Animals
The zoo is home to more than 200 animals representing about 70 species.
Primates at the zoo include orangutan, white-handed gibbon, black-handed spider monkey, black-and-white ruffed lemur, ringtailed lemur, crowned lemur, and cottontop tamarin. Grazing mammals include Bactrian camels, plains zebras, llama, alpaca, bison, Dall sheep, and elk. Other mammals include Bengal tiger, snow leopards, fossa, grizzly bear, cougar, bobcat, river otters, and red kangaroos.
Birds at the zoo include bald eagle, red-tailed hawk, rough-legged hawk, turkey vulture, black vulture, great horned owl, Eastern screech owl, pheasants, ducks, and Australian black swans.
Reptiles at the zoo include American alligator, red-tailed boa, Burmese tortoise, Sulcata tortoise, and Eastern leopard tortoise.
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