Los Angeles Zoo

Los Angeles Zoo and its collection

Los Angeles Zoo, opened in 1966, is a zoo in Los Angeles, United States.

The grounds, the buildings and the animals are owned by the municipality. Certification as a botanical garden followed in 2002, which prompted a change to the official name.

History

An earlier zoo opened in Eastlake Park in 1885, and the Griffith Park Zoo ran from 1912 until August 1966 on a site two miles south of the present one. The zoo as it now stands opened on 28 November 1966.

Exhibits

A one-acre chimpanzee complex opened in 1998 and a recreation of Southeast Asian jungle for Bornean orangutans followed in 2000. A western lowland gorilla reserve of 1.5 acres opened in November 2007. A herp and arthropod complex costing 14 million dollars opened in 2012.

Things to do

Things to do include Gorilla Talk, Bird Show, Chimp Chat and Safari Shuttle.

Conservation and approach

An animal health and conservation centre of 33,589 square feet is named after the donors Robert and Suzanne Gottlieb, and contains an intensive care unit, a commissary, a surgical suite with a viewing area and research space. It dealt with 853 medical cases in 2007.

What the venue says

• The Zoo offers a range of delicious, locally sourced, sustainable food and beverage options, as well as a dazzling array of retail items.
• General parking located right near the main entrance is completely free for visitors.
• the Los Angeles Zoo is wheelchair accessible
• Strollers and wheelchairs (manual and electric) are available to rent at the Zoo’s International Marketplace
• The Los Angeles Zoo is a KultureCity-certified sensory-inclusive venue.