San Antonio Zoo and Aquarium
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| Date opened | 1914 |
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| Location | 3903 N. St. Mary's Street San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| Coordinates | 29°27′53″N 98°28′19″W / 29.4648°N 98.4719°WCoordinates: 29°27′53″N 98°28′19″W / 29.4648°N 98.4719°W |
| Land area | 57 acres (23 ha) |
| No. of animals | 3,500+ |
| No. of species | 750 |
| Annual visitors | 1,100,000+ |
| Memberships | AZA, ZAA |
| Website | www |
The San Antonio Zoo is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited zoo in Midtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is located in the city's Brackenridge Park. The 35-acre (14 ha) zoo has a collection of over 3,500 animals representing 750 species. The zoo's annual attendance exceeds 1,000,000. It also runs non-animal attractions, such as the 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge San Antonio Zoo Eagle train ride, which first opened in 1956 and utilizes three Chance Rides C.P. Huntington locomotives.
The Richard Friedrich Aquarium was opened in 1948. It was the only aquarium in the city until SeaWorld San Antonio was opened in 1988.
What is now known as the San Antonio Zoo began in 1914 when Colonel George Washington Brackenridge, one of the city's leading citizens, placed bison, deer, monkeys, African lions, and bears on land he had deeded to the city. The land became Brackenridge Park and Golf Course.
The San Antonio Zoo opened two of the first cageless exhibits in the United States in November 1929 that offered visitors views of the animals not available in caged exhibits. The Richard Friedrich Aquarium was dedicated in 1948, and the Hixon Bird House, funded through the efforts of Colonel Frederick C. Hixon, opened in 1966. The zoo's bird collection is now one of the world's largest.
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