San Diego Zoo
As a result, they have reintroduced more than 30 endangered species back into the wild, and have conserved habitat at 50 field sites. They also have over 200 conservation scientists working in 35 countries around the world. It employs numerous professional geneticists, cytologists, and veterinarians and maintains a cryopreservation facility for rare sperm and eggs called the frozen zoo.
Animals
Alligator
Axolotl
Bear
Camel
Capybara
Cheetah
Crab
Crocodile
Eagle
Elephant
Flamingo
Fox
Frog
Giant panda
Gibbon
Giraffe
Gorilla
Hippopotamus
Iguana
Jaguar
Kangaroo
Koala
Komodo dragon
Lemur
Leopard
Lion
Meerkat
Monkey
Orangutan
Ostrich
Otter
Owl
Parrot
Peacock
Penguin
Polar bear
Red panda
Rhinoceros
Seal
Shark
Sloth
Snake
Snow leopard
Tasmanian devil
Tiger
Tortoise
Toucan
Turtle
Wolf
Wombat
Zebra
Details
- Area
- 99 acre
- Members
- AZA, AAM, WAZA
- Exhibits
- Absolutely Apes, Wildlife Explorers Basecamp, Elephant Odyssey, Panda Ridge, Lost Forest, Monkey Trails, Polar Bear Plunge, Africa Rocks
- Location
- Balboa Park, San Diego, California, U.S.
- Zoo Name
- San Diego Zoo
- Logo Width
- 250px|logo_caption=
- Image Width
- 250px|image_caption=Entrance to the zoo with sculpture Rex's Roar, after the lion that inspired the zoo|date_opened=1916 (Precursor Panama–California Exposition in previous year)
- Num Animals
- 3700
- Num Species
- 650
- Accreditation
- AZA, AAM, WAZA
- Publictransit
- San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Bus Route 7; Rapid Bus 215
- Annual Visitors
- 4000000