Whipsnade Zoo | Britain's LARGEST Zoo

Explore Whipsnade Zoo, Britain's largest zoo and the world's first open-air zoological park. Set across an enormous 600-acre site in the Bedfordshire countryside, just north of London, Whipsnade is home to hundreds of animals — from Asian elephants, greater one-horned rhinos and southern white rhinos to giraffes, lions, tigers, cheetahs, brown bears and chimpanzees. Opened in 1931 by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), Whipsnade was created as the world's first open-air zoological park, designed to give animals large, naturalistic habitats rather than traditional enclosures. Almost a century later, those sweeping habitats and views across the Chiltern Hills remain what define it. This tour takes in some of the zoo's most striking areas, including the £2 million Centre for Elephant Care, the expansive Passage Through Asia and Monkey Forest — along with some of the world's most endangered species, including critically endangered Sumatran tigers and Visayan warty pigs, mountain bongos, scimitar-horned oryx, Przewalski's horses and reticulated giraffes. Whipsnade also has a serious conservation history behind the scenery. The zoo has played an important role in international breeding and conservation programmes, including the recovery of the scimitar-horned oryx, once extinct in the wild — part of ZSL's wider conservation work spanning wildlife protection, research and community-based projects around the world. The journey also takes in a ride on the Great Whipsnade Railway, a stop at the Aquarium and Butterfly House — home to some of the world's rarest freshwater fish, including species now extinct in the wild — and the many other habitats spread across this enormous site. Whether you're planning a visit, searching for the best zoos in the UK, or simply love wildlife and conservation, this tour gives you a full look at one of Britain's most unique zoological parks. If you enjoy cinematic zoo tours, wildlife parks and conservation stories, subscribe to Zoo Voyage for more journeys around the UK's best zoos and beyond. 👍 Like the video if you enjoyed the journey through Whipsnade 💬 What was your favourite animal or exhibit? Let me know in the comments 🔔 Subscribe to Zoo Voyage for the next adventure 📩 Represent a zoo, aquarium or attraction? Get in touch: zoo_voyage@protonmail.com #conservation #wildlife #endangeredspecies #zoo 00:00 Whipsnade Zoo highlights 00:25 Planning your visit / Parking / Public Transport 02:14 Chimpanzee 03:56 Wild Boar / European Brown Bear 05:31 Chiltern Hill Views / Rockhopper & African Penguins 08:10 Wild Flower Areas 08:49 Mountain Bongo / Sitatunga 10:16 Lookout Lodge / Reindeer / Viewpoint 11:30 Southern White Rhino 14:05 Ostrich / Scimitar Horned Oryx 15:35 Pygmy Hippo / Brazilian Tapir / Cheetah 17:12 Passage Through Asia / Caribbean Flamingos 18:17 Zebra / Aardvark 18:46 African Lion 20:00 Reticulated Giraffe / Bison 21:07 Przewalski's Horse / Zoo Crew 22:02 Aquarium and Butterfly House / African Dwarf Crocodile 24:09 The Great Whipsnade Railway / Greater One Horned Rhino 26:35 Marabou Stork / Sumatran Tiger 28:02 Asian Elephant / Baby Elephant 31:57 Rhinos of Nepal / Monkey Forest / Anoa / Babirusa 34:15 Yak / Visayan Warty Pig 34:53 Gift Shop