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Who was the first to create a zoo and botanical garden for scientific study?

- Aristotle  

Through­out his con­quests of Asia, Alexan­der the Great col­lect­ed many plant and animal spec­i­mens for Aris­totle's re­search. This allowed Aris­to­tle to develop in Athens the first zoo and botan­i­cal garden in ex­is­tence.

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