The first chapters cover a period of the zoo's history. Each of those chapters begin with a few paragraphs providing a brief perspective on that period, followed by a year-by-year chronology for that same span of years. The remaining chapters will cover particular subjects.

There is a great deal of detailed and interesting material contained in the sections above. Please take the time to explore these pages. However, if you are short on time and want to get a brief picture of the zoo's history, please visit the Concise History of the Zoo.