| Location | El Paso, Texas, United States |
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| Land area | 35 acres (14 ha)[1] |
| Number of species | 220[1] |
| Memberships | AZA[2] |
| Website | www.elpasozoo.org |
The El Paso Zoo is a zoo located in El Paso, Texas. The 35-acre (14 ha) facility houses animals representing over 220 species, including such critically endangered species as the Amur leopard and the Aruba rattlesnake.[3] The zoo is popular for its sea lion exhibit, which hosts shows.
The El Paso Zoo recently expanded in size with the addition on the new African Exhibit featuring lions, zebras, and giraffe.[4]
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The El Paso Zoo contains animals in three major areas - Animals of Africa, Animals of Asia, and Animals of the Americas. [5]
The Animals of Africa section was opened in March 2010 with African lion and meerkat exhibits.[6] In November 2010 it was further expanded with eight new antelopes, including kudu and Thomson's gazelles.[7] The Animals and Africa section also includes giraffe, zebra, ostrich, grey crowned crane, Cape teal, Egyptian geese, spur-winged geese, and radiated tortoises.[6]
The Animals of Asia section highlights animals of that continent, including Asian elephants, Sumatran orangutans, Malayan tapirs, Siamang gibbons, Amur leopards, lion-tailed macaques, Malayan tigers, Malayan sun bears, and Przewalski's Horses. The indoor Asian Forest Complex is home to small mammals like the Prevost's squirrel and slow loris, as well as birds including hooded cranes, pink pigeons, the rhinoceros oHrnbill, white-eyed ducks, Bali myna, [black-naped fruit dove, bleeding heart pigeon, Nicobar pigeon, and yellow-vented bulbuls. The building is also home to a Burmese python and goldfish.[8]
The Animals of the Americas section contains exhibits of a variety of animals from the Americas including a new World of Sea Lion exhibit, Mexican grey wolves, the South American Pavilion, and Spider Monkey exhibit.[9]
In November 2010, the zoo sent a female Mexican gray wolf to Tenino, WA to be bred with a male wolf. The wolves were selected by a panel of experts as part of an effort to save the species from extinction. It is estimated that there are only 40 Mexican grey wolves left in the wild.[10]
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