Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

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The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is a zoo in Ohio, United States. It is one of the largest zoos in the world in terms of area (580 acres or 230 ha) and species of animals (about 790). The zoo is located north of Columbus, in Powell, Ohio. There are about 10,000 individual animals in the zoo.

Columbus Zoo And Aquarium Media

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  Columbus Zoo aerial photograph, c. 1940

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  Zoo director Jack Hanna offers food to a giraffe, c. 1992

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  Nora is the polar bear "cub" at the Oregon Zoo (Eighteen months old and about half-size). She was hand-raised at the Columbus Zoo before she came to us six months ago, and she really loves to play!

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  Elephants strolling through the zoo

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  Columbuszoo()

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  A female Markhor with a young, Markhor is the national animal of Pakistan and is considered an endangered species by IUCN.

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  Buddy the turtle in Manatee Coast indoor habitat

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  A female western lowland gorilla

References

• The Top Ten Largest Zoos in the World Archived 2013-09-26 at the Wayback Machine