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Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens is the second oldest zoo in the United States, opened in 1875. (The Philadelphia Zoo opened only fourteen months earlier, on July 1, 1874.) It is one of the world's best zoos for visitors and animals alike. It was founded on 65 acres (260,000 mē) in the middle of the city, and since then it has acquired some of the surrounding blocks and several reserves in Cincinnati's outer suburbs. It is world renowned for its breeding programs, especially for cheetahs. A bonobo born at the zoo in December 2003 raises the U.S. zoo population of our rapidly-disappearing closest cousin to 60, of which seven are at Cincinnati. A less happy claim to fame is that the Cincinnati Zoo was the home of the last living passenger pigeon, which died there in 1914.
Major exhibits include Manatee Springs, (an indoor exhibit featuring Florida marine life,); Kroger Lords of the Arctic (polar bears); World of the Insect; Jungle Trails; Wings of the World, and the Sumatran Rhinoceros. There are currently 700 species being maintained at the Cincinnati Zoo.
The Zoo is noted for its educational work, its education director Barry Wakeman creating programs that were models for other zoos.
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra sometimes held open-air concerts at the zoo, often to the accompaniment of the lions' roars. While the Symphony no longer performs there regularly, there is a pavilion where concerts are still held three or four times a year.
Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, the CincinnatiZoo and BotanicalGarden is the second-oldest zoo in the United States, opened in 1875.
A bonobo born at the zoo in December 2003 raises the U.S. oo population of our rapidly-disappearing closest cousin to 60, of which seven are in Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Opera sometimes held open-air concerts at the zoo, often to the accompaniment of the lions' roars.
The zoo was founded by Andrew Erken Breuher, a German-born immigrant and animal lover who worked to establish a zoological garden in Cincinnati.
The CincinnatiZoo and BotanicalGarden is located on 79 acres in the center of the city.
During the second half of the program, students will meet CincinnatiZoo employees (via videotape) and hear what selected workers do each day, what education and skills are required to obtain their respective jobs, and how school subjects are applied in the workplace.
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