s, and [[Rüppell's vulture]]s are also displayed in this area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/exhibits/land-of-the-lions|title=Land of the Lions|work=Zoological Society of London (ZSL)}}</ref>

===Tiger Territory===
Tiger Territory is London Zoo's [[Sumatran tiger]] enclosure, designed by architect Michael Kozdon<ref name="tiger-territory-architecture">{{cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2013/mar/20/london-zoo-new-tiger-territory | last = Wainwright | first = Oliver | title = London Zoo's new Tiger Territory: built for the animals first, and visitors second | newspaper = [[The Guardian]] | date = 20 March 2013 | access-date = 20 March 2013}}</ref> and officially opened by the [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Duke of Edinburgh]] in March 2013. The zoo currently houses four tigers: a male named Asim, a female named Gaysha, and their two cubs, Zac and Crispin, born in June 2022. The enclosure is 2,500 square metres (27,000 square feet) in size and features authentic Indonesian plant life,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/news/tigers-mark-their-territory-at-the-zoo,996,NS.html |title= Tigers mark their Territory at the Zoo - News - ZSL London Zoo - ZSL|website=www.zsl.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114194158/http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/news/tigers-mark-their-territory-at-the-zoo%2C996%2CNS.html |archive-date=14 November 2012}}</ref> as well as a net canopy of 3mm steel cable supported by four metal poles.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pig ugly|url=https://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/news/pig-ugly|access-date=4 October 2020|website=Zoological Society of London (ZSL)|language=en}}</ref>

===The Casson Pavilion ===
The Casson Pavilion is one of the zoo's Grade II listed buildings and was designed by architect Sir Hugh Casson between 1962 and 1965. The building was originally built to house [[rhino]]s and [[elephant]]s. However, after an accident in which a keeper was killed in 2001, the animals were relocated to Whipsnade Zoo, and since then, the building has housed [[camels]] and [[porcupines]]. At one point, it was also part of Tiger Territory when it housed [[Bornean bearded pig|bearded pigs]] and [[Malayan tapir]]s. It is now its own exhibit, known as The Cassons, and it houses a family of [[red river hog]]s and [[babirusa]]s.

===Gorilla Kingdom===
Opened by the Duke of Edinburgh in March 2007, Gorilla Kingdom consists of a moated island, home to a group of [[western lowland gorilla]]s. The zoo currently holds seven gorillas: an adult male named Kiburi, two adult females named Mjukuu and Effie, a juvenile female named Alika (the daughter of Mjukuu and former silverback Kumbuka) born in December 2014, a juvenile male named Gernot (the son of Effie and former silverback Kumbuka) born in November 2015, a female infant named Juno born to mother Mjukuu on 17 January 2024<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gorilla Kingdom|url=https://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/exhibits/gorilla-kingdom|access-date=4 October 2020|website=Zoological Society of London (ZSL)|language=en}}</ref> and a second female infant named Venus was born to mother Effie on 8 February 2024, just three and a half weeks after the first.<ref>{{Cite web |title=London Zoo welcomes another endangered baby gorilla – DW – 02/14/2024 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/london-zoo-welcomes-another-endangered-baby-gorilla/a-68249447 |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref> The Gorilla Kingdom area also features smaller enclosures housing [[Sooty mangabey|white-naped mangabey]]s and [[Diana monkey]]s. The exhibit also features a walk-through aviary housing African [[bird]]s.

===Into Africa===
Into Africa is an [[Africa]]-themed area that opened in April 2006.<ref name="fitzpatrick">{{cite web | url = http://www.zsl.org/discovery-learning/meet-the-team/meet-the-keeper-malcolm-fitzpatrick-curator-of-mammals,371,AR.html | title = Malcolm Fitzpatrick, Curator of Mammals | publisher = [[Zoological Society of London|ZSL]] | access-date =7 March 2008}}</ref> Animals on display in this area include [[Chapman's zebra]]s, [[common warthog]]s, [[okapi]]s, [[common ostrich]]es, [[giraffe]]s, [[pygmy hippopotamus|pygmy hippos]], and [[African wild dog]]s. The Giraffe House at London Zoo, built in 1837, is the world's oldest zoo building still used for its original purpose. The Giraffe House has been designated as a Grade II listed building because of its historical and architectural significance.<ref>{{NHLE | num=1357403 | desc=Giraffe House and Hippopotamus House on the Cotton Terraces}}</ref>

