San Diego Zoo
The San Diego Zoo is a zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California. It is one of the largest zoos in the world with over 4,000 animals of more than 800 species. [1] It is one of the few places in Southern California to feature an arctic landscape.[2]
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 Entrance to the zoo with an elephant sculpture | |
| Date opened | 1915 |
| Location | Balboa Park, San Diego, California, USA |
| Land area | 100 acres (0.4 km²) |
| Coordinates | 32°44′8.508″N 117°9′5.6628″W / 32.73569667°N 117.151573000°W |
| Number of animals | 4000 |
| Number of species | 950 |
| Memberships | AZA |
| Major exhibits | Absolutely Apes, Monkey Trails, Ituri Forest, Polar Bear Plunge, Giant Panda Research Station, Cat Canyon, Children's Zoo, Reptile Mesa |
| Website | http://www.sandiegozoo.com/ |
San Diego Zoo Media
First official seal of the Zoological Society of San Diego
San Diego ZOO map
San Diego County Animal Control Officer, Tom Van Wagner, with Tasmanian devil he captured after it escaped from the San Diego Zoo, 1977
Skyfari gondolas provide an aerial view of the zoo
An example of one of the thousands of plants taken care of at the San Diego Zoo
Mandrill, world's largest species of monkey, at the zoo
Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus) with bird handler
Bai Yun the Giant panda
The head of a Masai Giraffe at the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, California, USA.
Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) at the zoo
Me at the zoo, filmed in the San Diego Zoo, was the first video on YouTube, uploaded by Jawed Karim.
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