Navajo Nation Zoo and Botanical Park
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The Navajo Nation Zoo and Botanical Park 7 acres (28,000 m²) is a zoo and botanical garden located in Window Rock, Arizona, USA. Set beneath sandstone pinnacles known as The Haystacks, it showcases native animals and plants that relate to Navajo culture, and is the only tribal zoo licensed by U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is open to the public for free during daylight hours.
The zoo contains about 30 species of wild animals and birds of prey in natural habitats, most of which are native to the Navajo Nation, as well as several kinds of domestic animals. Its wild creatures include black bear, bobcat, cougar, coyote, elk, gila monsters, rabbits, rattlesnakes, porcupines, and prairie dogs, as well as cranes, golden eagle, red-tailed hawk, and quail. Many of these animals roam freely through the park. Domestic animals include the Navajo churro sheep.
The botanical park is a native "dwarf forest" of piñon pine and juniper (commonly called "cedar") interspersed with grasslands. Four-winged shadscale is common within the park, as are the non-indigenous Siberian elms.
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