This fully accredited zoo shows a wide variety of animals and birds; known for its breeding programs for West African crowned crane and Louisiana pine snake.
The Zoo houses over 500 reptiles, birds and mammals from around the world. Currently, the zoo is undergoing the largest expansion project since it opened in 1967. Maasai Giraffe and White Rhinoceros exhibits opened in the summer of 1999. Currently the zoo is in the final stages of construction of a new Nile Hippopotamus exhibit that will feature under and above water viewing.
