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Dallas Zoo (also called the Dallas Zoological Park) is a 106-acre (43 ha) zoo located 3 mi (5 km) south of downtown Dallas, Texas, in Marsalis Park.Established in 1888, it is the oldest and largest zoological park in Texas [1] and is managed by the non-profit Dallas Zoological Society.
The zoo's three dragons share a special exhibit with outdoor and indoor areas allowing them to stay warm during the cool winter months. [24] Keepers hold a feeding demonstration of the Komodo dragons on Saturdays. Currently, a visiting Komodo dragon from the St. Louis Zoo is visiting for breeding purposes (2013).
Dragons of Komodo, inside Tropical Discovery, was the largest Komodo dragon exhibit of its kind when it opened in 1999 and is still one of the largest Komodo dragon exhibits in the country. [22] In addition to Komodo dragons, it is home to other island reptiles like rhinoceros iguanas and giant New Caledonia geckos .
Chester Zoo is a zoo in Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, England.Chester Zoo was opened in 1931 by George Mottershead and his family. [3] The zoo is one of the UK's largest zoos at 51 hectares (130 acres) [4] and the zoo has a total land holding of approximately 160 hectares (400 acres).
The Komodo Dragon exhibit features two enclosures for the zoo's Komodo dragons. Arthropods feature tarantulas , velvet ants , black widow , walking sticks , beetles , and coconut crab . Hall of Venom features the Burmese vine snake , Gila monster , false water cobra , Paradise flying snake , ribbed newts , lionfish , stonefish and blue-banded ...
The Cincinnati Zoo was the second U.S. zoo to exhibit Komodo dragons and the second zoo to breed them outside of Indonesia. The exhibit was renovated in 2009 and opened in June 2010. A few other species of lizards such as armadillo girdled lizards, blue tree monitors and Nile monitors are also housed in this complex.
The Bronx Zoo (also historically the Bronx Zoological Park and the Bronx Zoological Gardens) is a zoo within Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York.It is one of the largest zoos in the United States by area and is the largest metropolitan zoo in the United States by area, [5] comprising 265 acres (107 ha) of park lands and naturalistic habitats separated by the Bronx River.
The 'Amphibians on the Edge' exhibit shows a variety of different species of frogs, toads, and salamanders (2007). The Endangered Species Carousel was constructed in fall 2009, and the Peninsular Pronghorn Exhibit was constructed in fall 2010. The exhibit, Monarch of the Desert, was constructed on the North America Trail and featured the ...