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Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden

April 12, 2024

The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden is a zoo and botanical garden located in Oklahoma City's Adventure District in northeast Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden
Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden
35°31′16″N 97°28′21″W / 35.5212°N 97.4724°W / 35.5212; -97.4724
Date opened1902 (Wheeler Park Zoo)[1]
1920 (as Lincoln Park Zoo)[2]
LocationOklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Land area130 acres (53 ha)
No. of animals1,900[3]
No. of species512[3]
Annual visitors1+ million[4]
MembershipsAZA,[5] AAM[6]
Major exhibitsCat Forest, Children's Zoo, Expedition Africa, Great EscApe, Herpetarium, Lion Overlook, Oklahoma Trails, Sanctuary Asia, Wetlands Walkway
Websitewww.okczoo.org

The zoo covers 130 acres (53 ha) and is home to more than 1,900 animals. It is open every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas. The Oklahoma City Zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the American Alliance of Museums. Over a million visitors a year visit the zoo.

Exhibits edit

  • Sanctuary Asia (9.5 acres or 3.8 hectares): an Asian-themed section; which, right now, is home to the zoo's herd of Asian elephants. The elephant habitat is located in the southeast area of the zoo by Great EscApe, the state-of-the-art exhibit includes three spacious outdoor yards, pools, a waterfall, shade structures and barn with amenities including views into the barn from a raised boardwalk.
  • The Children's Zoo: a place where children can explore and play, while connecting with nature and animals. Featuring Galápagos tortoises, flamingos, goats, monkeys, a play stream, and lorikeets.
  • Great EscAPE (6 acres or 2.4 hectares): includes two troops of gorillas, one family of orangutans, and a community of chimpanzees, in tropical rainforest plantings.[7]
  • Cat Forest/Lion Overlook (4.2 acres or 1.7 hectares): contains species of big and small cats including African lions, and tigers, with more than 4,000 plants replicating native environments.[8]
  • Oklahoma Trails: The total area of this exhibit is 7.7 acres or 3.1 hectares featuring animals native to Oklahoma, including black bears, alligators, bison, and over two dozen snakes. The exhibit includes a walk-in bird exhibit and a barn, which houses bats, skunks, and owls.[9]
  • Aquaticus: home to California sea lions.[10]
  • Butterfly Garden (21,000 square feet or 2,000 square metres): this lush outdoor garden area has a range of butterflies, including the monarch butterfly, the painted lady, the giant swallowtail, and the eastern black swallowtail, within an environment of more than 15,000 plants.[11]
  • Herpetarium: the herpetarium includes over 80 exhibits.[12]

Other attractions within the zoo include the giraffe feeding platform, the Elephant Express tram, the Endangered Species Carousel, the Sea Lion Presentation, Stingray Bay, Wild Encounters, elephant presentations, and the Jungle Gym Playground.

Surrounding the zoo are the Zoo Amphitheater, Lincoln Park, Northeast Lake and the Lincoln Park Golf Course. The zoo is located Oklahoma City's Adventure District at the crossroads of I-35 and I-44. Other attractions in the Adventure District are the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Science Museum Oklahoma (formerly called the Omniplex), the ASA National Softball Hall of Fame, and Remington Park Racing/Casino.

List of animals
Reptiles/amphibians
Mammals
Birds
Invertebrates
Fish

Former exhibits edit

 
Dolphin sculpture.
  • Dolphinarium: The zoo kept bottlenose dolphins from 1986 until 2001. To prevent further dolphin deaths, the dolphins were returned to Mississippi, and the exhibit now hosts sea lions.
  • Monkey Island: Located at the entrance, monkeys would play, eat, and even sleep on a specially made island that was dug down into the ground. Opened in 1935 and dismantled in 1998. The decision was made to get rid of it because zoo visitors would either drop or throw hazardous materials on to the island, and the monkeys would choke. The island was closed and filled in. Today, there is a plaza at the entrance, with a gift shop, a restaurant, and the ZooFriends' office surround a floor where monkey island once was. From 1935 to 1985, there was a ship on the island.
  • Primate House: Built in the 1950s. The apes were kept there until 1993. In 1993, the apes were given a more natural habitat. The building was torn down and the Canopy Food Court was built in its place.

Famous animals edit

 
Commemorative plaque for Judy the elephant.

