Dallas Zoo is a zoo located 3 miles (5 km) south of downtown Dallas in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas (USA). The zoo was originally founded in 1888 and now covers 95 acres (0.38 km²), making it the largest zoological experience in Texas ^[1]. It has about 1,800 animals on zoo grounds with another 4-5000 animals at The Dallas Aquarium in Fair park, which it also manages. The facility is immediately adjacent to the Dallas Zoo Station on DART's Red Line. For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Dallas redirects here. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... This article is about the unit of measurement. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (formerly the American Zoo and Aquarium Association), or AZA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of zoos and aquariums in the areas of conservation, education, science, and recreation. ... Giraffes in Sydneys Taronga Zoo A zoological garden, zoological park, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. ... Pedestrians along Stone Street. ... Oak Cliff was a town located in Dallas County, Texas (USA), that was annexed by the neighboring city of Dallas in 1903. ... Dallas redirects here. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... This article is about the unit of measurement. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Dallas Zoo Station is a DART light rail station located in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, Texas (USA) at Ewing Avenue and Clarendon Drive. ... A DART Bus operating in downtown Dallas The Dallas Area Rapid Transit authority (or DART) is the transit agency in Dallas, Texas that operates buses, light rail (including an underground station), commuter rail, and HOV lanes in Dallas and 12 of its suburbs. ... The Red Line is a light rail line in the system of mass transit in Dallas operated by the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system. ...

Exhibits

The zoo is divided into two major regions: Zoo North and the Wilds of Africa.

Zoo North is home to most of the traditional zoo animals, including elephants and tigers. Many of the exhibits in this portion of the zoo are somewhat old and outdated, including the Large Mammal Building (which features African elephants and giraffes), the Hill (black rhinoceroses, cheetahs, and hoofed mammals), and Cat Row. Other exhibits include the Bird and Reptile Building (Dallas is one of the few zoos in the country to exhibit tuatara and the only American zoo to display perentie monitors), the new tiger and otter exhibits, primates, and Bug U!, a collection of Texas invertebrates. Species Loxodonta adaurora (extinct) Loxodonta africana Loxodonta cyclotis African elephants are the two species of elephants in the Loxodonta genus, one of the two existing genera in Elephantidae. ... Binomial name Giraffa camelopardalis Linnaeus, 1758 The Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an even-toed ungulate mammal and the tallest of all land living animal species. ... Binomial name Acinonyx jubatus (Schreber, 1775) The Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is an atypical member of the cat family (Felidae) that hunts by speed rather than by stealth or pack tactics. ... For the experimental music band, see Tuatara (band). ... Binomial name Varanus giganteus (Gray, 1845) The Perentie is the largest monitor lizard or goanna native to Australia. ...

On the other side of the zoo, the Wilds of Africa features a penguins, mandrills, and a nature trail. The nature trail, winding through a wooded section of the zoo, takes guests through a forest aviary and past gorillas, chimpanzees, and crocodiles. Also on this trail are two species for which the zoo is famous for breeding: okapi and saddle-billed storks. Most of the Wilds can be seen only through the monorail, which crosses several African biomes - Forest, Mountain, Woodland, River, Desert, and Bush. Animals seen along the monorail include zebras, ibexes, and a wide variety of African antelope and birds. This article is about penguin birds. ... Species Gorilla gorilla Gorilla beringei The gorilla, the largest of the primates, is a ground-dwelling herbivore that inhabits the forests of central Africa. ... Species Pan troglodytes Pan paniscus Chimpanzees, also called chimps, are the common name for two species in the genus Pan. ... Genera Crocodylus Osteolaemus Tomistoma A crocodile can be any of the 14 species of large, water-loving reptiles in the family Crocodylidae (sometimes classified instead as the subfamily Crocodylinae). ... Binomial name (P.L. Sclater, 1901) Range map The okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is a mammal of the Ituri Rainforest in central Africa. ... Species Equus zebra Equus quagga Equus grevyi See Equus for other species. ... This article is about the herbivorous mammals. ...

The Gorilla Incident

On March 18, 2004 a gorilla named Jabari scaled a retaining wall and injured four visitors. He was fatally shot by a police SWAT team after being pursued by zoo employees through the Wilds of Africa exhibit.^[2] This incident prompted several zoos to create or enhance Emergency Response Teams to deal with escaped animals. is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Type species Troglodytes gorilla Savage, 1847 distribution of Gorilla Species Gorilla gorilla Gorilla beringei The gorilla, the largest of the living primates, is a ground-dwelling omnivore that inhabits the forests of Africa. ... This article is about Special Weapons And Tactics. ... Emergency Response Teams, also called Emergency Weapons Teams or Firearms Emergency Response Teams, are teams that respond when zoo animals escape their habitats and threaten zoo visitors and employees. ...

References

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External links

• The Dallas Zoo
• Dallas Zoo Photo Gallery