History
The zoo, originally called Cleveland Zoological Park, first opened at Wade Park in 1882 on the current location of Cleveland Museum of Art. In 1907, the city of Cleveland moved the zoo to its current location, and the zoo acquired its first elephant. For the most part the early years of the zoo kept only local animals of origin. Starting in 1910 the zoo built Monkey Island, Sea Lion Pools and bear exhibit. In 1940, the zoo received its third Elephant and its first elephant resident since 1924, and at the same time the Cleveland Museum of Natural History assumed control of the zoo.
Between 1955 and the transfer of management to the Cleveland Metroparks in 1975 the zoo experienced much expansion and at the same time some setbacks due to flooding. In 1975, construction began on The Primate & Cat Building, in 1992 The Rainforest, followed by Wolf Wilderness in 1997, Australian Adventure in 2000, and The Sarah Allison Steffee Center for Zoological Medicine in 2004.
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