city, state, and country where the zoo is location.
date_opened
Date the zoo or aquarium opened. alternatively use date_opening for proposed zoos.
date_opening
Date the zoo or aquarium will open if the zoo is not yet open.
date_closed
Date the zoo or aquarium closed.
coordinates
geographical coordinates (latitude & longitude) of the zoo or aquarium (suggested location is a location and sizing that shows the entire facility when the link is opened), using {{coord}}.
area
Land area the zoo or aquarium occupies (include units and alternate units).
floorspace
Floor space in the aquarium (include units and alternate units).
num_animals
approximate number of animals at the zoo or aquarium (include a reference or year as well).
num_species
approximate number of unique species at the zoo or aquarium (include a reference or year as well).
largest_tank_vol
volume of largest aquarium tank.
total_tank_vol
total volume of all aquarium tanks.
annual_visitors
number of annual visitors.
members
Zoo or aquarium association(s) to which the facility belongs (e.g., AZA, EAZA, WAZA). Use {{ZooOrg}} to cite if possible.
{{Infobox zoo| zoo_name = Bristol Zoological Gardens| image = Bristol Zoo Gardens Main Entrance.jpg| image_caption = Main entrance| date_opened = {{start date|1836}}| location = [[Bristol]], England| area = 12 acres (5 [[hectare|ha]])| coordinates = {{coord|51|27|48|N|2|37|20|W|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}| num_animals = 7155 (2007)| num_species = 419 (2007)| members = The Bristol, Clifton and West of England Zoological Society| exhibits = Zona Brazil, Seal and Penguin Coasts, Gorilla Island| website = {{URL|http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk}}}}
Microformat
The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. Within the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.