The Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle Washington first opened in 1899 and is celebrating its 125th anniversary. The zoo welcomes over 1 million visitors each year and is home to 900 different animals from 250 different species.
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Exhibits include:
- Tropical Asia is the zoo's largest section, focusing on South and Southeast Asia, and is split into three areas. The first is Assam Rhino Reserve which is mostly composed of a large exhibit containing the zoo's Indian rhinoceroses. The second area is Bayan Wilds and is home to Malayan tigers, sloth bears, Asian small-clawed otters, and a small aviary. The third section is The Trail of Vines and houses orangutans, siamangs, pythons, and Malayan tapir.
- The African Savanna section houses animals native to the grasslands of Africa. The largest exhibit is an area for herbivores, home to giraffes, zebras, and ostrich. There are as well enclosures for hippo, African lion, warthog, Patas monkey, and a small aviary for savanna birds.
- Australasia is home to the zoo's Australian species. There is an outdoor exhibit shared by emu, common wallaroo, and red-necked wallaby. There is a snow leopard enclosure next door to here.
- The Living Northwest Trail habitat focuses upon the animals of the taiga of Northwestern America. Exhibits include grizzly bear, mountain goat, elk and wolf.
- Tropical Rainforest explores the animals of South America and Africa's jungles. The South American section has a jaguar exhibit. The African section contains western lowland gorillas, ring-tailed lemurs, red ruffed lemurs, and colobus monkeys.
- Temperate Forest showcases creatures of the world's temperate woodlands. Exhibits include red panda, Chilean flamingo Red-crowned cranes, White-naped cranes, Maned wolves, a wetlands area, and a conservation aviary for rare birds. There is also a Bug House and a farm exhibit, allowing guests to pet domesticated animals.
- The penguin enclosure houses a colony of several dozen Humboldt penguins.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Woodland Park Zoo
0:21 Humboldt Penguins
1:00 African Savanna
3:24 Tropical Asia
4:11 Tropical Rainforest
6:49 Temperate Forest Trail
8:48 Australasia
9:07 Living Northwest Trail
10:34 Bug Zoo
11:14 Farm Exhibit
11:53 PTC 45 Carousel
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