# Chester Zoo

- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Coordinates:** 53.226667, -2.884167
- **Area:** 51 ha
- **Logo:** Chester Zoo logo 2024.png
- **Opened:** 1931
- **Website:** https://www.chesterzoo.org
- **Exhibits:** Monsoon Forest, Islands, Heart of Africa, Mkomazi National Park Painted Dogs Conserve, Elephants of the Asian Forest, Realm of the Red Ape, Tsavo Black Rhino Experience, Spirit of the Jaguar
- **Location:** Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, England
- **Zoo Name:** Chester Zoo
- **Logo Width:** 180px
- **Date Opened:** 1931
- **Num Animals:** 35000
- **Num Species:** 500
- **Annual Visitors:** 1971178

Chester Zoo is a zoo in Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, England. Chester Zoo was opened in 1931 by George Mottershead and his family. The zoo is one of the UK's largest zoos at and the zoo has a total land holding of approximately .

![Photo of Chester Zoo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Chester_Zoo%2C_Main_Entrance_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5021839.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Zoo (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)