Judy was a famous elephant of the zoo having been a part of the zoo for almost 50 years.[13]

Malee was an Asian elephant born April 15, 2011, weighing 300 pounds, the child of one of the Oklahoma City Zoo's elephants, Asha, and a male elephant named Sneezy who lives at the Tulsa Zoo. The Zoo held birthday parties for her every year.[14][15] On September 30, 2015, zookeepers noticed discoloration of her trunk. After two failed treatments, she died at 4 AM CST on October 1, 2015. The cause of death was determined to be elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus, which the other elephants at the zoo aside from her sister Achara also had.[16]

Gallery edit

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    Zoo train.
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    Bear habitat.
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    Many flowering plants at the Botanical Gardens.
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    American bison (Bison bison).
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    Swift fox (Vulpes velox).
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    Gorillas.
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    Clearfin lionfish (Pterois radiata) at the aquarium.
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    Elephants.
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    Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus).
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    Many performances are held at the Zoo Amphitheater.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Stephens 2006, pp. 9
  2. ^ Stephens 2006, pp. 37
  3. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  4. ^ "Oklahoma City Zoo sets new annual attendance record". FOX 25. KOKH.
  5. ^ "Currently Accredited Zoos and Aquariums". aza.org. AZA. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  6. ^ (PDF). aam-us.org. American Alliance of Museums. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  7. ^ . okczoo.com. Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  8. ^ . okczoo.com. Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden. Archived from the original on 30 December 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  9. ^ . okczoo.com. Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden. Archived from the original on 1 January 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  10. ^ . okczoo.com. Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  11. ^ . okczoo.com. Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden. Archived from the original on 30 December 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  12. ^ . okczoo.com. Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  13. ^ Johnson, Larry. "Judy Visits The Library". Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma County.
  14. ^ (Press release). OKC Zoo. April 6, 2012. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  15. ^ (Press release). OKC Zoo. April 8, 2013. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  16. ^ Patterson, Matt (October 1, 2015). . The Oklahoman. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.

References edit

  • Amy Dee Stephens (2006). Oklahoma City Zoo: 1902-1959. Charleston, S.C: Arcadia. ISBN 0-7385-4049-8.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oklahoma City Zoo.
  • Official website  

