Franklin Park Zoo, founded in 1913, is the 72-acre site nestled in Bostons historic Franklin Park, long considered the “crown jewel” of Frederick Law Olmsteds Emerald Necklace Park System. Highlights of Franklin Park Zoos collection include the African lions of the Kalahari Kingdom, Masai giraffe and Grevys zebra of the Giraffe Savannah, and western lowland gorillas of the Tropical Forest.