what are some good zoo's?

Question

i want to see some animals up close in cool habitats

Answer 1

I love the zoo where I live(St. Louis) It's an awesome zoo, plus entry to the zoo itself is free. It costs to park but its not an unreasonable amount. Right now the zoo has 2 baby elephants, a litter of baby cheetahs, a baby king penguin, and a baby kangaroo. The zoo's website shows a lot of the amenities that the zoo has...many of which are free. Also the St. Louis Zoo is located in Forest Park, so there is a lot around it to do...such as visiting the Science Center, The Art Museum, The Muny, and more.

Answer 2

You know after I went to the San Diego Wild Animal Park and heard about all the great things they have done with endangered species breeding that wouldn't breed in zoos, I have been jaded towards them. It's hard to feel good about watching an animal in a space that is a 10th of what their normal environment is. Plus all the issues with undue stress and disease on zoo animals.

I used to like zoos, but now they just make me sad. Check out a wild animal park if you want to see animals in their natural habitat. You may not see all of them, but you will be sending the message to zoos worldwide about how cruel the environment is that they put their animals in.

Answer 3

If you're in the area, try the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. They feature large, amazingly built habitats for the endangered species they're breeding. Some examples are: Mexican Wolves, Snow Leopards, Mountain Gorillas, Orangutans, and Black-Footed Ferrets. This zoo is located halfway up a mountain and offers a stunning view of Colorado Springs and the surrounding areas!

Answer 4

The San Diego Zoo is excellent, as is the Brookfield Zoo outside of Chicago. New York's Central Park Zoo is also quite good, and we shouldn't forget my own favorite, the Ka--Zoo.

Answer 5

The San Diego zoo is the best zoo I have ever been too. I've made several trips down there over the past several years just to see the pandas. :)

Answer 6

Of all the zoos I have been to the top three are listed below along with why I selected them:

1. Colorado Springs, CO Best habitat
2. Omaha, NE Best odd animals
3. San Diego, CA Best assortment

Be advised, I have not seen the one in Washington, DC, and if you are into it, I saw giraffes mating in Sacramento, CA

Answer 7

Cleveland, Ohio has a great zoo... also, has a rainforest building with animals and habitats from the rainforest...

Answer 8

Top 10 Zoos & Aquariums

Sea World of California
San Diego Zoo
Sea World, Florida
Disney's Animal Kingdom
National Aquarium in Baltimore
Monterey Bay Aquarium, California
San Diego Wild Animal Park
John G Shedd Aquarium , Chicago, IL
New England Aquarium, Boston, MA
Audubon Zoo, New Orleans

The 10 Best Zoos for Kids by Child Magazine - Link
1. Lowry Park Zoo
2. San Diego Zoo
3. Oklahoma City Zoological Park and Botanical Garden
4. Brookfield Zoo
5. Phoenix Zoo
6. Cincinnati Zoo &Botanical Garden
7. Bronx Zoo
8. Toledo Zoo
9. Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
10. Columbus Zoo

Listing of American Zoos

AL
Birmingham Zoo
Montgomery Zoo
AR
Little Rock Zoological Gardens

AZ
Reid Park Zoo, Tuscon

CA
Chaffee Zoological Gardens, Fresno
Charles Paddock Zoo, Atascadero
Coyote Point Museum for Environmental Education, San Mateo
Happy Hollow Zoo, San Jose
Los Angeles Zoo
Micke Grove Zoo, Lodi
Oakland Zoo
Sacramento Zoo
San Diego Zoo
San Francisco Zoo
Santa Ana Zoo
Santa Barbara Zoo
Sequoia Park Zoo, Eureka

CO
Pueblo Zoo

CT
Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport

DC
National Zoo

DE
Brandywine Zoo, Wilmington

FL
Brevard Zoo, Melbourne
Central Florida Zoological Park, Lake Monroe
Jacksonville Zoological Gardens
Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa
Miami Metrozoo
Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park, West Palm Beach
Santa Fe Teaching Zoo, Gainesville
St. Augustine Alligator Farm
The Zoo at Gulf Breeze

GA
Chehaw Wild Animal Park, Albany

HI
Honolulu Zoo
Waikiki Aquarium, Honolulu

IA
Blank Park Zoo, Des Moines

ID
Ross Park Zoological Society/Pocatello Zoo
Tautphaus Park Zoo, Idaho Falls

IL
Cosley Zoo, Wheaton
Glen Oak Zoo, Peoria
Henson Robinson Zoo, Springfield
Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens, Chicago
Mesker Park Zoo, Evansville
Miller Park Zoo, Bloomington
Niabi Zoo, Coal Valley
Washington Park Zoo, Michigan City

