London Zoo is the world's oldest zoo and the world's earliest wild science zoo, located north of Regent's Park and crossed by the Regent Canal. Today, the zoo, with more than 650 different animal species, is the only zoo in London to see many wildlife, and the zoo is also an animal charity and conservation agency with a number of research institutions and staff around the world to help protect a variety of endangered animals. Suitable for taking children or playing with the whole family.