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Welcome to the San Antonio Zoo!



San Antonio Zoo has been in operation ever since Colonel George Brackenridge put animals there in 1914. The zoo boasts some of the first cageless animal exhibits in the country as well as one of the world’s largest bird collections. The zoo has more than 3,500 animals and receives over 850,000 visitors each year. At the San Antonio Zoo there are over 200 endangered species that are being cared for to ensure their protection. The zoo receives many rare and fascinating additions to its collections because it accepts illegal plants and animals that have been confiscated from smugglers at the border. This is a place of much significance to the culture of San Antonio because it has been around for so long and provides entertainment to all ages.



At the zoo there are many once in a lifetime experiences at your fingertips. For one dollar you can buy a cup of nectar and have exotic birds drinking from your hand. You can go into the Caterpillar Flight School and observe over 15 species of butterflies playing in this open garden. You could also go to the Amozonia exhibit and see some of the smallest monkeys in the world or watch many other beautiful creatures surrounded rare tropical plants. The zoo is constantly undergoing changes and renovations and there is a plan to have completely redone the facility within the next twenty years. These changes will divide the zoo into five main exhibits, each one representing a different continent. Every exhibit will recreate that continents environment including replicas of native marketplaces, foliage, terrain, etc. This zoo provides an amazing and unique look into things that many people would be unable to see otherwise.

Here are some sites you might enjoy: [|San Antonio Zoo Homepage]

[|Read a review of the zoo and other parks in San Antonio]