Tulsa Zoo Full Tour -Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Tulsa Zoo is an 85-acre (34 ha) non-profit zoo located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. The Tulsa Zoo is owned by the City of Tulsa, but since 2010 has been privately managed by Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc. The zoo is located in Mohawk Park, one of the largest municipal parks in the United States.

Animals and exhibits:

Lost Kingdom Exhibit Complex
Lost Kingdom allows guests to roam through lush gardens and settings inspired by ancient Asian cultures, such as the city at Angkor-Wat. Lost Kingdom is the new home for ambassadors of some of Asia's rarest and most elusive species, including Malayan tigers, snow leopards, Chinese alligators, siamangs, binturongs and Komodo dragons.

Lost Kingdom: Elephant
Encompasses a 2.5-acre (1 ha) area for the zoo's three elephants and includes an Elephant Interpretive Center which highlights of the life of the Asian elephant species. And includes a life size climbable elephant sculpture. Visitors can view the elephants from both indoor and outdoor viewing areas and the exhibit includes an elephant demonstration yard.

The Rainforest
A living, naturalistic re-creation of a Central and South American rain forest environment. This walk through exhibit simulates the overall experience of the rainforest by maintaining 80° temperatures and a humidity level of 85%. Spanning 13,000 square feet of indoor exhibit space, exotic species include black howler monkeys, a green anaconda, piranhas, dwarf caimans, jaguars, and golden-headed lion tamarins.

Chimpanzee Connection
This large outdoor island habitat provides chimpanzee's access to an extensive climbing structure, cargo nets, ropes, caves, a termite mound and plenty of vegetation to explore. The cage-less open air habitat allows the guests an unbarred view of this truly amazing social species. In 1991, the “Chimpanzee Connection” building was completed.

Helmerich Sea Lion Cove
A naturalistic habitat for California sea lions, opened in 2012. The exhibit features a saltwater pool, large underwater viewing window wall, waterfall, rock haul-out areas, themed holding building and a large covered seating area for visitors.

Penguin Habitat
The exhibit opened to the public in 2002 after a four-year fund-raising campaign. The penguin enclosure is the foundation of “Oceans and Islands,” an exhibit area for the zoo that includes a naturalistic California sea lion exhibit and a flamingo colony and also black and white ruffed lemurs.

African Plains
The African Plains area of the zoo features a variety of animals including meerkats, giraffes, lions, aldabra tortoises, white rhinos, and African wild dogs. The zoos recently opened the Mary K. Chapman Rhinoceros Reserve, which replaced an older facility and hosts the zoo's two white rhinoceroses. It encompasses a 3-acre outside yard and a new 8,925 square foot barn.

Children's Zoo
The Children's Zoo has a contact yard where kids can get up close and personal with Nigerian dwarf goats, Southdown sheep, Katahdin sheep, earless Lamancha goats and Nubian goats. There are also dexter cows, miniature horses and Guinea forest hogs. This exhibit also contains the Australian Outback Area, which has red kangaroos.

Dave Zucconi Conservation Center
Constructed in 1957, The Conservation Center has a large variety of animals including primates, reptiles, birds, and fish. Some animals exhibited include American flamingos, wrinkled hornbills, snakehead fish, radiated tortoises, saki monkeys, Fiji iguanas, and a Grand Cayman Island blue iguana.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_Zoo