Get close and personal with the wild side of Puerto Rico and have a fantastic time with your family at the Mayaguez Zoo. The zoo is managed by the Compañia of Parques Nacionales. The zoo contains a nice selection of animals which are divided into two groups which are the African Forest and the African Savannah. The zoo was recently renovated and it is very well kept. It is almost like being at a tropical garden or jungle.
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Serafin from Hampshire, Illinois User Comments: Very nice zoo. Had a wonderfull experience there. Would definetly recommend visiting it. Posted on 8/19/2009 3:44:21 PM
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PREXPLORE from Ponce, Puerto Rico User Comments: The Mayaguez Zoo actually surpassed our expectations. Living in Puerto Rico, I have only been here once quite a few years ago. The zoo right now is a very good location with a great variety of animals and a nice environment. Actually it looked very clean and matained. A note of caution tho: make sure you go to the zoo in the morning. Most of the year it rains in the zoo, and if it rains and you are not able to enter the zoo you will not get your money back. About 30 seconds after we arrived at the zoo it started pouring, we didn't even make it pass the entrance, and we had to wrestle for a rain-check. So make sure you check your weather forecast before you go. Posted on 8/5/2009 8:26:24 PM
Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo is a 45-acre zoo located in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It is the only zoo on the island. It is named in honor of Juan A. Rivero, its first director.
Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo (sometimes called Mayaguez Zoo) is a 45-acre (18 ha) zoo located in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It is the only zoo on the island. It is named in honor of Juan A. Rivero, its first director. It has an extensive collection of animals from all continents, as well as new facilities
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters as well as those of several other major international organisations such as NATO. Wikipedia
Capital: City of Brussels
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Currency: Euro
Official language: French Language, Dutch Language, German Language
Denmark, officially the Kingdom of Denmark, is a Scandinavian sovereign state in Northern Europe, with Greenland and the Faroe Islands as additional overseas constituent countries, forming integral parts of the Danish Realm.
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to ... Wikipedia
SeaWorld Orlando is a theme park, and marine-life based zoological park, in Orlando, Florida. It is owned and operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, a subsidiary of The Blackstone Group. When combined with its neighbor Discovery Cove and Aquatica, it forms Seaworld Parks and Resorts Orlando, an entertainment complex consisting of the three parks and many neighboring hotels and eateries.
In 2010, SeaWorld Orlando hosted an estimated 5.1 million guests, ranking it the ninth-most visited amusement park in the United States.[2] However, SeaWorld's owners have challenged the estimated figures in the past; in 2007, the estimate was 5.8 million guests, while the park's internal data, normally not released to the public, was closer to 6.2 million guests.[3] A spokesperson for then-owner Busch Entertainment Corporation disagreed with the report, saying, "They are wrong across the board. Wikipedia Links
Rides & Attractions
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Name
Opened
Description
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Kraken
2000
A floorless roller coaster themed after the legend of the Kraken sea monster.
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Manta
2009
A flying roller coaster and aquarium exhibit featuring rays, sea dragons and other species.
3
Journey to Atlantis
1998
An indoor boat ride with roller coaster elements themed to the mythical Atlantis.
4
Shamu Express
2007
A Zierer family roller coaster with cars themed as Shamu.
5
Sky Tower
1973
400-foot tall rotating Gyro tower.
6
Wild Arctic
1992
An indoor zoo featuring polar bears, beluga whales, and walruses that is designed to resemble a research station in the Arctic Ocean. Guests can take a motion-simulated helicopter journey to the exhibit, or may bypass the ride and watch the film without the motion and proceed directly to the exhibit.
7
Turtle Trek
2012
An outdoor/indoor exhibit featuring sea turtles, West Indian manatees, and American alligators. The highlight of the exhibit is a theater dome where a 3D computer-animated film details the average journey of a sea turtle. The theater is a 360° dome with 3D content completely surrounded the audience. The theater and media was developed by Falcon's Treehouse, LLC.
