El Paso Zoo
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| Date opened | 1930 |
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| Location | El Paso, Texas, United States |
| Coordinates | 31°46′06″N 106°26′34″W / 31.7684°N 106.4429°WCoordinates: 31°46′06″N 106°26′34″W / 31.7684°N 106.4429°W |
| Land area | 35 acres (14 ha) |
| No. of species | 220 |
| Memberships | AZA |
| Website | www |
The El Paso Zoo is a zoo located in El Paso, Texas. The 35-acre (14 ha) facility houses animals representing over 220 species, including such critically endangered species as the Amur leopard and the Aruba rattlesnake. The zoo is home to a sea lion exhibit, which hosts daily shows, as well as exotic animals from around the world with feature attractions such as the African Star train and the Hunt Family Desert Spring. The zoo recently expanded in size with the addition on the new African Exhibit featuring lions, zebras, and giraffes.
The El Paso Zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
The El Paso Zoo contains animals in three major areas - Animals of Africa, Animals of Asia, and Animals of the Americas.
The Animals of Africa section was opened in March 2010 with African lion and meerkat exhibits. In November 2010, it was further expanded with eight new antelopes, including kudu and Thomson's gazelles. The Animals and Africa section also includes African lion, giraffe, zebra, ostrich, grey crowned crane, Cape teal, Egyptian geese, spur-winged geese, and radiated tortoises.
The Animals of Asia section highlights animals of that continent, including Asian elephants, Sumatran orangutans, Malayan tapirs, Siamang gibbons, Amur leopards, lion-tailed macaques, Malayan tigers, Malayan sun bears, and Przewalski's horses. The indoor Asian Forest Complex is home to small mammals like the Prevost's squirrel and slow loris, as well as birds including hooded cranes, pink pigeons, rhinoceros hornbill, white-eyed ducks, Bali myna, black-naped fruit dove, bleeding heart pigeon, Nicobar pigeon, and yellow-vented bulbuls. The building is also home to a Burmese python and goldfish.
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