Santa Ana Zoo
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| Santa Ana Zoo | |
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| Date opened | 1952 |
| Location | Santa Ana, California, USA |
| Land area | 20 acres (81,000 m²) |
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| Major exhibits | Amazon's Edge, Colors of the Amazon Aviary, Crean Family Farm, Monkey Row |
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The Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park in Santa Ana, California is a 20-acre site focusing on the animals and plants of Central and South America. The Santa Ana Zoo hosts more than 270,000 people annually. The zoo opened in 1952 and is owned and operated by the City of Santa Ana. Joseph Prentice donated land for the zoo with the stipulation that the city must keep at least 50 monkeys at all times, the zoo maintains an extensive primate collection with over a dozen species from around the world.
The focus of the Santa Ana Zoo is recreation, education, and conservation.
The Santa Ana Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
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[edit] Visitor Information
The Santa Ana Zoo is located at 1801 East Chestnut Avenue in Santa Ana, California.
The zoo is open daily, except for Christmas Day, New Years Day and the 4th Saturday in August. The hours of operation are 10am to 4pm daily. During the summer, weekend hours are extended from 10am to 5pm.
[edit] Animals
Primate Collection
| Prosimians | New World Monkeys | Old World Monkeys | Apes |
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| Greater Bushbaby | Pygmy Marmoset | Silver Langur | White-handed Gibbon |
| Ring-tailed Lemur | Golden Lion Tamarin | Black-and-white Colobus Monkey | |
| Black Lemur | Cottontop Tamarin | ||
| Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur | Emperor Tamarin | ||
| Squirrel Monkey | |||
| Brown Capuchin | |||
| Crested Capuchin | |||
| White-faced Saki Monkey | |||
| Howler Monkey | |||
| Black-handed Spider Monkey | |||
| Brown-headed Spider Monkey |
Mammal Collection
| Neotropical | African | Australian |
|---|---|---|
| Capybara | Swamp Wallaby | |
| Acouchi | African Crested Porcupine | |
| Guanaco | Rock Hyrax | |
| Margay Cat |
Bird Collection
| Neotropical | Neotropical | North American | Australian | African |
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| Black-Necked Swan | Grey-Necked Wood-Rail | Great Horned Owl | Emu | Trumpeter Hornbill |
| White-Faced Whistling Duck | Blue-Crowned Motmot | Swainson's Hawk | Magpie Goose | |
| Crested Screamer | Sunbittern | Barn Owl | ||
| Blue-and-Gold Macaw | Scarlet Ibis | |||
| Double Yellow-Headed Amazon | Striated Heron | |||
| Rhea | Troupial | |||
| Emerald Toucanet |
Farm Collection
| American Cream Draft Horse | Gloucestershire Pig | American Buff Goose |
| Exmoor Pony | Feral Pig | Saxony Duck |
| Dutch Belted Cow | Pot-Bellied Pig | Narragansett Turkey |
| Dexter Cow | Hog Island Sheep | Buttercup Chicken |
| San Clemente Island Goat | Nigerian Dwarf Goat | Call Duck |
| Oberhasli Goat | Navajo Churro Sheep | Flemish Giant Rabbit |
[edit] Zoofari Express
One of the most popular attractions at the Santa Ana Zoo is the Zoofari Express children's train. There are two engines: 1030 and 1036. Both are 14 gauge, 4-4-4 configuration locomotives.
The original 1030 engine was constructed in 1954 by the Hurlbut Amusement Company of Buena Park. Engine 1030 was originally installed at Santa's Village in Sky Forest, California. It operated there continuously for 44 years. When Santa's Village closed in 1998, the Friends of Santa Ana Zoo purchased the entire train and 660' of original track. The train was then restored by volunteers from Mater Dei High School with the help of Bud Hurlbut. The restored train opened at the Santa Ana Zoo in the spring of 1999. The track length was expanded to 1850'. Engine 1030 was gas-powered, but in 2006 it was converted to electric power.
Engine 1036 is a new electric powered locomotive that was installed in 2005, along with new passenger cars.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Santa Ana Zoo is at coordinates Coordinates:
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