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San Diego Zoo
[Information Updated - July 14, 2010]
San Diego Zoo - home to over 4,000 exotic, rare, and endangered animals representing
800 species. Animals include giant pandas from China, koalas from Australia, pygmy chimpanzees from central Africa, Komodo dragons from Indonesia, a variety of
hornbills from Asia, and Andean condors from South America. Unique exhibits include the Polar Bear Plunge, Hippo
Beach, Gorilla Tropics, Tiger River,
Australasia, the African Kopje, and Sun Bear Forest. Other highlights are guided double-deck bus tours, the Skyfari aerial tram, the Children's Zoo, and
Nighttime Zoo during the summer. The luxuriously planted 100-acre Zoo is also an accredited botanical garden. Opens daily at 9:00 a.m. Fee.
San
Diego Zoo Botanical Collection is an internationally prominent collection with over 6,000 species of plants. It has been accredited since 1993 as a botanical
garden by the American Association of Museums. Prized collections include orchids, cycads, fig trees, palms, and coral trees. Whimsical animal topiaries are
featured throughout the Zoo. Naturalistic animal exhibits are heavily planted and resemble the animals' native habitats. Some plants, such as bamboo,
eucalyptus, acacia, and hibiscus, are grown for animal food.
To explore all the Zoo Exibits, click on the link below:
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/animal_zones
[Information Updated - July 14, 2010]
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