Los Angeles Zoo
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GeoCraig
N 34° 08.896 W 118° 17.014
11S E 381668 N 3779339
Each year 1.4 million visitors pass through the gates to view a collection of more than 1,200 animals from around the world.
Waymark Code: WMGB
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2005
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The
Los Angeles Zoo has a collection of more than 1,200 animals
from around the world.
The
current Los Angeles Zoo opened in 1966. In 1972 the
Zoo became an accredited member of the American Zoo and
Aquarium Association (AZA). The Zoo is part of the new
California Condor Recovery Program and in 1982 built the
extensive “condorminiums,” one of the finest and largest
facilities in the condor program. The Ahmanson Koala
House, opened in 1982, made the Los Angeles Zoo the only zoo
in the world to exhibit these nocturnal animals in a
darkened setting. The facility won a Significant Achievement
Award from the AZA.
The
Zoo is open every day of the year, except Christmas Day,
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and
$5 for children.
The
Zoo's website is at http://www.lazoo.org/