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The Little Rock Zoo hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the last admission at 3:30 p.m. Attendees will need to provide proof of residency through a driver’s license, state ID or utility bill.
The Little Rock Zoo was founded in 1924 and is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. It is home to more than 400 animals representing over 200 species, and covers an area of 33 acres (13 ha). The Arkansas Zoological Foundation is a private 501 c (3) organization that raises funds for zoo development. [1]
December 1, 1989. The Over-the-Jumps Carousel, also known as the Herschell-Spillman Carousel, is a historic carousel at the Little Rock Zoo in Little Rock, Arkansas. Built in the 1920s and first exhibited at the 1924 Arkansas State Fair, it is believed to be the last operating "over-the-jumps" carousel in the world, with an original undulating ...
Little Rock (Quapaw: I’i-zhinka, lit. 'Little rock'[3]) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The city's population was 202,591 as of the 2020 census. [4] The six-county Little Rock metropolitan area is the 81st-most populous in the United States with 748,031 residents according to the 2020 census.
The Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo is a privately owned zoo located on Whittington Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas. [ 2 ] The farm houses but does not raise alligators and has done so since it was founded in 1902. [ 3 ] The farm includes a small museum with a collection of mounted alligators, a souvenir shop but there’s no snack bar.
View at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., 1909. The zoo first started as the National Museum's Department of Living Animals in 1886. [12] By an act of Congress on March 2, 1889, [13] [14] [15] for "the advancement of science and the instruction and recreation of the people", the National Zoo was created.
www.aza.org. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), originally the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums, is an American 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization founded in 1924 and dedicated to the advancement of zoos and public aquariums in the areas of conservation, education, science, and recreation.
L. Little Rock Zoo. Categories: Zoos in the United States by state or territory. Parks in Arkansas. Gardens in Arkansas. Entertainment venues in Arkansas. Non-profit organizations based in Arkansas. Educational organizations based in Arkansas.