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Los Angeles Zoo Draft
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 A summer crowd at the LA Zoo | |
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| 34°08′53″N 118°17′02″W / 34.148146°N 118.28388°W | |
| Date opened | 1966[1] |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, USA[1] |
| Land area | 133 acres (54 ha)[1] |
| No. of animals | 1,100[1] |
| No. of species | 250+[1] |
| Memberships | AZA,[2] WAZA[3] |
| Major exhibits | Campo Gorilla Reserve, Chimpanzees of the Mahale Mountains, Red Ape Rainforest, Sea Life Cliffs, Elephants of Asia[1] |
| Website | www |
History[edit]
The first zoo, called the Griffith Park Zoo, opened in 1912 and was located about two miles (3.2 km) south of the current zoo site until it was closed in August, 1966.[4] Remnants of the original zoo remain. The site of the current zoo was formerly the location of Rodger Young Village, which was itself built on the land which had been used for the Griffith Park Aerodrome.
The zoo opened in its present location in November of 1966.[4]
By the early 1990s, the zoo's infrastructure was deteriorating. In January 1992, a ten-inch water pipe burst, leaving half of the zoo without water. The next day, city officials passed a $300 million master plan that had been recently drafted to deal with the infrastructure problems and inadequate exhibits.[5]
In 1998, the zoo opened Chimpanzees of the Mahale Mountains, followed by Red Ape RainForest in 2000, the Komodo Dragon Exhibit, the Winnick Family Children Zoo in 2001, the Entry Plaza, Children's Discovery Center and Sea Lion Cliffs (now Sea Life Cliffs) in 2005, Campo Gorilla Reserve in November 2007, and Elephants of Asia in the winter of 2010.[1]
Exhibits and Attractions[edit]
Campo Gorilla Reserve[edit]
Campo Gorilla Reserve opened in November 2007 and features western lowland gorillas in a 0.75-acre (0.30 ha) exhibit[6] or it's 1⁄3 acre (0.13 ha) in a 1.5-acre (0.61 ha) complex.[7] Guests can view the animals through two glass observation windows and three other locations.[6] Plants in the exhibit include palms, pomegranates, and ferns.[6]
Elephants of Asia[edit]
Botanical Gardens[edit]
In 2002, the zoo became a certified Botanical Gardens and the official name of the institution was changed to the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens. Spread throughout zoo grounds, there are 15 different collections, highlighting over 800 different plant species, with a total of over 7,400 individual plants.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g "About the Zoo". lazoo.org. Los Angeles Zoo. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ^ "List of Accredited Zoos and Aquariums". aza.org. Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ^ "Zoos and Aquariums of the World". waza.org. World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ^ a b
"History - Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens". lazoo.org. Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association. 16 January 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Massive Renovation Plan Proposed for L.A. Zoo". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012.
- ^ a b c "Los Angeles Zoo Unveils Campo Gorilla Reserve" (PDF). lazoo.org. Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Gorillas Again in Our Midst". Los Angeles Times. 8 November 2007. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009.
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