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Denver Zoo. / 39.750°N 104.950°W / 39.750; -104.950. Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance is an 80-acre (32 ha) nonprofit zoological garden and conservation organization located in City Park of Denver, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1896, it is operated by the Denver Zoological Foundation and funded in part by the Scientific and ...
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoois a zoological parklocated southwest of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Cheyenne Mountainin the United States. At an elevation of 6,714 feet (2,046 m) above sea level, it is the highest zoo in the country. The zoo covers 140 acres (57 ha), 40 of which are in use. The zoo houses more than 750 animals ...
Elitch's Zoological Gardens opened May 1, 1890, on 16 acres (6.5 ha) of former farmland bought by John Elitch and Mary Elitch. It was the first zoo west of Chicago, and it offered the Denver community a unique cultural experience. Mary Elitch Long managed the park for 26 years following John's death in 1891.
Downtown Aquarium (formerly Colorado's Ocean Journey) is a for profit aquarium and restaurant located in Denver, Colorado, at the intersection of I-25 and 23rd Ave. The 107,000 square feet (9,900 m 2) main building sits on a 17-acre (6.9 ha) site adjacent to the South Platte River. Its freshwater and marine aquaria total approximately 1,000,000 ...
A fancy-looking French angelfish that was found one day with a funny float has its buoyancy back after taking some time from its tropical trappings to get a CT scan at the Denver Zoo. A zoo worker ...
A sloth was born in Colorado, and zoo officials are calling it a “huge conservation win.” The April 19 birth of the “tiny bundle” marked the fourth baby for two-toed sloth parents ...
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs; Colorado Gators Reptile Park, Mosca; Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; Denver Zoo, Denver; Nature and Wildlife Discovery Center, Pueblo; Pueblo Zoo, Pueblo; Serenity Springs Wildlife Center, Calhan; The Wild Animal Refuge, Springfield; The Wild Animal Sanctuary, Keenesburg
5DV.50. Added to NRHP. September 17, 1986. City Park is an urban park and neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. The park is 330 acres (1.3 km 2) and is located in east-central Denver. The park contains the Denver Zoo, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Ferril and Duck Lakes, and a boathouse. City Park is also the name of the neighborhood that ...