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The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden is a zoo and botanical garden located in Oklahoma City s Adventure District in northeast Oklahoma City Oklahoma Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical GardenOklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden35 31 16 N 97 28 21 W 35 5212 N 97 4724 W 35 5212 97 4724Date opened1902 Wheeler Park Zoo 1 1920 as Lincoln Park Zoo 2 LocationOklahoma City Oklahoma United StatesLand area130 acres 53 ha No of animals1 900 3 No of species512 3 Annual visitors1 million 4 MembershipsAZA 5 AAM 6 Major exhibitsCat Forest Children s Zoo Expedition Africa Great EscApe Herpetarium Lion Overlook Oklahoma Trails Sanctuary Asia Wetlands WalkwayWebsitewww wbr okczoo wbr orgThe zoo covers 130 acres 53 ha and is home to more than 1 900 animals It is open every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas The Oklahoma City Zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the American Alliance of Museums Over a million visitors a year visit the zoo Contents 1 Exhibits 2 Former exhibits 3 Famous animals 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksExhibits editSanctuary Asia 9 5 acres or 3 8 hectares an Asian themed section which right now is home to the zoo s herd of Asian elephants The elephant habitat is located in the southeast area of the zoo by Great EscApe the state of the art exhibit includes three spacious outdoor yards pools a waterfall shade structures and barn with amenities including views into the barn from a raised boardwalk The Children s Zoo a place where children can explore and play while connecting with nature and animals Featuring Galapagos tortoises flamingos goats monkeys a play stream and lorikeets Great EscAPE 6 acres or 2 4 hectares includes two troops of gorillas one family of orangutans and a community of chimpanzees in tropical rainforest plantings 7 Cat Forest Lion Overlook 4 2 acres or 1 7 hectares contains species of big and small cats including African lions and tigers with more than 4 000 plants replicating native environments 8 Oklahoma Trails The total area of this exhibit is 7 7 acres or 3 1 hectares featuring animals native to Oklahoma including black bears alligators bison and over two dozen snakes The exhibit includes a walk in bird exhibit and a barn which houses bats skunks and owls 9 Aquaticus home to California sea lions 10 Butterfly Garden 21 000 square feet or 2 000 square metres this lush outdoor garden area has a range of butterflies including the monarch butterfly the painted lady the giant swallowtail and the eastern black swallowtail within an environment of more than 15 000 plants 11 Herpetarium the herpetarium includes over 80 exhibits 12 Other attractions within the zoo include the giraffe feeding platform the Elephant Express tram the Endangered Species Carousel the Sea Lion Presentation Stingray Bay Wild Encounters elephant presentations and the Jungle Gym Playground Surrounding the zoo are the Zoo Amphitheater Lincoln Park Northeast Lake and the Lincoln Park Golf Course The zoo is located Oklahoma City s Adventure District at the crossroads of I 35 and I 44 Other attractions in the Adventure District are the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum Science Museum Oklahoma formerly called the Omniplex the ASA National Softball Hall of Fame and Remington Park Racing Casino List of animalsReptiles amphibiansAbaco Island boa Alligator snapping turtle Amazon Basin emerald tree boa Amazon tree boa American alligator Argentine horned frog Barred tiger salamander Bicolor poison dart frog Black tailed rattlesnake Black rat snake Black tree monitor Boa constrictor Common snake necked turtle Crocodile monitor Diamond python Eastern copperhead Eastern diamondback rattlesnake Eyelash palm pitviper Fijian banded iguana Gila monster Green anaconda Green and black poison dart frog Green tree python King cobra Lake Titicaca frog Madagascar tree boa Massasauga Prairie rattlesnake Red spitting cobra Red eared slider Reticulated python Rock rattlesnake Shield nosed cobra Sidewinder Speckled rattlesnake Suriname toad Timber rattlesnake Volcan Alcedo giant tortoise Western cottonmouth Western diamondback rattlesnake Western green mamba Western pygmy rattlesnake White s tree frog Woma python Woodhouse s toad MammalsAddra gazelle African lion African wild dog American beaver American bison American black bear Asian elephant Bat eared fox Black footed cat Black handed spider monkey Black tailed prairie dog Bobcat California sea lion Caracal Cheetah Chimpanzee Clouded leopard Common raccoon dog Cougar Coyote Crested porcupine Donkey Dromedary camel Elk Fishing cat Francois langur Giant anteater Goat petting zoo Goeldi s monkey Golden headed lion tamarin Grevy s zebra Grizzly bear Harbor seal Hoffmann s two toed sloth Indian rhinoceros Jaguar Meerkat North American river otter Ocelot Okapi Opossum Pig petting zoo Red panda Red river hog Red rumped agouti Reticulated giraffe Ringtail cat Serval Sheep petting zoo Southern three banded armadillo Squirrel monkey Striped skunk Sumatran orangutan Sumatran tiger Swift fox Western lowland gorilla White tailed deer Yellow backed duiker BirdsAfrican pygmy falcon American crow American flamingo American white ibis Andean condor Argentine ruddy duck Australian magpie Bald eagle Bali mynah Bare faced ground dove Barn owl Black bellied whistling duck Black capped lory Black naped fruit dove Black necked stilt Blue and yellow macaw Blue crowned motmot Bufflehead Burrowing owl Chicken petting zoo Chilean flamingo Cinnamon teal Cinereous vulture Coconut lorikeet Collared finch billed bulbul Crested wood partridge East African