Zoos you will love to explore!

San Diego Zoo was founded 90 years ago and has an excellent reputation in the sphere of animal care. This is one of the most beloved tourist attractions. The 100-acres facility is a home of more than 3700 animals and high abundance of species living among lush landscaping and foliage. The number of species and subspecies exceeds 650 items. This is the first open-air zoo where animals are kept without cages.

The facility was organized to comply with the bioclimatic concept of creating the similar climatic zone for the animals. In this way, all animals and plants have the same conditions of living as in the wild. The architect of the zoo created naturalistic setting with live trees, fallen trees, rocky caves, termite mounds etc. Innovative animal habitats where different species live among one another make the facility differ from the rest. The visitors can take a ride on Skyfari that provides a spectacular view of the zoo area.

The same trend is found in Singapore Zoo, which displays animals in naturalistic surrounding where barriers are hardly noticed. Moats and glass separate the animals from the visitors of the Zoo. Vegetation hides the moats or they are created to be below the line of vision. The facility opened in 1973 on 69 acres of land. The Singapore’s government granted S$9m to build the zoo. There are some rare and threatened species among 315 species kept in the zoo. 16% of animals can be hardly found in some other place. It is considered the best rainforest Zoo in the world. The biggest colony of orangutans lives in the zoo.

At first the Zoo was placed on 28 hectares of land and then it expanded. 40 hectares of forest were developed into the most popular tourist attraction in Singapore now – Night Safari. This is the first nocturnal zoo in the world. It is open at night only.

The facility is managed by Wildlife Reserves Singapore and welcomes more than 1 million visitors per year. There are about 2500 animals in it that belong to 130 species. 38% of the species presented in the Night Safari are threatened species.

The facility is divided into 7 geographical zones, which tourists can explore on foot or by tram. The lighting that is arranged in the zoo resembles the moonlight and helps to see what’s going on around. The light does not disturb the animals’ behavior.

Night safari also includes cultural performances such as tribal dances, fire shows, and blowpipe demonstrations. There are dining venues, food and beverage outlets on the territory of the facility to make your stay complete. The Singapore Zoo and Night Safari can boast of multiple tourism awards.

The Bronx Zoo is one of the biggest in the world. It has been working since 1899. It had 843 animals at that time, which live on 250 acres of land. Now their number increased to 4000 animals of 650 species. The most exotic creatures live in the open air in order to create the natural conditions as well.

What can be recommended for the visitors of the Bronx Zoo?

• Watch Siberian tigers at Tiger Mountain, which is an open viewing shelter;
• Visit Congo Gorilla Forest that features lush vegetation of African rain forest;
• Go on a mini-safari with Wild Asia monorail to see the elephants, Indian rhinoceroses, Mongolian horses, deers and antelopes.