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p National Zoological Park
Elephant Trails
Established in 1889 as the Smithsonian’s Department of Living This exhibit gives an innovative
Animals and sited on the Mall, Washington’s National Zoological home with diverse habitats to
a small herd of Asian elephants,
Park moved to its present location in 1891. The park, which and is part of a campaign to
covers 163 acres, was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, save this endangered species.
the landscape architect responsible for New York’s Central
Park. Today, the zoo is home to more than 2,000 animals, Rock Creek Park
many of which are endangered. The zoo also runs a (see p143)
number of breeding programs, one of the most
successful of which is the Sumatran tiger program.

Giant Panda Habitat
The National Zoological
Park was the first zoo in the
US to house pandas. Since
1972 these beloved bears
have been the zoo’s top
attraction and in 2014
a new baby panda, Bao
Bao, was born.

. Asia Trail
This exhibit covers nearly
6 acres (2.4 hectares) and
features seven Asian species,
including sloth bears and Main
red pandas. Entrance
Great Flight Exhibit
Endangered species such as the Guam
rail and Bali Mynah can be seen here.
Key to Animal Enclosures
1 Cheetah Conservation Station r Andean Bears
2 Zebras t Giant Anteater
3 Wallabies y Amazonia
4 Giant Panda Habitat u Gibbon Ridge
5 American Bison i Great Ape House Bald Eagle
6 Elephants o Small Mammal House The only eagle unique to North
America, the bald eagle is named
7 Great Flight Exhibit p Reptile Discovery Center for its white head, which appears
8 Bird House a Lemur Island to be “bald” against its dark body.
9 Przewalski’s Horse s Think Tank
0 Golden Lion Tamarins d Sumatran Tigers
q American Trail f Great Cats
w Bald Eagles g Kids Farm 0 meters 100
e Seals and Sea Lions 0 yards 100

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