===Rainforest Life and Night Life===
Rainforest Life is a walk-through indoor exhibit that houses many species of South American [[rainforest]] animals. Among the species in the main forest walk-through are [[Linnaeus's two-toed sloth]]s, [[golden lion tamarin]]s, [[Coppery titi|red titi monkeys]], [[Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur]]s, [[big hairy armadillo]]s, [[Goeldi's marmoset]]s, [[southern tamandua]], [[golden-headed lion tamarin]]s, [[red-footed tortoise]]s, [[narrow-striped mongoose]]s and [[Rodrigues flying fox]]es. The building also has a darkened area called "Nightlife", which houses these nocturnal animals: [[Mohol bushbaby]], [[Senegal bushbaby]], [[grey slender loris]]es, [[West African potto]]s, [[Malagasy giant rat]]s, [[naked mole-rats]], [[pygmy slow loris]]es, [[harvest mice]], [[lesser hedgehog tenrec]]s and a [[northern tree shrew]]. 

Night Life is located below Rainforest Life, with the bottom of the latter exhibit being viewable from a point in the former.

===The Outback===
The Mappin Terraces opened in 1913,<ref name="ZSL-architecture" /> and features an artificial rocky cliff made of concrete blocks for animal enrichment. This was the zoo's first major attempt at recreating natural environments without bars, influenced by European zoos such as Tierpark Hagenbeck, and many different species have been kept in this enclosure during its lifetime, including [[bear]]s, [[penguin]]s, [[sheep]], [[goat]]s, [[kangaroo]]s, [[leopards]], and [[wild boar]]. The Mappin Terraces is currently an Australia-themed exhibit called "The Outback", housing [[emu]]s, [[red kangaroo]]s and [[red-necked wallaby|red-necked wallabies]].

===The former Aquarium===
[[File:London Zoo, England -aquarium-24Oct2010.jpg|right|thumb|Aquarium]]
[[File:London Zoo 00936.jpg|thumb|right|A copperband butterflyfish in the coral reef hall]]
There was an [[aquarium]] at the zoo from 1853 until 2019. The zoo's first aquarium was also the world's first public aquarium,<ref name="aquarium-history">{{cite web | url = http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/exhibits/aquarium/the-history-of-the-aquarium,656,AR.html | title = The History of the Aquarium | publisher = [[Zoological Society of London|ZSL]] | access-date = 6 March 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120902231727/http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/exhibits/aquarium/the-history-of-the-aquarium,656,AR.html | archive-date = 2 September 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref> and was created and stocked by [[Philip Henry Gosse]] who coined the word "aquarium", as a portmanteau of aquatic vivarium.<ref name="aquarium-history" /> In 1853 opened a building known as Fish House, while the most recent aquarium was built in 1921 next to and beneath the Mappin Terraces and was officially opened by [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]] and his wife [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]] in April 1924. The collection in 1853 included 58 fish species and 200 invertebrate species.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of London Zoo |url=https://www.londonzoo.org/zoo-stories/history-of-london-zoo/worlds-first-aquarium |access-date=28 February 2023 |website=ZSL London Zoo}}</ref>

The aquarium was separated into three halls, each home to different types of fish and other aquatic wildlife. The first hall primarily contained freshwater species such as [[rudd]] and [[European eel]]s, as well as some saltwater species involved in various conservation projects and captive-breeding programmes, such as [[broad sea fan]]s, [[uaru]]s and [[seahorse]]s. The second hall displayed various species of [[coral reef]] fish from around the world, such as [[clownfish]], [[copperband butterflyfish]] and [[regal tang]]s, as well as real coral. The third hall housed species native to the [[Amazon River]], including [[red-bellied piranha]]s, [[Pterophyllum|angelfish]], [[arapaima]]s and [[ocellate river stingray]]s. In addition to the three halls, the aquarium also featured the "Big Fish Tank". This tank housed large fish species that were all former pets. They had to be rescued because their owners did not have the proper equipment or understanding to care for them.

The dedicated [[London Aquarium]], unconnected with ZSL, opened in 1997. The Zoo's smaller aquarium closed on 22 October 2019; some of the aquatic creatures were moved to a new aquarium at Whipsnade Zoo, while others were set to be housed in a new corals exhibit in the [[#Tiny Giants|Tiny Giants]] building in 2020.<ref name="ZSL-22Oct2019">{{cite web |title=It's all change at the London Zoo aquarium |url=https://www.zsl.org/blogs/zsl-london-zoo/it%E2%80%99s-all-change-at-the-london-zoo-aquarium |website=ZSL London Zoo |publisher=ZSL |access-date=19 November 2019}}</ref>

===Animal Adventure===
Animal Adventure, formerly known as the Ambika Paul Children's Zoo, was established in 2009. It is a dedicated area for children, featuring playgrounds and a water fountain. It was built after a child who loved visiting the zoo with her family, Ambika Paul, died from cancer. Her parents donated £1,000,000 to the zoo to build a children's zoo in her honour. Many of the animals in Animal Adventure are domestic animals, such as  [[llama]]s, [[alpaca]]s, and [[goat]]s, as well as [[Kunekune|kunekune pigs]]. Exotic species on display include [[Cape porcupine]]s, [[South American coati]]s, and [[yellow mongoose]]s.

