Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens - Jacksonville, FL
N 30° 24.247 W 081° 38.584
17R E 438229 N 3363741
The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, located in Jacksonville, Florida, is located on the eastern coast of the United States at the mouth of the Trout River.
Waymark Code: WM2PQN
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/02/2007
Views: 63
The zoo occupies approximately 110 acres and has over 2,000 animals in its collection. The zoo has grown from its modest beginnings in the Springfield area of Jacksonville to being one of the city's premiere attractions.
The zoo's marquee attraction is the Range of the Jaguar, which won the 2005 American Zoological Association's Exhibit of the year award. The exhibit highlights animals native to Neotropical Rainforests. The zoo's other exhibits include the Plains of East Africa, highlighting African Savannah animals; Great Apes of the World, featuring three of the four Great Apes among other primates; and the Australian Outback, including lorikeets, cassowarys, and kangaroos. Additionally, since 1999 the zoo has been home to a large breeding colony of endangered wood storks.
Zoo Website address: [Web Link]
Admission Cost: 12.00 (listed in local currency)
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Visit Instructions:
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