| San Diego Zoo is located in Balboa Park, San | | | | places.The sunny, warm sea climate suits many |
| Diego, California. San Diego Zoo is one of | | | | plants and animals. Beside rare animal |
| the largest zoos in the world. It has over | | | | species also the very rare plants could be |
| 4000 different animals and 800 different | | | | found in its arboretum. In the plant section |
| species.San Diego Zoo lies on 100 acres of | | | | of the San Diego Zoo a lot of food is |
| parkland, that is being leased from the City | | | | collected for the animals, for example bamboo |
| of San Diego. All the animals, equipment and | | | | for the pandas and eucalyptus trees that are |
| other assets are owned by the City of San | | | | food for the koalas.The San Diego Zoo offers |
| Diego.The visitors have the great opportunity | | | | also the membership and has over 250 000 |
| to see the whole zoo wit the help of the bus, | | | | members. Membership allows them to reenter |
| that covers 75 % of the park.There are | | | | the San Diego Zoo all year long and also get |
| different exhibits in the zoo that are | | | | the subscription to the San Diego Zoo |
| designed around particular habitat. The same | | | | magazine ZooNooz. The Zoo covers the costs |
| habitat has different animals that can be | | | | with the tickets also it uses part of the |
| also found in real nature. Different exhibits | | | | income for science and conservation.San Diego |
| are for example African rain forest, where | | | | Zoo is also extremely active in conservation |
| the gorillas can be found and Arctic tundra | | | | and preservation of the species. Its center |
| in the summertime of course, that is full of | | | | for Reproduction of endangered Species raises |
| polar bears. Also some of the largest | | | | and releases pandas, tigers, Rhinos, condors |
| aviaries can be found in San Diego Zoo.The | | | | into the real nature habitat.The San Diego |
| San Diego Zoo also operates the San Diego | | | | Zoo also produces the TV Program hosted by |
| Wild Animal Park, where the animals have more | | | | Joan Embery. She is a frequent guest in The |
| freedom than in the zoo. Some of the animals | | | | Tonight Show on CBS. |
| are frequently exchanged from these two | | | | |