At approximately 6 am on Saturday, 23 December 2017, a large fire broke out at Animal Adventure. The fire was brought under control by 9:30 am after spreading to the cafe and shop on the premises. It is estimated that three-quarters of the cafe/shop suffered severe damage. A nine-year-old [[aardvark]] named Misha was pronounced dead, and four [[meerkat]]s were declared unaccounted for and presumed dead. The zoo reopened on Christmas Eve.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-42465094|title=London Zoo shuts as fire hits buildings|date=23 December 2017|work=BBC News|access-date=23 December 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/zsl-london-zoo-statement-23-december-2017|title=ZSL London Zoo statement - 23 December 2017|work=Zoological Society of London (ZSL)|access-date=23 December 2017|language=en}}</ref>

=== The former Reptile House ===
One of London Zoo's most well-known buildings, the Reptile House opened in 1927 and was designed by [[Joan Beauchamp Procter]] and [[Sir Edward Guy Dawber]].<ref name="ZSL-architecture" /> It housed several species of reptile, including [[Jamaican boa]], [[Philippine crocodile]]s,  [[Annam leaf turtle]]s, [[Brachylophus fasciatus|Fiji banded iguana]]s, [[northern caiman lizard]]s, [[puff adder]]s, [[king cobra]]s and [[emerald tree boa]]s. In December 2012, a refurbished amphibian section was opened to the public, displaying amphibians such as  [[Chinese giant salamander]]s, [[axolotl]]s, [[African bullfrog]]s, [[Lake Oku clawed frog]]s, [[White's tree frog]]s and various types of [[poison dart frog]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/exhibits/reptile-house/amphibians/ |title=Amphibian Wing |access-date=22 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117222818/http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/exhibits/reptile-house/amphibians/ |archive-date=17 January 2013 }}</ref> A new Reptile House, titled "The Secret Life of Reptiles and Amphibians",<ref name="ZSL-reptile-amphibins">[https://www.londonzoo.org/whats-here/habitats/reptile-amphibians The Secret Life of Reptiles and Amphibians]</ref> opened in Easter 2024.<ref name="ZSL-close-ups">[https://www.londonzoo.org/zoo-stories/news/breathtaking-close-ups-reveal-secret-life-reptiles-and-amphibians Revealing the Secret Life of Reptiles and Amphibians]</ref>

===Giants of the Galápagos===
Giants of the Galápagos was opened in 2009 to coincide with the 200th birthday of [[Charles Darwin]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/exhibits/giants-of-the-galapagos/|title=Galapagos Tortoises|work=Zoological Society of London (ZSL)}}</ref> and is home to three female [[Galápagos giant tortoise]]s named Dolly, Polly and Priscilla. It includes a large indoor area with a heated pond and [[underfloor heating]], while the outdoor paddock has been designed to mimic the tortoise's natural environment and features two heated pools, one of which is a naturalistic clay wallow.

===The Attenborough Komodo Dragon House===
[[File:London Zoo 01050.jpg|upright|thumb|right|Raja, the male Komodo dragon]]
London Zoo's [[Komodo dragon]] enclosure was opened by [[David Attenborough|Sir David Attenborough]] in July 2004.<ref name="dragons-arrive">{{cite web | url = http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/news/komodo-dragons-arrive,41,NS.html | title = Komodo Dragons Arrive | publisher = [[Zoological Society of London|ZSL]] | date =2 August 2004 | access-date =7 March 2008}}</ref> The zoo used to own two Komodo dragons, a female named Rinka and a male named Raja. Raja was filmed in his exhibit for an action sequence in the 2012 [[James Bond]] film ''[[Skyfall]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 August 2015|title=London Zoo: New Komodo dragon unveiled for Land of the Giants exhibition [video]|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/london-zoo-new-komodo-dragon-unveiled-land-giants-exhibition-video-1514420|access-date=4 October 2020|website=International Business Times UK|language=en}}</ref> A new male dragon called Ganas (one of the [[parthenogenic]] hatchlings from [[Chester Zoo]]) moved to London in 2015 after the previous dragons died. Their enclosure is designed to resemble the dragon's natural habitat of a dry river bed, and sounds of Indonesian birds are regularly played into the enclosure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/exhibits/komodo-dragons/|title=Komodo Dragon|work=Zoological Society of London (ZSL)}}</ref> The house also displays a [[yellow-headed water monitor]] in a separate enclosure.

