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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:Little Rock municipal zoo, Little Rock, Arkansas.jpg|thumb|left|Little Rock Municipal Zoo, c. 1930-1945]] |
[[File:Little Rock municipal zoo, Little Rock, Arkansas.jpg|thumb|left|Little Rock Municipal Zoo, c. 1930-1945]] |
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The Little Rock Zoo was started in |
The Little Rock Zoo was started in 1926 with only two animals: an abandoned timber wolf and a circus-trained bear. Over the years it has grown to include 725 animals representing more than 200 species.<ref name="zoo_history"/> |
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The first buildings at the zoo were made of local stone and built by the [[Works Progress Administration]] (WPA). These buildings were built in the 1930s and were home to primates, reptiles, birds, and big cats. They are still in use, and the cat house was renovated into a restaurant with the feel of an African style lodge.<ref name="zoo_history"/> The big cat exhibit was built in the 1980s along with other exhibits for [[great ape]]s, crocodiles, alligators, sloth bears, and river otters. |
The first buildings at the zoo were made of local stone and built by the [[Works Progress Administration]] (WPA). These buildings were built in the 1930s and were home to primates, reptiles, birds, and big cats. They are still in use, and the cat house was renovated into a restaurant with the feel of an African style lodge.<ref name="zoo_history"/> The big cat exhibit was built in the 1980s along with other exhibits for [[great ape]]s, crocodiles, alligators, sloth bears, and river otters. |
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Lemur Island opened in the 1990s, and an African Lion Exhibit was also added at this time, as well as the Civitan Pavilion for special events and the Civitan Amphitheater for educational programming.<ref name="zoo_history"/> The zoo acquired a children's farm with an interactive contact yard and train station. In 2001 the board of directors approved a new Zoo Master Plan, which included a new African Veldt Exhibit. The newly restored Over the Jumps [[carousel]], a fully restored antique carousel, made its home at the Little Rock Zoo in the October 2007. An African penguin exhibit, Laura P. Nichols Penguin Pointe, opened on March 5, 2011. The Laura P. Nichols Cheetah Outpost opened on July 7, 2012. The Arkansas Heritage Farm opened on April 2, 2016 |
Lemur Island opened in the 1990s, and an African Lion Exhibit was also added at this time, as well as the Civitan Pavilion for special events and the Civitan Amphitheater for educational programming.<ref name="zoo_history"/> The zoo acquired a children's farm with an interactive contact yard and train station. In 2001 the board of directors approved a new Zoo Master Plan, which included a new African Veldt Exhibit. The newly restored Over the Jumps [[carousel]], a fully restored antique carousel, made its home at the Little Rock Zoo in the October 2007. An African penguin exhibit, Laura P. Nichols Penguin Pointe, opened on March 5, 2011. The Laura P. Nichols Cheetah Outpost opened on July 7, 2012. The Arkansas Heritage Farm opened on April 2, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hennelly |first1=Conor J. |title=Little Rock Zoo |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/little-rock-zoo-2301/ |publisher=Encyclopedia of Arkansas}}</ref> |
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==Exhibits== |
==Exhibits== |