IN
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
Potawatomi Zoo, South Bend

KS
Brit Spaugh Zoo, Great Bend
Emporia Zoo
Hutchinson Zoo
Kansas Wildlife Exhibit, Wichita
Lee Richardson Zoo, Garden City
Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita
Sunset Zoo, Manhattan
Topeka Zoological Park

KY
Louisville Zoological Gardens

LA
Africa Safari Park
Alexandria Zoological Park
BREC's Greater Baton Rouge Zoo
Louisiana Purchase Zoo, Monroe
Zoo of Acadiana, Broussard

MA
Capron Park Zoo, Attleboro
New England Alive, Boston
Zoo New England, Boston

MD
Baltimore Zoo
Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo, Thurmont
Salisbury Zoo

MI
Belle Isle Aquarium, Royal Oak
Belle Isle Zoo, Royal Oak
Binder Park Zoo, Battle Creek
Clinch Park Zoo, Traverse City
Detroit Zoological Park
John Ball Zoo, Grand Rapids
Potter Park Zoo, Lansing
Saginaw Children's Zoo

MN
Lake Superior Zoological Gardens, Duluth
Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley
St. Paul's Como Zoo

MO
Dickerson Park Zoo, Springfield
Kansas City Zoo
St. Louis Zoo

MS
Jackson Zoo
Hattiesburg Zoo

MT
ZooMontana, Billings

NC
NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher, Kure Beach
NC Aquarium at Roanoke Island
NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores
North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro
Western North Carolina Nature Center

ND
Chaninkapa Zoo, Wahpeton
Dakota Zoo, Bismarck
Roosevelt Park Zoo, Minot

NE
Folsom Children's Zoo, Lincoln
Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha
Northeast Nebraska Zoo, Royal
Riverside Zoo, Scottsbluff

NJ
Bergen County Zoological Park
Cape May County Park Zoo
New Jersey State Aquarium, Camden
Turtleback Zoo, West Orange

NM
Alameda Park Zoo, Alamogordo
Albuquerque Biological Park

NV
Southern Nevada Zoological-Botanical Park


NY
Buffalo Zoo
Burnet Park Zoo, Syracuse
Ross Park Zoo, Binghampton
Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester
Staten Island Zoo
Thompson Park Zoo/Conservancy, Watertown
Trevor Zoo, Millbrook
Utica Zoo

OH
African Safari Wildlife Park, Port Clinton
Akron Zoological Park
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Columbus Zoological Garden, Powell
Dayton Museum of Discovery
Toledo Zoological Garden
The Wilds, Cumberland

OK
Oklahoma City Zoo
Tulsa Zoo & Living Museum

OR
Oregon Zoo, Portland
Wildlife Safari, Winston

PA
Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown
Erie Zoological Gardens
National Aviary, Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Zoo
Pittsburgh Zoo
Zoo America, Hershey

RI
Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence

SC
Greenville Zoo
Riverbanks Zoo & Garden, Columbia
South Carolina Zoo

SD
Bramble Park Zoo, Watertown
Great Plains Zoo & Museum, Sioux Falls


TN
Knoxville Zoo
Memphis Zoo & Aquarium
Warner Park Zoo, Chattanooga

TX
Abilene Zoological Gardens
Austin Zoo
Caldwell Zoo, Tyler
Cameron Park Zoo, Waco
Dallas Aquarium at Fair Park
Dallas Zoo
El Paso Zoo
Ellen Trout Zoo, Lufkin
Fort Worth Zoo
Fossil Rim, Glen Rose
Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville
Houston Zoological Gardens
The Rainforest at Moody Gardens, Galveston
San Antonio Zoo and Aquarium
The Texas Zoo, Victoria
UT
Tracy Aviary, Salt Lake City

VA
Mill Mountain Zoo, Roanoke
Virginia Zoological Park, Norfolk

WA
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, Tacoma
Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle

WI
Henry Vilas Zoo, Madison
International Crane Foundation
Milwaukee County Zoo
Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo, Green Bay
Racine Zoo

WV
Oglebay's Good Zoo, Wheeling

Answer 9

the audobon zoo in new orleans is good, the san diego zoo, try doing a google search for "best zoo"