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Sea Carousel
A carousel themed with caricatured marine mammals and fish without the organ music
9
Jazzy Jellies
A balloon tower style ride that lifts up and spins controlled by riders with a disk
10
Swishy Fishies
A Mad Tea Party-themed ride themed as fish.
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Ocean Commotion
A rockin' tug ride.
12
The Flying Fiddler
A kiddie crab themed Frog Hopper-style freefall attraction
13
Paddle Boats
Live Entertainment
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Name
Opened
Description
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Shamu Stadium
1984
The seven-million gallon home to the park's killer whale performers. The park's current production is One Ocean, which is joined by Shamu Rocks"
15
The Whale and Dolphin Stadium
Features dolphins, macaws and an Andean condor in Blue Horizons, which also adds human acrobats and divers. False killer whales were once part of the show until the eventual death of the park's two specimens.[6] Rescued pilot whales are also housed here, away from public view.[7]
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The Sea Lion and Otter Stadium
Hosts "Clyde and Seamore," a pair of California sea lions in the comical presentation Clyde and Seamore Take Pirate Island. Otters and a Pacific walrus also partake in the show.
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Bayside Stadium
Formerly hosted water skiing shows on the park's central lagoon. Today, the stage is used for SeaWorld's numerous music concert series and other special events as well as the official viewing area for the seasonal Reflections firework show.
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The Nautilus Theatre
An acrobatic show similar in style and presentation to the works of Cirque du Soleil.
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Seaport Theatre
Features dogs, cats, and other animals that have been rescued from local animal shelters in Pets Ahoy!. This venue is also home to Elmo & Abby's Treasure Hunt.
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Seafire Inn
Is both a restaurant and a theatre in the style of a dinner theatre. This venue is home to the Makahiki Luau, a Polynesian festival offering authentic cuisine, fire dances, and island chants and songs.
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Reflections
A seasonal firework show on the park's central lagoon featuring fireworks, dancing fountains, and mist screens synchronized and inspired by the musical soundtracks of the park's shows and attractions. The show was formerly called Mistify. During the Holidays, there is a Holiday Reflections.
Animal exhibits
Dining with the sharks at the Sharks Underwater Grill
Penguin Encounter, an indoor exhibit that also includes puffins and murres. The exhibit closed January 4, 2012 to make way for the Antarctic Area reportedly called "Antarctica: Empire of The Penguins".
Shark Encounter, which features an underwater tunnel and a wide array of sharks, stingrays, barracuda, and venomous fish. At Sharks Underwater Grill, guests can dine while observing the sea life in the main exhibit tank.
Pacific Point Preserve, home to the park's sea lions and seals.
Dolphin Cove, an outdoor exhibit where guests can feed and touch Bottlenose Dolphins.
Stingray Lagoon, a covered exhibit where guests can touch stingrays.
Dolphin Nursery, a covered exhibit where new-born Bottlenose Dolphins reside.
Flamingo Point, an outdoor exhibit where flamingos are exhibited.
Pelican Preserve, an outdoor exhibit where brown pelicans are exhibited.
“Eternally appealing”, this International Drive “family destination” has “a little bit of everything”, from “entertaining shows” and “awesome coasters” to “wonderful” “up-close” animal encounters and some of the “best sea life exhibitions on the planet”; “staffers never tire of answering questions” and the “calm, civilized environment” is another plus, so fans deem it a “perfect escape.”
Sea World has something for everyone. I love taking my child to see the different kind of water animal. As adults getting to ride the ride and so forth has been great. Their themes are right on for the occasion. Their food on the other hand needs improvement.
