Austin Petting Zoo
Austin Petting Zoo | |
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| Founded 📆 | 2010 |
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| Services | PETTING ZOO AND ANIMALS SHOWS, OTTER ENCOUNTERS, SLOTH ENCOUNTERS, NATIVITY SCENES, REPTILE SHOWS, CAMEL RIDES,PONY RIDES AND REINDEER RENTAL. |
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| 🌐 Website | https://austinpettingzoosandaquariums.com/ |
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Austin Petting Zoos and Aquariums is the outreach program of The Capital Texas Zoo and is often considered Austin Petting Zoo. The Capital of Texas Zoo s a non-profit rescue zoo and located in wester Bastrop county, near Cedar Creek, about 20 miles from downtown Austin Texas, United States, west . The zoo is accredited by the Zoological Association of America[1][circular reference]
Contents 1History 2Exhibits 3Land usage 4Notes 5External links
HISTORY[edit]
The Capital of Texas Zoo is one of Greater Austin's and Bastrop's most exciting adventures! Just 20 minutes east of downtown Austin, the Zoo is home to over 500 rare and beautiful wild animals. The Capital of Texas Zoo is the largest and fastest growing zoo in Central Texas. We have over 400 family members who buy a yearly family membership, so they can visit numerous times throughout the year, the zoo became a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.[2][circular reference] Today, the rescue zoo is a permanent home to mostly exotic animals that were rescued from or unwanted by their owners, animals from other zoos and sanctuaries, and animals who were awarded protection through the judicial system.
EXHIBITS[edit]
The Capital of Texas Zoo has a circular layout featuring exotic and native species. Some notable exhibits are:[3][circular reference]
- Aviaries
- Big Cats
- Capybaras and Bears
- Petting Zoo
- Primate Palace
- Tortoise Barn
- Reptile House
- Hippopotamus
- Otters
LAND USAGE[edit]
The Capital Texas Zoo owns 30 acres of land. Currently, 16 acres have been developed and house the Zoo's animal collection. The additional acres will be used to allow expansion of the zoo as needs change.
NOTES[edit]
- ^ Ball, Andrea (6 January 2011). "New Day for the Capital of Texas Zoo". statesman.com. The Statesman. Archived from the original on 2011-01-09. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ Jump up to:a b c "Austin Zoo and Animal Sanctuary". austinzoo.org. Austin Zoo and Animal Sanctuary. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ Jump up to:a b "About". austinzoo.org. Austin Zoo and Animal Sanctuary. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ https://zaa.org/accredited-facilties
- ^ "Capital texas and Animal Sanctuary".
- ^ real-austin-texas.com. Real Austin Texas. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ Duttweiler, Darcie (22 August 2008). "Austin Zoo and Animal Sanctuary". impactnews.com. Community Impact Newspaper. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ Lawrence, Scott (8 January 2009). "Hybrid wolves rescued in Orange County, taken to Capital of Texas Zoo". kfdm.com. Freedom Communications. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE[edit]
https://austinpettingzoosandaquariums.com/
EXTERNAL LINKS[edit]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonprofit_organization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Zoo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_tiger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cougar https://web.archive.org/web/20110109100449/http:/www.statesman.com/news/local/new-day-for-the-austin-zoo-1159335.html?page=2 https://austinzoo.org/ https://austinzoo.org/about/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110715161219/http:/www.real-austin-texas.com/austin-zoo.html https://communityimpact.com/southwest-austin/nonprofit/1596-austin-zoo-and-animal-sanctuary https://web.archive.org/web/20110719061115/http:/www.kfdm.com/news/orange-29573-county-new.html
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