| Metro Richmond Zoo | |
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 Front entrance to Metro Richmond Zoo, 2024. | |
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| 37°22′54″N 77°46′03″W / 37.3818°N 77.7674°W | |
| Date opened | April 22, 1995[1] |
| Location | Moseley, Chesterfield County, Virginia |
| Land area | 70 acres (28 ha) |
| No. of animals | 2000 [2] |
| No. of species | 190+[2] |
| Memberships | ZAA[3] |
| Director | Jim Andelin [4] |
| Website | www |
Metro Richmond Zoo is a privately owned, for-profit zoo in Chesterfield County, Virginia. It is located in the central Virginia area, off of U.S. Route 360 (Hull Street Road), about 20 miles southwest of Richmond. Metro Richmond Zoo encompasses about 70 acres (28 ha) and houses around 2,000 animals representing over 190 species, including reticulated giraffe, white rhinoceros, snow leopard, cheetah and Grant's zebra.
The zoo is accredited by the Zoological Association of America (ZAA), and has one of the largest primate collections in the United States.[citation needed]
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