Binder Park Zoo
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| Location | Battle Creek, Michigan, USA |
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| Major exhibits | Wild Africa |
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Binder Park Zoo is a zoo located near Battle Creek, Michigan, which features a large array of exotic animals and plants, including their Wild Africa Exhibit. Binder Park Zoo is one of the largest zoo's in Michigan.
[edit] Wild Africa
The Wild Africa Exhibit at Binder Park Zoo is a permanent exhibit featuring giraffes, zebras, ostriches, vultures, wildebeest, wild boar, Thomson's Gazelle, and antelope. It also features a walk around the exhibit, where there are various kiosks to feed the giraffes.
[edit] Special guests
In 2003, two koalas from a zoo in Sydney, Australia, were brought to Binder Park Zoo from May to September in 2003, along with games and activities with an Australian culture twist.
There is also a 165 lb Alligator Snapping Turtle that is was shown in the summer of 2006. An addition to the zoo in 2007 will be a carousel that shows off the animals of the zoo.
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