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A rise in visitors arriving in late morning and afternoon prompted the zoo's decision to open at noon during Wildlights, which runs through Jan. 5.
The zoo also has a close working relationship with the Wilds, a 9,154-acre (37.04 km 2) animal conservation center located in southeast Ohio and featured on the Columbus Zoo's website. [ 9 ] Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, and by extension The Wilds, are prominently featured in the Nat Geo Wild series Secrets of the Zoo , a series focusing on ...
The Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival is a separately ticketed event that operates after the zoo's normal hours. It will be open from 7-10 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays, through Sept. 29.
Starting Thursday, after-hours guests at the Columbus Zoo can experience 'Unextinct.' a world filled with extinct and endangered species. 'Unextinct' immersive experience comes to life at Columbus ...
Zoombezi Bay (/ z uː m ˌ b iː z i ˈ b eɪ /) is a 22.7-acre (9.2 ha) water park owned by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium near Powell, Ohio just north of Columbus. The park sits on the site of the former Wyandot Lake Adventure Park, [1] which was purchased by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in 2006. Zoombezi Bay opened to the public on May 26 ...
By 1967, the zoo featured over 500 animals from 87 different species. In 1970, the zoo was broken into, and several animals were killed. This prompted the children of the area to collect money to help restore things. Enough money was raised for the zoo to acquire an African elephant and was the catalyst to modernize the entire zoo. The city ...
To accommodate and include guests of all abilities and ages, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium will host sensory-friendly events on Tuesday and Dec. 8.
Columbus (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b ə s /, kə-LUM-bəs) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio.With a 2020 census population of 905,748, [10] it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest (after Chicago), and the third-most populous U.S. state capital (after Phoenix, Arizona and Austin, Texas).