Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens sits on 113 acres in the heart of Griffith Park and boasts an average annual attendance of 1.3 million visitors. Since first opening its doors in 1966, the zoo has grown continuously through the years and presently houses species from every corner of the globe. Check the zoo web site for a complete list of animals as well as current and upcoming shows and...
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The Los Angeles Zoo is located in the heart of the nation's second-largest city. Each year 1.3 million visitors pass through the gates to view a collection of 1,200 animals from around the world. The Zoo continues to participate in conservation programs to preserve native habitats and ensure that animals can continue to live in the wild. All over the Zoo there is a spirit of optimism about the...
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The following items are not allowed in the zoo: alcohol, glass bottles, aluminum cans, pets, bicycles, skateboards, rollerskates, scooters, inline skates, and laser points.
More than 100 acres of mammals, reptiles and amphibians draw city dwellers to this Griffith Park attraction for a taste of the wild life. The Animal Encounters program allows visitors to interact with animals ranging from pythons to bunnies. During the school year, the zoo is often mobbed by busloads of excited kids on field trips. Mornings and late afternoons are the best times to visit, when...
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Posted by Contributor
on April 21, 2009, (Edited July 06, 2004)
All zoos are an abomination and should be closed permanently. We capture animals, imprison them in unnatural settings, and then pretend to our children that this is good and the animals must like it since they're safe and well fed. How would you like to live that way? Would you put your pet in a zoo? Would you put your child in a zoo? Why animals?
I hadn't been in eight years, previous to that it had been in the early 90's. Whoever wrote previous reviews are rediculous. The truth is....it's filthy..All of the animals are in the exact SAME HABITATS! Even the "snow leopard" is in 90 degree heat. There are plenty of money making souvenier shops. It was dangerous, there were swarms of bee's everywhere there was a trash can. I felt terrible...
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Posted by UME3
on April 21, 2009, (Edited August 31, 2008)