West Virginia Zoo
| Date opened | 1993 |
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| Location | Kingwood, West Virginia, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°30′08″N 79°44′25″W / 39.50212°N 79.740186°WCoordinates: 39°30′08″N 79°44′25″W / 39.50212°N 79.740186°W |
| Number of species | 30+[1] |
| Website |
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Hovatter's Wildlife Zoo, also known as the West Virginia Zoo, is a zoo in Kingwood, West Virginia. The zoo is open seasonally from April to September, and on weekends in November. Opening and closing dates vary from year to year.
Animals at the zoo include
- himalayan black bear
- grizzly bears
- cougars
- African lions
- Bengal tigers (Orange and White)
- Sumatran tigers
- leopards (spotted and black)
- bobcats
- spider monkeys
- chimpanzees
- Japanese macaques
- olive baboons
- grivet monkeys
- capuchin (Black and White)
- ring-tailed lemurs
- rheas
- emu
- capybara
- aoudad
- bison
- camels (Dromedary)
- raccoons
- prairie dogs
- African pygmy goats
- miniature donkeys
- pot-bellied pigs
- rattlesnakes (Diamondback)
- turtles
- African elephants
- Spotted hyena
- Patagonian cavy
- Wild boar
- Giraffe
- Llama
- Watusi
- Zebra
- Scarlet macaw
- Domestic turkey
- Peacock
- Domestic duck
- Wolf
- Domestic rabbit
- Gibbon
- Domestic horse
- Eurasian eagle-owl
- Red kangaroo
- American alligator
- Serval
Past Animals
Notes
- ↑ "About Us". westvirginiazoo.com. West Virginia Zoo. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Animals". westvirginiazoo.com. West Virginia Zoo. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
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