The Louisville Zoo, or the Louisville Zoological Garden, is located in Louisville, Kentucky. The zoo houses animals such as orangutans, lions, elephants, butterflies and gorillas. In fact, Louisville Zoo was awarded the the 2003 American Association of Zoos and Aquariums Exhibit Award for its Gorilla Forest. Alongside these animals are a tiger, a polar bear, a snow leopard, a green mamba and an albino alligator. The official logo of Louisville Metro Louisville (usually pronounced ; see Pronunciation below) is Kentuckys largest city and the 16th largest city of the United States. ... Type species Pongo pygmaeus Bornean Orangutan Species Pongo pygmaeus Pongo abelii Orangutans (also spelled orang utan, orang-utan, sometimes incorrectly orangutang) are two species of great apes with long arms and reddish, sometimes brown, hair native to Malaysia and Indonesia. ... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae. ... Genera and Species Loxodonta Loxodonta cyclotis Loxodonta africana Elephas Elephas maximus Stegodon (extinct) Deinotherium (extinct) Mammuthus (extinct) Elephantidae (the elephants) is the only extant family in the order Proboscidea. ... Families Superfamily Hesperioidea: Hesperiidae Superfamily Papilionoidea: Papilionidae Pieridae Nymphalidae Lycaenidae Riodinidae A butterfly is a flying insect of the order Lepidoptera belonging to one of the superfamilies Hesperioidea (the skippers) and Papilionoidea (all other butterflies). ... Type species Gorilla gorilla Western Gorilla Species Gorilla gorilla Gorilla beringei The gorilla, the largest of the primates, is a ground-dwelling herbivore that inhabits the forests of central Africa. ... Tigers (Panthera tigris) are mammals of the Felidae family, one of four big cats that belong to the Panthera genus, and the largest of all cats, living or extinct. ... Binomial name Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774 The polar bear (scientific Latin name Ursus maritimus), also known as white bear or northern bear, is a large mammal of the order Carnivora (meat eater), family Ursidae (bears). ... Binomial name Uncia uncia (Schreber, 1775) The Snow Leopard or Ounce (Uncia uncia) is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of central Asia. ... Black Mamba is the codename of The Bride in the film Kill Bill. ... Albinism is a genetic condition resulting in a lack of pigmentation in the eyes, skin and hair. ... Species Alligator mississippiensis Alligator sinensis Alligator is a genus of the Alligatoridae family of crocodile-like reptiles. ...

At the Louisville Zoo, there exists a world-class zoological exhibit. It is called “Islands,” and it is the first exhibit in the world that uses a system of rotating a variety of animals into one exhibit. This way, the animals can explore different habitats throughout the day, as they would in the wild. Moreover, the exhibit is a first to have natural predator and prey in the same space.

The Louisville Zoo is accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) and the American Association of Museums (AAM). The American Zoo and Aquarium Association, or AZA is a people-based association dedicated to raising awareness of oceans, zoos and aquariums. ...

External links

• Louisville Zoo homepage