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For the zoo in Portland, Oregon formerly named Washington Park Zoo, see
Oregon Zoo.
The Washington Park Zoo is a zoo located in Michigan City, Indiana, which covers 15 acres on a hilly sand dune close to the southeastern tip of Lake Michigan.
The zoo exhibits more than 220 animals of 90 species originating throughout the world. Under the zoo's new assessment and initiatives plan, the zoo is being modernized so animals are exhibited in natural settings, surrounded by botanical plantings. Among the exhibits are African Lions and Bengal Tigers. The Education Center houses animal skulls, skins and educational animals. The Rotary Castle building exhibits cold-blooded creatures including lizards, snakes, and frogs. The Winged Wonders has a walk through aviary. The Farm exhibits miniature domestic horses, donkeys, pigs, and goats which may be fed by guests. The zoo is on the Lake in Washington Park.
New for the 2007 season, the zoo open a new river otter exhibit with two females and one male otter.[1]
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- ^ Washington Park Zoo:About Us. Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
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