Zoo: Quick Facts

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Nov. 10, 2026

News •

Raja love on Facebook: St. Louisans hilariously miss their favorite elephant • Nov. 3, 2026, 10:45 AM ET (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

An 8-year-old girl was attacked by a wolf in a German zoo • Oct. 29, 2026, 4:56 AM ET (Toronto Star)

This US zoo helps protect baby turtles, then sends them on their way • Oct. 24, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (Toronto Star)

These Big, Fierce Birds Found Love in Australia—and Laid the First Southern Cassowary Eggs at the Adelaide Zoo in 34 Years • Oct. 23, 2026, 11:42 AM ET (Smithsonian Magazine)

Facts

Also Known As	zoological garden • zoological park

Photos and Videos

Know the importance of maintaining genetic diversity during the breeding programs of endangered species in captivity

Learn about the zoological researches undertaken at the Fota Wildlife Park, part of research-led teaching at University College Cork

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Topics

menagerie open-range zoo children’s zoo safari park Animal Zoos ex situ conservation aquarium park Critically endangered tortoises born at Philadelphia Zoo Animal social behavior Animal behaviour oceanarium reptile fish Bird insect mammal crustacean Zoology

Key People

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Marlin Perkins

American zoologist and television host

The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) is seen in Switzerland on December 2024

Animal Factoids

Lion (panthera leo)

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Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters

Animal Group Names

greylag. Flock of Greylag geese during their winter migration at Bosque del Apache National Refugee, New Mexico. greylag goose (Anser anser)

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