San Francisco Zoo
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The San Francisco Zoo is a 100-acre (40 ha) zoo located in the southwestern corner of San Francisco, California, between Lake Merced and the Pacific Ocean along the Great Highway. The SF Zoo is a public institution, managed by the non-profit San Francisco Zoological Society,[3] a 501(c)(3) organization.[4] under a public-private partnership since 1993, receives $4.2 million annually from the city. As of 2016, the zoo housed more than one thousand individual animals, representing more than 250 species. It is noted as the birthplace of Koko the gorilla, and, from 1974 to 2016, the home of Elly, the oldest black rhinoceros in North America.[5]
| San Francisco Zoo | |
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 African Savannah | |
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| 37°43′59″N 122°30′11″W | |
| Location | San Francisco, California |
| Land area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| No. of animals | 1000+ (2015)[1] |
| No. of species | 250+ (2015)[1] |
| Memberships | AZA[2] |
| Major exhibits | African Savanna, Gorilla Preserve, Grizzly Gulch, Primate Discovery Center (Lemur Forest), Cat Kingdom, Penguin Island, Red Panda Treehouse, Insect Zoo |
| Public transit access | |
| Website | www |
The zoo's main entrance (one located on the north side across Sloat Boulevard and one block south of the Muni Metro L Taraval line) is to the west, on the ocean side.