The Zoo 150th Birthday
The Philadelphia Zoo celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2009. So stop by and celebrate this major achievement at America´s first zoo!
McNeil Avian Center
On May 30, 2009 the 17.5-million McNeil Avian Center opened to the public.
This new aviary incorporates lush, walk-through habitats where visitors can discover more than 100 spectacular birds from around the world, many of them rare and endangered. And in the multi-sensory 4-D Migration Theater, viewers can follow Otis the Oriole on his first migration south from where he hatched in Fairmount Park.
The Experience at the Zoo
One of the best laid-out and most animal-packed zoos in the country is set among a charming 42-acre Victorian garden with tree-lined walks, formal shrubbery, ornate iron cages and animal sculptures. The zoo has garnered many
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Robin, 9 months ago
One of the best laid-out and most animal-packed zoos in the country is set among a charming 42-acre Victorian garden with tree-lined walks
templatic, 8 months ago
I always like to visit the Zoo. The Philadelphia Zoo is one of the best, I like most.
Saqib, 8 months ago
Saw Naked mole-rats at the zoo. They are small rodents that live in large underground colonies in dry areas of East Africa. One of the most unusual of all mammals, they look a little like small, wrinkled, pink sausages, with legs, a tail and very big front teeth
Avinash, 8 months ago
Well, I saw my most favourite carnivore LION. One of the most beautiful animal on earth. Got to learn astonising fact that The Philadelphia Zoo was the first zoo to exhibit white lions in North America in 1993.