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The zoo breeds endangered animals such as black-footed ferrets, Wyoming toads and Mexican gray wolves. The zoo participates in over 30 Species Survival Plan programs. [28] [29] [30] In particular, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has had unique success breeding black-footed ferrets and 647 kits have been born "on the mountain" as of 2024. [31]
The Animal Game: Searching for Wildness at the American Zoo. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674737341. OCLC 946906577. Flank, Lenny (2021). The Zoo Tourist: Visiting America's Zoos and Aquariums. Red and Black Publishers. ISBN 9781610011440. OCLC 1400972328. Nyhuis, Allen W. (2008).
Cheyenne (/ ʃ aɪ ˈ æ n / shy-AN or / ʃ aɪ ˈ ɛ n / shy-EN) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming, as well as the county seat of Laramie County, with 65,132 residents, per the 2020 census. [6]
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs shares an update after welcoming a "surprise" Red River Hog baby. On September 4, 2024, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo shared the news that their 8-year ...
Penrose developed the country's highest zoo at 6,800 feet (2,100 m) in elevation, [27] the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (1926) on the mountain and Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun (1937) on the northern promontory of the mountain. [28] [11]: 1 [e] The Cheyenne Mountain Highway was built for transport to the zoo, shrine, and top of the mountain.
The Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun is located at 8,136 feet (2,480 m) in elevation. [4]: 123 It is about 1,500 feet (460 m) in elevation above Colorado Springs, and is also above the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo on the side of Cheyenne Mountain.
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The Cheyenne Mountain Highway, also called Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Road, [1]: 1, 7:1 is a road in Colorado Springs, Colorado [2] that begins at the intersection of Penrose Boulevard, Old Stage Road, and West Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard. [3] [a] It is a paved road to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun. Thereafter, it ...