Park "opens" at 9am, but no animal exhibits until at least 10. But you can buy stuff until then. Long lines getting in, security bag check? Park is small, everyone going to same place at once. Everything marketed to little kids. Shark tunnel not worth it. No big sharks and there was a loud alarm going off the entire time :( There was no one there to tell or to ask questions. No polar bears at Wild Arctic :( Person said they "walked around" the entire exhibit and that you just had to look for them??? SeaWorld should be upfront about which animals/exhibits are available. NOT worth the price of admission
The San Diego Zoo Safari Park, formerly known as the San Diego Wild Animal Park, is a 1,800 acres (730 ha) zoo in the San Pasqual Valley area of San Diego, California, near Escondido. It is one of the largest tourist attractions in San Diego County. The park houses a large array of wild and endangered animals including species from the continents of Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America, and Australia. The park is in a semi-arid environment and one of its most notable features is the Africa Tram which explores the expansive African exhibits. These free-range enclosures house such animals as antelopes, giraffes, buffalo, cranes, and rhinos. The park is also noted for its California condor breeding program, the most successful such program in the United States. The park, visited by 2 million people annually, houses over 2,600 animals representing more than 300 species, as well as 3,500 plant species.[4] Depending on the season, the park has about 400 to 600 employees. The park is also Southern California's quarantine center for zoo animals imported into the United States through San Diego. The park has the world's largest veterinary hospital. Next door to the hospital is the Institute for Conservation Research which holds the park's Frozen Zoo. Both the park and the San Diego Zoo are run by the Zoological Society of San Diego. The park is 32 miles (51 km) away from the zoo, at 15500 San Pasqual Valley Road east of Escondido, California, along California State Route 78. Animals And Plants
More than 4,000 creatures reside at this celebrated zoo, started in 1916 and run by the Zoological Society of San Diego. In the early days, the zoo's founder, Dr. Harry Wegeforth, traveled around the world and bartered native Southwestern animals such as rattlesnakes and sea lions for more exotic species. The zoo is also an accredited botanical garden, lavished with more than 1 million plants on its 1,900 acres; 'Dr. Harry' brought home flora from every location where he acquired animals, ens... More
At a glance: heart of africa · roar and snore · up close and personal · wgasa bush line railway · zip line
Good zoo, well tended animals with plenty of space. Like the San Diego Zoo, a little too much emphasis on birds. Zoo layout is somewhat difficult - many interconnected loops, often require you to retrace your steps to get to the next section. "Natural" enclosures make for very poor views for children in strollers. In one area, the designated viewing was literally at the bottom of a 5 foot tall earthen wall. As an adult, I could barely see over. There are many places like this, or with nearly solid wood railings, that require constantly getting kids out of strollers to hold them up to see.
The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in North Africa on the Mediterranean coast. Its capital and most populous city is Algiers. Algeria is a semi presidential republic, it consists of 48 provinces and 1541 communes. With a population exceeding 37 million,[5] it is the 34th most populated country on Earth. With an economy based on oil resources, manufacturing has suffered, in what is called Dutch disease.[11] Sonatrach, the national oil company, is the largest company in Africa. Algeria has the second largest army with the largest defense budget in Africa.[12] Algeria had a peaceful Nuclear Program by the 1990s.[13]
With a total area of 2,381,741 square kilometres (919,595 sq mi), Algeria is the tenth-largest country in the world and the largest in Africa, and in the Mediterranean.[14] The country is bordered in the northeast by Tunisia, in the east by Libya, in the west by Morocco, in the southwest by Western Sahara, Mauritania, and Mali, in the southeast by Niger, and in the north by the Mediterranean Sea. Algeria is a member of the African Union, the Arab League, OPEC and the United Nations, and is a founding member of the Arab Maghreb Union.
The territory of today's Algeria was the home of many ancient prehistoric cultures, including Aterian and Capsian cultures. Its area has known many empires and dynasties, including ancient Berber Numidians, Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Arab Umayyads, Berber Fatimids, Berber Almohads and later Turkish Ottomans.
The Mvog-Betsi Zoo is located in Yaoundé, Cameroon and is administered by the Ministry of Forestry and Fauna (MINFOF) (formerly the Ministry of Environments and Forests (MINEF)) in Cameroon. There is a wide range of species at the zoo, including big cats, reptiles, and birds of prey. Ape Action Africa has taken responsibility for the care of the primates at the zoo
Wild gorillas and chimpanzees are on the brink of extinction. Habitat loss and poaching threaten these magnifcent animals like never before.
Ape Action Africa is committed to ape conservation in Africa - protecting Cameroon’s great apes through direct action, including rescuing orphaned gorillas, chimpanzees and monkeys, giving them a safe forest sanctuary home where they can live with their own kind.