===Tiny Giants===
Tiny Giants, formerly called B.U.G.S., is an exhibit featuring invertebrates and fish. It is held in a building called The Millennium Conservation Centre, and the building displays over 160 species, including [[western honey bee]]s, [[leafcutter ant]]s, [[emperor scorpion]]s, [[Trichonephila edulis|golden orb weavers]], [[Trichonephila inaurata|Madagascar orb weavers]], [[Brachypelma smithi|Mexican redknee tarantulas]], [[bird-eating spider]]s, [[desert locust]]s, [[Aurelia aurita|moon jellyfish]], [[Partula (gastropod)|partula snails]] and many others. 

It also features a large coral reef aquarium with corals and over 200 reef fish. The Millennium Conservation Centre aims to be environmentally friendly, constructed from materials requiring little energy to produce, and generating its heating from the body heat of both the animals and visitors. In May 2015, an exhibit called "In With the Spiders" opened in the exhibit as Europe's first and only spider walkthrough exhibit. It houses many different types of spiders, including one of the United Kingdom's most endangered animals, the [[Great raft spider|fen raft spider]],<ref name="bugs">{{cite web | url = http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/whats-on/catch-up-with-the-b-u-g-s,122,EV.html | title = Catch up with the B.U.G.S! | publisher = [[Zoological Society of London|ZSL]] | access-date =6 March 2008}}</ref> as well as [[golden orb weaver]]s.

===Penguin Beach===
Penguin Beach opened on 26 May 2011  and houses [[Humboldt penguin]]s. A single male [[northern rockhopper penguin]] named Ricky also lived there until he was moved to [[Whipsnade Zoo]] in March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/news/bachelor-penguin-ricky-moving-to-zsl-whipsnade-zoo-for-love/|title=Bachelor penguin Ricky moving to ZSL Whipsnade Zoo for love|publisher=Zoological Society of London (ZSL)|date=15 March 2017}}</ref> The pool itself is the largest penguin pool containing penguins in an English zoo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/exhibits/penguins/|title=Penguin Beach|work=Zoological Society of London (ZSL)|access-date=3 March 2023}}</ref>

===In with the Lemurs===
Opened in March 2015, In with the Lemurs is a walk-through exhibit housing a group of [[ring-tailed lemur]]s, [[narrow-striped mongoose]]s, [[aye-aye]]s and [[grey mouse lemur]]s, with the latter two species living in a nocturnal section. <ref>{{Cite web|title=ZootierlisteHomepage|url=https://www.zootierliste.de/en/?klasse=1&ordnung=113&familie=11344&art=55007856|access-date=5 October 2020|website=www.zootierliste.de}}</ref> The exhibit is designed to resemble a shrub forest in [[Madagascar]], featuring plant life such as [[loquat]] and [[Chusan palm]] trees.

===Meet the Monkeys===
Opened by comedians [[Noel Fielding]] and [[Julian Barratt]] of [[The Mighty Boosh]] in 2005,<ref name="monkey-walkthrough">{{cite web | url = http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/exhibits/meet-the-monkeys-walkthrough,792,AR.html | title = Meet the Monkeys Walkthrough |  publisher = [[Zoological Society of London|ZSL]] | access-date =7 March 2008}}</ref> Meet the Monkeys is a walk-through enclosure that houses a troop of [[black-capped squirrel monkey]]s. The exhibit has no roof, and there are no boundaries between the monkeys and the visitors. It is the southernmost enclosure in the zoo.<ref name="revolutionary-monkey">{{cite web | url = http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/news/a-revolutionary-new-monkey-walk-through-at-london-zoo,113,NS.html | title = A revolutionary new monkey walkthrough at London Zoo |  publisher = [[Zoological Society of London|ZSL]] | access-date =7 March 2008}}</ref>

