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Animals
OPEN EVERY DAY 10:00am until 5:00pm
(except Christmas, New Year and Thanksgiving)
We have a collection of almost 400 animals from around the world with almost 200 different species. We have insects, reptiles, birds and mammals displayed in a variety of exhibits. We are a garden, too with a number of rare and interesting plants and landscaping.
Just a few of the animals you can see are:
Cape Buffalo | Flamingos | Alligators | Louisiana Black Bear |
Lions | Tiger | Jaguar | Deer |
Elk | Eagles | Ostrich | Armadillo |
Gibbons | Zebra | Vultures | Green Anaconda |
Hippopotamus | Prairie Dogs | Swans | Alligator Snappers |
We have the "Hall of Small", an immersive, hands on insect exhibit.
Visit "Creatures of the Night" and see animals that venture out after dark.
Enjoy our Reptile House and see snakes and lizards from around the world.
Cross a continent in the Louisiana Purchase Exhibit and see animals that were native to the area at the time of Lewis and Clark.
Take our Bayou Safari, a 30 minute guided boat ride, and see heard of hoofstock and gibbon apes not visible from our walking paths.