Many of you will be familiar with our project as the Cameroon Wildlife Aid Fund – CWAF.
CWAF was established in 1996 as a UK charity and its primary objective was to improve living conditions for prrimates housed at Mvog Betsi Zoo in Yaounde, Cameroon. During 12 years of operation, CWAF expanded its mission significantly to provide sanctuary for wild orphans of the illegal bushmeat and pet trades in Cameroon.
CWAF has meant a lot over the years to our dedicated staff and supporters, but we took the decision in 2009 to move forward with a name that reflected our commitment to great ape protection and aligned us more closely with our goals:
Ape...to provide sanctuary for individual, endangered primates orphaned by the illegal bushmeat and pet trades
Action...to actively rescue orphaned primates, providing rehabilitation and long term care in a protected environment.
Africa...to work closely with the Cameroonian people to protect their natural heritage through education and social support.
We are very positive about the future and look forward to the new opportunities we have to increase awareness about the plight of great apes and raise vital funds for our long term work in Cameroon.
Abidjan Zoo is the National Zoo of Cote D’Ivoire formerly known as the Ivory Coast. The Zoo is currently being rehabilitated through a project initiated by the Association Du Calao www.calao-africa.org, and facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Association-du-Calao-asbl/153666978035212. which is a small but very active and proactive Conservation group. Richard Champion, a zoologist from the UK, is with the help of a great network of experts and volunteers, helping to rebuild the zoo.
The zoo, animals and staff has been through difficult times due to the civil war in 2011. The zoo has an amazing range of animals, with many of great conservation importance, set in a beautiful environment. The zoo has Forest Elephant, Pygmy Hippo, West African Chimpanzee, Leopard, Hyena, Forest Buffalo, Civet, and genets, Mangebeys, Slender Snout Crocodiles, along with other primates, birds, and reptiles. The zoo is also building one of the best natural elephant enclosures there is, alongside other developments. The zoo is a developing zoo, and all the work is done sustainably and on small budgets, with the main focus to improve the lives of the animals, education of visitors and with a long term conservation purpose.
Abidjan Zoo, located at the edge of Deux Plateaux - Cocody was first created as a private Zoo in, it is believed 1930, but was given to the State of Cote d'Ivoire in 1972, and opened to the general public in 1973. At that time the price of entry was 300 F CFA, and remains 300 F CFA to this day. Whilst the price of entry may not have increased, it is a very sad fact of the recent political/social/military/economic turmoil, starting with the Coup d'Etat of December 1999, through the various, and many, "evenements" that lead up to the "Battle for Abidjan" in April 2011, that the Zoo population has declined from over 500 animals and 53 species, down to 170 animals and 24 species. Unfortunately all the carnivores died of starvation during the battle (with the exception of the Spotted Hyenas), because the meat supplied from the Vridi Abattoir, some 10 kilometres away, could not be brought to the Zoo.
However, a new lease of life has been given to the Zoo, thanks to the efforts of a large group of national and international volunteers, guided by a Luxembourg based NGO Association du Calao (find it in Facebook), and aided financially by the Swiss and Ivoirian governments. A new lion enclosure is to be built, and the chimpanzee quarters improved.
The Zoo is looking clean, the animals are looking well fed, and well looked after. There is a spectacular collection of a rare West African Crocodile, the mecistops cataphractus more commonly known as the Slender Snouted Crocodile. There is a female Forest Elephant, named CAN, born the day that the Ivoirian National Football Team (aka "The Elephants") beat the favourites, Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal in 1992. The late President Felix Houphouet-Boigny donated the elephant to the zoo.
There are a number of other animals, indiginous to Cote d'Ivoire, including several species of monkey, tortoise, antelope, etc
There is a substantial collection of chimpanzees, ranging from two year old orphans, right up to a 40 year old grandmother (Judith)
Stop Press: The Zoo proudly announced the birth of a Maxwell's Duiker (also known locally as a 'biche') on Tuesday 5th March 2013.
