San Antonio Zoo

San Antonio Zoo
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29°27′53″N 98°28′19″W / 29.4648°N 98.4719°W / 29.4648; -98.4719
Date openedMay 13, 1914
Location3903 N. St. Mary's Street
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Land area57 acres (23 ha)[1]
No. of animals3,500+
No. of species750
Annual visitors1.1 million+[1]
MembershipsAZA,[2] ZAA[3]
Public transit access
Viva Trolley #11
Websitesazoo.org
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The San Antonio Zoo Eagle train (4-2-4T locomotive pictured, since retired) carries visitors throughout Brackenridge Park.
Several refreshment outlets, including Crossroads Café, are available at the San Antonio Zoo.
A carousel nearing completion was scheduled to open in 2014 in the San Antonio Zoo.
Desert plant and terrain exhibit at the San Antonio Zoo

The San Antonio Zoo is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums–accredited zoo in Midtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is located in the city's Brackenridge Park. San Antonio Zoo is a 50+ acre zoo home to over 750 species, some of which are endangered or extinct in the wild, and an annual attendance of more than 1 million.[4] It also runs non-animal attractions, such as the 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge San Antonio Zoo Eagle train ride, which first opened in 1956.[5]

The Richard Friedrich Aquarium was opened in 1948.[6] It was the only aquarium in the city until SeaWorld San Antonio was opened in 1988.

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  4. ^ "About Us".
  5. ^ San Antonio Zoo - Zoo Train
  6. ^ "Exhibits at the San Antonio Zoo Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine." San Antonio Zoo and Aquarium. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.