zoological gardens
Public animal exhibit
Zoological gardens is the formal term for a zoo—a park where wild animals are kept for public display and study.
The phrase appears in official names and formal contexts: the London Zoological Gardens.
In everyday speech, zoo has almost entirely replaced it.
- aquariaContainers for aquatic life
- menagerieCollection of exotic creatures
- animalsMulticellular mobile organisms
- wild animalsUndomesticated fauna
- big catsLarge wild felines
enclosures · animal enclosure · parks · captive breeding · exhibits · safari park · animal welfare · conservation · wildlife sanctuaries · aviary · exotic birds · primate house · endangered species · mammals · animal exhibits · animal behavior · habitats · reptiles
zoological gardensthe wild
Untamed natural areas
wilderness · natural habitat · wildlife sanctuary · nature reserve · game reserve
zoological gardensnatural ecosystem
Self-regulating biological community
pristine wilderness · wilderness · native habitat · pristine ecosystem · virgin forest
zoological gardensbotanical gardens
Curated living plant museum
arboretum · conservatory · herbarium · flower garden · plant nursery
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