San Diego Zoo facts for kids
San Diego Zoo sign and logo
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Entrance to the zoo with an elephant sculpture
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| Date opened | 1915 |
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| Location | Balboa Park, San Diego, California, USA |
| Land area | 100 acres (0.4 km²) |
| Coordinates | 32°44′8.508″N 117°9′5.6628″W / 32.73569667°N 117.151573000°W |
| No. of animals | 4000 |
| No. of species | 950 |
| Memberships | AZA |
| Major exhibits | Absolutely Apes, Monkey Trails, Ituri Forest, Polar Bear Plunge, Giant Panda Research Station, Cat Canyon, Children's Zoo, Reptile Mesa |
| Website | http://www.sandiegozoo.com/ |
The San Diego Zoo is a zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California. It is one of the largest zoos in the world with over 4,000 animals of more than 800 species. It is also one of the few zoos in the world that houses the giant panda. It is one of the few places in Southern California to feature an arctic landscape.
Images for kids
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San Diego County Animal Control Officer, Tom Van Wagner, with Tasmanian devil he captured after it escaped from the San Diego Zoo
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Two Skyfari gondolas
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An example of one of the thousands of plants taken care of at the San Diego Zoo
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Bai Yun the Giant panda
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Mammoth Plaza at Elephant Odyssey
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A tiger exploring a San Diego Zoo exhibit
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Maloo is a koala at the San Diego Zoo.
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See also
In Spanish: Zoológico de San Diego para niños
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