Knoxville Zoo
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| Location | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States |
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| Land area | 53 acres (21 ha)[1] |
| Number of animals | 800 |
| Annual visitors | 400,000+[1] |
| Memberships | AZA[2] |
| Website | www |
Knoxville Zoo is a 53-acre (21 ha) zoo located just east of downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, near exit 392 off Interstate 40. The zoo is home to about 800 animals and welcomes over 400,000 human visitors each year.
The zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
Contents
Exhibits
The zoo features many naturalistic outdoor habitats for its animal residents, including:[1]
- Animal Encounter Village
- Black Bear Falls
- Chimp Ridge
- Grasslands Africa
- Meerkat Lookout
- Stokely African Elephant Preserve
- The Boyd Family Red Panda Village
- The Clayton Family Kids Cove
- The Williams Family Giraffe Encounter
Indoor exhibits at the zoo include the Night Club, the Barn Loft, and a large reptile collection.
Attractions for children include the Clayton Family Kids Cove,[3] which opened in 2005, and the Wee Play Zoo, a new indoor play area.
Animals
Mammals
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Birds
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Reptiles
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Conservation
The Knoxville Zoo has been successful at breeding several endangered species, especially red pandas and white rhinos. The zoo also bred the first African elephant in captivity in the Western Hemisphere, in 1978.[4]
In 2009, Sarah Glass, curator of red pandas and Special Exhibits at the Knoxville Zoo in Knoxville, Tennessee, was appointed as coordinator for the North American Red Panda Species Survival Plan.[5] The Knoxville Zoo has the largest number of captive red panda births in the Western Hemisphere (101 as of August 2011). Only the Rotterdam Zoo in the Netherlands has had more captive births worldwide.[6][7]
Partnership with Mozilla Firefox
By the end of 2010, Mozilla Foundation—the creator of Firefox web browser—partnered with Knoxville Zoo in an effort to raise the awareness about endangered red pandas. Two red panda cubs born at the Knoxville Zoo have officially become a part of the Mozilla community. The cubs were named Spark and Ember by online voters, and Mozilla broadcast a 24-hour live video stream of the cubs.[8][9]
Notes
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- ↑ Meet the Newest (and Cutest) Mozillians
- ↑ Firefox Live Blog with Knoxville Zoo
