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Zoo in Antwerp, Belgium
After World War II, the animal park was turned into a model zoo which conformed to new and modern scientific, educational, cultural and aesthetic standards. The animal compounds were enlarged and admitted more light. Buildings from this period include the primate building (1958) and the big jubileum complex, established on the occasion of the 125 year anniversary together with the nocturama (1968), which houses the nocturnal animals. The jubileum complex houses birds of prey and the sea lions. In 1973 a new compound for reptilians was built, and in 1978 a new building for smaller species of monkeys. The older primate building was renovated in 1989. To support its educational mission, the zoo started with group tours and special educational programmes called zoo classes in 1969. Around the same time, planetarium exhibits were installed. Some exhibits and species in the park include:
Vriesland with king penguins, macaroni penguins, and gentoo penguins. A couple of sea otters has also lived here, but they were replaced by seals after the last one died. Aquaforum with California sea lions, used to house bottlenose dolphins up to 1999. Reptile house, renovated in 2005 with many species of snakes, lizards, turtles, and frogs, as well as caimans
The over a century old renovated aquarium, with renovations completed in 2015, housing many species of saltwater and freshwater fish
Savannah aviary with African buffalos and several bird species including guineafowl, ibises and Abdim's storks
Egyptian temple with Asian elephants, Hartmann's mountain zebras and giraffes,
Aviaries and bird house with many birds species including military macaws, turacos, toucans, peafowls, pheasants and a large collection of Songbirds. Hippotopia with hippopotamus, malayan tapirs, dalmatian pelicans, Coypu and a couple of bird species
Bearcanyon with spectacled bears, and coatis
Cat enclosures with Amur leopard, lion and jaguar
Flemish garden
Kangaroo house with koalas and a tree kangaroo
Moorish temple with okapis
Monkey house with guereza, owl faced monkey, javan lutung, emperor tamarin, black headed spider monkey, golden headed lion tamarin, pygmy marmoset, mandrill, Ring tailed lemur and Black Lemur
Ape house with chimpanzees, western lowland gorillas and the world's only eastern lowland gorilla in captivity outside of Africa. Birds of prey including snowy owl, spectacled owl, crested caracara, Kea and several vultures
Other enclosures featuring harbour seal, bongo, meerkat, red panda, North American porcupine, American flamingo and African penguin

All the animals in the zoo and Planckendael combined consume about 41 tons of fish, 52 tons of meat, 37 tons of apples, 36 tons of carrots, 128 tons of hay, 4,000 litres of milk, 23,000 eggs, and 10,000 loaves of bread [in what period?]. The zoo used to have a dolphinarium called the Aquaforum. At the time of its building, one of the most modern of its kind. Over the years, however, the infrastructure was considered far too small and dated. The zoo's urban location prevented any expansion and meant the society could not build a new one. In 1999 the two dolphins were relocated to the Duisburg Zoo in Germany because of the new national standards for exhibits, with the exhibit too shallow to keep housing dolphins. The Aquaforum now hold sea lions, which are much less demanding.

Antwerp Zoo has played its role in preservation and breeding programmes for several endangered species, including the okapi, the Przewalski horse, the Congo peafowl, the bonobo, the golden headed lion tamarin, the European otter, and the Knysna seahorse. They take part in the European Endangered Species Programme.

The Centre for Research and Conservation (CRC) is an important research department of the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp. The CRC is not a separate research institute, but is very much embedded in the structure and functioning of the society. Research takes place at Antwerp Zoo, at the Wild Animal Park Planckendael, in other zoos and associated institutions, in situ in Cameroon with the Projet Grands Singes, in Brazil with BioBrasil, and in the RZSA's own wetland nature reserve "De Zegge" in Belgium. For all research fields, the CRC combines strictly zoo related research and fundamental research, and reports to scientists in peer reviewed journals as well as to the general public. The conservation of wildlife and their natural habitat is very important for the CRC. The centre also receives money from the Flemish Government. In 2006 the Centre for Research and Conservation of Antwerp Zoo has won the EAZA Research Award.

In 1952, the society in control of the zoo bought the nature preserve De Zegge in Geel, because nature preservation is an important part of its mission statement. It is an area that spans and receives international wildlife protection. In 1956, the same society bought the Domein Planckendael in Muizen, near Mechelen. It covers an area of and has become a full grown animal park.