===Butterfly Paradise===
[[File:London Zoo Atlas Moth.jpg|right|thumb|An atlas moth in Butterfly Paradise]]
Opened in May 2006, Butterfly Paradise houses several species of butterfly and moth from around the world, as well as plant species specially selected to provide nectar and breeding areas for the insects.<ref name="butterfly-paradise">{{cite web | url = http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/exhibits/butterfly-paradise/butterfly-paradise,744,AR.html | title = Butterfly Paradise | publisher = [[Zoological Society of London|ZSL]] | access-date =5 March 2008}}</ref> Species on display include the [[Parthenos sylvia|clipper butterfly]], [[Morpho peleides|blue morpho butterfly]], [[atlas moth]], [[Heliconius charithonia|zebra longwing]], [[glasswing butterfly]] and [[Heliconius melpomene|postman butterfly]].<ref name="inventory" /> The exhibit also features a [[caterpillar]] hatchery and a pupa display cabinet, where visitors can witness different types of pupae and the development of new butterflies.<ref name="pupae">{{cite web | url = http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/exhibits/butterfly-paradise/pupae-and-breeding-room,746,AR.html | title = Pupae Breeding Room | publisher = [[Zoological Society of London|ZSL]] | access-date =6 March 2008}}</ref>

===Bird Safari===
The Bird Safari opened in 2005 as a redevelopment of the old stork and ostrich house, replacing enclosures that were outdated by modern zoo-keeping standards.<ref name="african-bird-safari">{{cite web | url = http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo//whats-on/african-bird-safari,285,AR.html | title = African Bird Sarafi | publisher = [[Zoological Society of London|ZSL]] | access-date =5 March 2008}}</ref> It is a walk-through exhibit housing various species of birds including [[Northern bald ibis|waldrapp ibis]]es, [[Abdim's stork]]s, [[great argus]]es, [[emerald dove]]s, and [[scarlet ibis]]es.<ref name="african-bird-safari" /><ref name="pitter-patter">{{cite web | url = http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/news/pitter-patter-of-webbed-feet-at-london-zoo,259,NS.html | title = Pitter Patter of Webbed Feet at ZSL London Zoo | publisher = [[Zoological Society of London|ZSL]] | access-date =6 March 2008}}</ref>

===Blackburn Pavilion===
The Blackburn Pavilion is a rainforest-themed tropical bird aviary that opened in March 2008 as a refurbishment of the zoo's outdated birdhouse.<ref name="blackburn-pavilion">{{cite web | url = http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/exhibits/blackburn-pavilion/blackburn-pavilion,850,AR.html | title = Blackburn Pavilion | publisher = [[Zoological Society of London|ZSL]] | access-date =3 March 2008}}</ref> It rejuvenated the birdhouse by adding a walk-through element. The building was originally constructed in 1883 as a reptile house. The pavilion houses roughly 50 different species of exotic rainforest birds, including [[blue-crowned laughingthrush]]es, [[collared trogon]]s, [[Socorro dove]]s, [[red-crested turaco]]s, [[splendid sunbird]]s and [[red-and-yellow barbet]]s. Outside the entrance is one of the pavilion's prominent features, a large elaborate clock by [[Tim Hunkin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timhunkin.com/a136_zoo-clock.htm|title=London Zoo Clock 2008|work=Tim Hunkin}}</ref> It gives a bird-themed display every thirty minutes throughout the day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/exhibits/blackburn-pavilion/blackburn-pavilion,850,AR.html|title=Blackburn Pavilion|work=Zoological Society of London (ZSL)}}</ref>

===Gibbon Habitat===
The Gibbon Habitat is a new enclosure for the zoo's two gibbons. It has two viewing points: one at ground level near the camel paddock and one at a higher level from Tiger Territory. One male pair is a [[northern white-cheeked gibbon]], and the other is a hybrid species. They were initially housed in the Gorilla Kingdom.

===Meerkats and Otters===
The Meerkats and Otters exhibit, previously known as "Happy Families", consists of two enclosures. One enclosure is home to [[Asian small-clawed otter]]s, while the other enclosure houses [[meerkat]]s. The meerkats have since moved to another part of the zoo, with them being replaced by [[dwarf mongoose]]s. There is also a third enclosure, housing [[Kirk's dik-dik]]s. The exhibit was initially designed to accommodate [[meerkat]]s, [[otter]]s, [[European forest reindeer]] and [[Goeldi's monkey]]s. However, the reindeer (who lived in the dik-dik paddock) were relocated to [[Whipsnade Zoo]], and the monkeys were transferred to the zoo's Rainforest Life building.

===Three Island Pond===
Three Island Pond was only granted exhibit status in 2021. This artificially shaped pond is named after the three islands within it. It is separated into two enclosures: one houses [[greater flamingo]]es, and the other is home to [[Eastern white pelican]]s.

===Others===
Other notable animals in London Zoo's collection include [[Bactrian camel]]s, [[military macaw]]s, [[hyacinth macaw]]s, [[blue-throated macaw]]s and [[Darwin's frog]]s.

The zoo's north bank, north of the canal, formerly housed the bird incubation and rearing unit. The area is currently undeveloped.