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ZooTampa at Lowry Park (formerly known as Lowry Park Zoo or Lowry Park Zoological Garden) is a 63-acre (25 ha) nonprofit zoo located in Tampa, Florida.In 2009, Lowry Park Zoo was voted the #1 Family Friendly Zoo in the US by Parents Magazine, [3] and is recognized by the State of Florida as the center for Florida wildlife conservation and biodiversity (HB 457).
Milton made landfall on Wednesday night as a Category 3 storm near Siesta Key, just south of the zoo at Lowry Park, close to downtown Tampa. Zookeepers finished corralling all the animals on ...
The Center for Great Apes is an animal sanctuary for great apes located east of Wauchula, Florida.Founded as a nonprofit organization in 1993, the sanctuary has about 70 orangutans and chimpanzees who were formerly used in entertainment, scientific research, or the exotic pet trade. [2]
In September 2006, the zoo's last giraffe, Randale, was transferred to the Lowry Park Zoo and in September 2009, the zoo's last hippopotamus, Happy, was transferred to the Milwaukee County Zoo to make space for Elephant Trails. [20] [21] [22] During the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020–21, the zoo was closed for several months as a precautionary ...
The zoo recorded their adorable baby orangutan chomping down on a snack, and it's the cutest thing you'll see today. The baby is enjoying a leaf of lettuce as mom sits nearby enjoying the same.
Feb. 20—A beloved ABQ BioPark Zoo orangutan has died. Tonka, 44, was the second-oldest male Sumatran orangutan in the United States, according to BioPark. He was euthanized Friday after dealing ...
The Gulf Breeze Zoo (originally The Zoo Northwest Florida) is a 50-acre (20 ha) zoo located in Woodlawn Beach, Florida, neighboring Navarre and Gulf Breeze, Florida.It has over 900 exotic animals including rhinos, hippos, Western lowland gorillas, and orangutans that visitors can view during an African preserve train ride.
A baby clouded leopard born at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo is getting quite a bit of attention. The male kitten's birth on March 7th is significant because clouded leopards are an endangered species.