crowned crane Eastern screech owl Edwards s pheasant Egyptian goose Eurasian eagle owl Great horned owl Greater roadrunner Killdeer Lark sparrow Laughing kookaburra Laysan teal Lesser white fronted goose Madagascar buttonquail Mallard duck Mandarin duck Marbled teal Mourning dove Nene goose Northern bobwhite Northern cardinal in the Trail s aviary and in the wild Northern flicker Northern mockingbird Northern pintail Ostrich Pheasant pigeon Philippine duck Rainbow lorikeet Red and green macaw Red billed blue magpie Red billed hornbill Red crested pochard Red throated bee eater Ringed teal Ring necked pheasant Ruddy shelduck Sandhill crane Scissor tailed flycatcher Southern cassowary Southern screamer Sun conure Superb starling Swainson s lorikeet Swan goose Tawny frogmouth Turkey vulture Von der Decken s hornbill Western meadowlark Wild turkey White crested laughingthrush White crowned robin chat White faced whistling duck White necked raven White vented bulbul Wrinkled hornbill Wood duck Yellow breasted ground dove InvertebratesArizona blond tarantula Chaco golden knee tarantula Madagascar hissing cockroach Monarch butterfly at the butterfly gardens FishBlue catfish Bluegill Channel catfish Freshwater drum Largemouth bass Smallmouth bass Spotted gar Striped bass White bass White crappieFormer exhibits edit nbsp Dolphin sculpture Dolphinarium The zoo kept bottlenose dolphins from 1986 until 2001 To prevent further dolphin deaths the dolphins were returned to Mississippi and the exhibit now hosts sea lions Monkey Island Located at the entrance monkeys would play eat and even sleep on a specially made island that was dug down into the ground Opened in 1935 and dismantled in 1998 The decision was made to get rid of it because zoo visitors would either drop or throw hazardous materials on to the island and the monkeys would choke The island was closed and filled in Today there is a plaza at the entrance with a gift shop a restaurant and the ZooFriends office surround a floor where monkey island once was From 1935 to 1985 there was a ship on the island Primate House Built in the 1950s The apes were kept there until 1993 In 1993 the apes were given a more natural habitat The building was torn down and the Canopy Food Court was built in its place Famous animals edit nbsp Commemorative plaque for Judy the elephant Judy was a famous elephant of the zoo having been a part of the zoo for almost 50 years 13 Malee was an Asian elephant born April 15 2011 weighing 300 pounds the child of one of the Oklahoma City Zoo s elephants Asha and a male elephant named Sneezy who lives at the Tulsa Zoo The Zoo held birthday parties for her every year 14 15 On September 30 2015 zookeepers noticed discoloration of her trunk After two failed treatments she died at 4 AM CST on October 1 2015 The cause of death was determined to be elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus which the other elephants at the zoo aside from her sister Achara also had 16 Gallery edit nbsp Zoo train nbsp Bear habitat nbsp Many flowering plants at the Botanical Gardens nbsp American bison Bison bison nbsp Swift fox Vulpes velox nbsp Gorillas nbsp Clearfin lionfish Pterois radiata at the aquarium nbsp Elephants nbsp Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus nbsp Many performances are held at the Zoo Amphitheater See also editList of botanical gardens and arboretums in the United StatesNotes edit Stephens 2006 pp 9 Stephens 2006 pp 37 a b Animals amp Plants Oklahoma City Zoo Archived from the original on 2012 10 10 Retrieved 2011 01 07 Oklahoma City Zoo sets new annual attendance record FOX 25 KOKH Currently Accredited Zoos and Aquariums aza org AZA Retrieved 7 January 2010 List of Accredited Museums PDF aam us org American Alliance of Museums Archived from the original PDF on 17 January 2013 Retrieved 6 April 2013 Great EscApe okczoo com Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden Archived from the original on 20 January 2010 Retrieved 7 January 2010 Cat Forest Lion Overlook okczoo com Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden Archived from the original on 30 December 2009 Retrieved 7 January 2010 Oklahoma Trails okczoo com Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden Archived from the original on 1 January 2010 Retrieved 7 January 2010 Noble Aquatic Center Aquaticus okczoo com Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden Archived from the original on 31 December 2009 Retrieved 7 January 2010 Butterfly Garden okczoo com Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden Archived from the original on 30 December 2009 Retrieved 7 January 2010 Island Life okczoo com Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden Archived from the original on 31 December 2009 Retrieved 7 January 2010 Johnson Larry Judy Visits The Library Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma County Malee s 1st Birthday Bash at the OKC Zoo Press release OKC Zoo April 6 2012 Archived from the original on September 6 2015 Retrieved October 1 2015 OKC Zoo planning second Birthday Bash Press release OKC Zoo April 8 2013 Archived from the original on September 6 2015 Retrieved October 1 2015 Patterson Matt October 1 2015 Virus eyed in death of Malee zoo s 4 year old elephant The Oklahoman Archived from the original on May 12 2016 Retrieved April 23 2016 References editAmy Dee Stephens 2006 Oklahoma City Zoo 1902 1959 Charleston S C Arcadia ISBN 0 7385 4049 8 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oklahoma City Zoo Official website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden amp oldid 1213233276, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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