The Zoo

Lucy and her zoo animal friends.

The Zoo is the main setting in the animated series 64 Zoo Lane. It is the place where Lucy meets her friends, the zoo animals, who share stories with her every night.

Background

The entrance of the zoo featuring Nelson and Georgina outside.

Hence its name, the zoo is a facility containing a collection of various species of animals such as giraffes, elephants, bears, hippos, and many other species. The zoo eventually lives in a street named after it called "64 Zoo Lane", which is the series' titular setting. The only area of the zoo seen throughout the series is a wide outdoor exhibit where animals live together, and thus, not much of the zoo itself is explored. In addition to this area where the animals are gathered to talk to Lucy, the zoo is also filled with green shrubbery and cages (albeit many of them empty) in the background. Next to the zoo itself is a house where Georgina would knock on Lucy's window so that she would meet the animals, usually in occasions when they want to talk to Lucy and that they would share their stories with her. After a story was finished, Lucy would be told a moral of what the story is all about or make a reaction to the story the animals taught her, followed by Georgina bringing Lucy back to bed.

The entrance of the zoo seen in the last shot of the opening theme features an entry gate and located on the front entrance of the facility is the word "Zoo" written in all caps. Nelson and Georgina usually appear in standing in front of the entrance awake in this scene just before the episode's title would appear. During the end credits after Lucy sleeps in bed at the end of each episode, it shows the same position where Nelson and Georgina are standing, but are seen sleeping; this shows that it is bedtime not just for Lucy but to all the animals as well, as indicated by the two with their eyes closed.

Appearances

Season 1

• The Story of Nelson the Elephant (debut)

• The Story of Kevin the Crocodile

• The Story of Joey the Kangaroo

• The Story of Snowbert the Polar Bear

• The Story of Henrietta the Hairy Hippo

• The Story of Giggles and Tickles

• The Story of Zed the Zebra

• The Story of Adam the Armadillo

• The Story of Georgina the Giraffe

• The Story of Herbert the Warthog

• The Story of Pauline the Pelican

• The Story of the Juicy Fruit Tree

• The Story of the Elephant Bird

• The Story of Toby the Tortoise

• The Story of Ronald and the Tic Tic Bird

• The Story of Audrey's Egg

• The Story of Gary the Dromedary

• The Story of Molly and Nathalie

• The Story of Wally the Wombat

• The Story of the Jungle Clearing

• The Story of Melanie the Moose

• The Story of Beverley the Beaver

• The Story of Doris the Duck

• The Story of Esmeralda the Snake

• The Story of Eddie's Big Adventure

• The Story of Herbert's Birthday Party

Season 2

• The Story of Reginald's Big Sleep

• The Story of the Dawn Chorus

• The Story of Phoebe the Koala

• The Story of Hercule Moustache

• The Story of Kevin's Magic Trick

• The Story of Isabel the Flamingo

• The Story of Herbert and the Watermelon of Doom

• The Story of Alan the Aardvark

• The Story of the Important Visitor

• The Story of the Puffins of Mossy Bay

• The Story of Ronald and Rosie

• The Story of Nathalie's Neighbours

• The Story of Casper the Chameleon

• The Story of Seamus the Stork

• The Story of Gary's Best Friend

• The Story of Georgina's Bumbleberry Soup

• The Story of Cousin Chuckles

• The Story of Joey's Camping Trip

• The Story of the Monster in the Forest

• The Story of Boris the Bear

• The Story of Melanie's Birthday Present

• The Story of Petula the Parrot

• The Story of Victor the Crocodile

• The Story of the Hyenas' Holiday

• The Story of Herbert's Peaceful Day

• The Story of Annie the Anaconda

Season 3

• The Story of Nelson's Nephew Nigel

• The Story of Georgina, Queen of Fashion

• The Story of Lily's Little Brother

• The Story of the Big Billabong Wave

• The Story of Toby's New House

• The Story of Jamie the Littlest Puffin

• The Story of Ronald's Swimming Lesson

• The Story of the Puffins' Treasure

• The Story of Victor's Bad Teeth Day

• The Story of Snowbert's New Friend

• The Story of the Play and Splash Pool

• The Story of Melanie's Little Helpers

• The Story of Joey's Sleepover

• The Story of the Jungle Pie

• The Story of Jazz the Carnival King

• The Story of Patsy the Porcupine

• The Story of the Together Stones

• The Story of Thelma the Whale

• The Story of the Best Christmas Tree Ever

• The Story of Alan's Catchy Tune

• The Story of the Baby Bison

• The Story of Zed the Hero of Africa

• The Story of Herbert's Watermelons

• The Story of Doris' Precious Things

• The Story of Leopoldo the Llama

• The Story of Tallulah the Toucan

Season 4

• The Story of Zed's Really Helpful Mood

• The Story of the Flamingo Festival

• The Story of the Jimjameree Tree

• The Story of Alfie and Charlie's Canoe

• The Story of the Whale Trip

• The Story of Horace the Hare

• The Story of the Boomerangball Game

• The Story of the End of the Rainy Season Clean

• The Story of a Long Night in the Jungle

• The Story of the Record-Breaking Puffins

• The Story of the Merry Jinglewhizz

• The Story of the Cooking Contest

• The Story of the House of Leaves

• The Story of Ronald and His Boulders

• The Story of the Savannah Craze

• The Story of the Great Rains

• The Story of the Jungle Ball

• The Story of Alan's Scooter

• The Story of Bao Bao's Long Goodbye

• The Story of Reginald's New Look

• The Story of Confuse-us the Carp

• The Story of the Last Buluru Berry

• The Story of Washi-Washi Day

• The Story of Doris' Flower

• The Story of Gertie the Goat

• The Story of Tallulah's Surprise Present

Books

• Georgina the Giraffe
• Snowbert the Polar Bear
• Zed the Zebra
• Kevin the Crocodile
• Joey the Kangaroo
• Henrietta the Hairy Hippo

Other Appearances

• 64 Zoo Lane Theme Song

Trivia

• The zoo has appeared in every single episode of 64 Zoo Lane, making it the only location to appear in every episode, not counting books or related media.
• It is unknown of how the animals at the zoo gained the ability to talk to humans such as Lucy in the first place.
• Due to the fact that there are no other human characters visible in the series aside from Lucy arriving at the zoo grounds itself, it is unknown who owns the zoo or if there are any staff members (zookeepers, janitors, etc.) who work at the zoo.
• Given the fact that there are no other visitors present at the zoo at night besides Lucy could indicate that the zoo closes at night and is open during daytime hours. Despite this, some real-life zoos that normally operate business hours during the daytime are open during night hours for visitors during certain nighttime events such as the San Diego Zoo's summer event Nighttime Zoo or the Living Desert's illuminated lantern park event Glow in the Park, unlike the zoo featured in 64 Zoo Lane.
• The exact location of the zoo (especially the area it is located within) is unknown. However, according to An Vrombaut, the zoo was inspired by a real-life zoo known as the Antwerp Zoo in Belgium. Additionally, the exact location of the street where the zoo is located is also unknown.