Denver Zoo Full Tour - Denver, Colorado - Part Two
Denver Zoo is an 80-acre (32 ha) zoological garden located in City Park of Denver, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1896, it is owned by the City and County of Denver and funded in part by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). It is the most visited paid attraction in the Denver metropolitan area. Denver Zoo is accredited by the (American) Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and is also a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). The zoo achieved ISO 14001 certification in 2009, was given the first AZA Green Award in 2011, and was named the Greenest Zoo in the Country at the World Renewable Energy Forum in 2012. In 2015, it was re-certified for ISO 14001 and achieved OHSAS 18001 certification, becoming only the fourth zoo in the world to get both certifications.Exhibits
Denver Zoo houses species from all over the world, including hoofed mammals, carnivorous mammals, primates, pachyderms, birds, reptiles, and fish. The zoo's animal collection contains 3,500 specimens representing 550 unique species. The zoo is laid out in a large loop, with exhibits both inside and outside the loop. Current exhibits include the following:
Primate Panorama spreads over 7 acres (2.8 ha) and primarily houses apes and other larger primates.
Jewels of the Emerald Forest pavilion is situated near the entrance to Primate Panorama. It features a meandering trail through diorama replicas exhibiting many small primates amongst other rainforest animals.
Monkey Island was built in 1937 with funds from the Works Progress Administration. It was rehabilitated in 1950.
Predator Ridge, completed in 2004 and the first exhibit most visitors encounter, is a large exhibit representing the African savanna.
The Edge is a newly designed exhibit modeled after the pine forests of Russia for the zoo's Amur tigers.
Hoofed mammals are generally housed in the center of the zoo's main circular path.
Giraffe House was created in 1966 and, along with the outdoor giraffe run, houses the zoo's giraffe herd.
Mountain Sheep Habitat was opened in 1979. It contains two natural-style mountains housing Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and mountain goats.
Lorikeet Adventure, the Nurture Trail, and the Avian Propagation Center all opened in 2006.
The Forest Aviary in Primate Panorama is a 7,500-square-foot (700 m2) area richly landscaped and enclosed in a nearly invisible wire mesh.
Tropical Discovery was opened in 1993 as the zoo's herpetarium and aquarium. The building explores several tropical environments and displays mammals, reptiles, fish, amphibians and insects from these areas.
Dragons of Komodo was the largest Komodo dragon exhibit of its kind since it opened in 1999 and is still one of the largest Komodo dragon exhibits in the country.
Toyota Elephant Passage is a $50 million 10-acre (4.0 ha) exhibit. At its opening, it was the largest bull elephant habitat in the world, designed to house up to 12 elephants, 8 of them bulls. This arrangement allows the zoo to conduct behavioral research related to the recent discovery that bull elephants (originally thought to be solitary) form loose bachelor herds in the wild when not breeding with matriarchal herds.
Harmony Hill provides a habitat for grizzly bears modeled after the fictional Harmony Hill State Park.
Northern Shores
This exhibit opened in 1987 and has continued to be a spacious and engaging home for California sea lions.
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