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fish pond. The zoo also has a Giraffe Encounter Post located at the giraffe exhibit in the African realm. Parakeet Cove is an interactive walk-through aviary and was built in 2012. The Zoofari Skylift Adventure Ride opened in 2014, and gives guests an aerial view of the park. The petting zoo features
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In 2011, the Montgomery Zoo began raising funds for the construction of a touch-and-feed stingray exhibit, where visitors would have a chance to directly interact with stingrays. The exhibit was officially opened on 6 March 2018. Shortly after, a life support system malfunction, that resulted in the
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The Montgomery Zoo began as a small menagerie in 1920 in Oak Park in the Oak Park neighborhood, a residential district in Central, Montgomery. Initially started as a small children's zoo as a part of a local community park, the zoo housed alligators, monkeys, bears and assorted other animals. There
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South America is the original and oldest section of the existing zoo. It utilizes what remains of the petting zoo that originally opened at the zoo's current location in 1972. The enclosures here are more antiquated, and this section is full of smaller, more traditional, and less modern exhibits.
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In 1989, ground-breaking took place expanding the zoo to 40 acres. After two years of construction, the community welcomed a new zoo in 1991. Barrier-free and multi-species exhibits highlighted the expansion, as well as the zoo being divided into five continental realms: Africa, Australia, Asia,
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In 1972, the Montgomery Zoo reopened at its current location. The zoo began with six acres, a small petting zoo for the children, assorted monkeys, a flight cage designed after the 1906 St. Louis World's Fair, and a chimpanzee named Benji. In 1976, the Montgomery Zoo hosted its first fundraising
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George Mann. Guests visiting the Mann Wildlife Learning Museum are able to touch and feel the furs and antlers of some of the animals on display. The animals are in a three-sided display so you can walk up close and see the animal and their habitat. All the displays are assembled from natural
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One of the central exhibits of the zoo is the large Asian Hoofstock yard. Opened in 1991 with the rest of the ‘new zoo’ this exhibit and its collection have remained mostly unchanged since its construction. The tigers have a view of the hoofstock over a moat. Additionally,
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loss of much of the marine life, caused for a complete overhaul of the life support systems and backup areas. The newly renovated exhibit opened in Fall 2021, Waters of the World, and features fish, invertebrates, and reptiles found in aquatic habitats all over the world.
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material and actual plants, rocks, trees, dirt and sand collected from the actual site where the display animals lived. There is also a fish room, where many species of mounted fish are on display, including
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exhibit, located in the Zoo's South America realm. The new facility serves as a replacement for the Zoo's current Reptile House, which is also located in the South America realm.
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opened in January 2003 and serves as the administration building. The museum features taxidermy displays with a focus on native wildlife, game species, and wildlife management.
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The Australian Realm is viewed from a boardwalk. Although it originally displayed Australian animals, it is currently in a state of redevelopment. This exhibit opened with
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event entitled Zoo Day. This initial event grew to become an annual event and is now called Zoo Weekend. Today, an average Zoo Weekend will host as many as 18,000 guests.
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The Old World Aviary is also seen from the Overlook Cafe and is adjacent to the giraffe feeding post. It is home to a variety of African birds and a mammal species:
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was purchased by the Montgomery Area Zoological Society and moved to the Montgomery Zoo. The collection of large animals on display was taken with bow and arrow by
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The Reptile House is in this section of the zoo. It has several specimens of reptiles and amphibians found throughout the world. None of the species are venomous.
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was a small train and carousel for the children. The zoo closed down between 1960 and 1971 due to racial tensions, and an unwillingness to integrate.
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and is located in the playground area near the Asian realm of the zoo. The keepers host daily lion and elephant talks and training sessions.
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exhibit is full of several species of hoofstock that can be found in Alabama and other parts of the United States.
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Plans are currently being made for a butterfly pavilion to be constructed, in honor of those with breast cancer.
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exhibit opened in North American realm and Monkey Island was completely renovated in South America. In 1996, the
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The Zoo is currently raising funds for the construction of a new reptile facility. In cooperation with the
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North America, and South America. Since then the zoo has continued to grow and expand. In 1992, the
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exhibits opened. In 1999, the new front gate entrance and gift shop opened. In 2003, the
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The zoo also has a Flight Cage that is made to resemble the 1904 World's Fair Aviary.
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Current occupants of this exhibit area include a walk-through interactive aviary for
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exhibit opened in the Asian realm with one white and one orange tiger. In 1995, the
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The new American alligator habitat opened with four bachelor males in summer 2014.
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The exhibit is adjacent to the Mann Wildlife Learning Museum, and near the Zoo's
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exhibit opened featuring two river otters and an additional habitat for an
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membership in 2013, the zoo opted to remain accredited solely by the
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The African Realm is the largest exhibit complex in the zoo. The
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exhibit opened and the first baby cheetah was born. In 1998, the
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exhibit was opened in North American realm, the Reptile House,
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Another yard adjacent to the hoofstock houses a family of
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habitat was opened in 2005 with the first three female
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was completed and opened on zoo property. In 2004, the
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exhibit were completed in South America; and the new
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chimpanzee
colobus monkey
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American black bear
maned wolf
Indian rhino
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alligator snapping turtle
Birmingham Zoo
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