Chapultepec Zoo
Chapultepec Zoo (Spanish: Zoológico de Chapultepec) is a zoo located in Chapultepec Park; it is one of four zoos near Mexico City, and the best known Mexican zoo. It was founded July 6, 1923, by Mexican biologist Alfonso Luis Herrera using donations from private citizens and governmental funds from the Ministry of Agriculture and Development, and also with funds from the Society of Biological Studies.
| Chapultepec Zoo | |
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Zoo entrance (2011) | |
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| Date opened | 1924 |
| Location | Chapultepec, Mexico |
| Land area | 42 acres (17 ha) |
| No. of animals | 1930 |
| No. of species | 250 |
| Annual visitors | 5.5 million |
| Website | Chapultepec Zoo |
The zoo houses almost 2000 animals from more than 200 species. The zoo is known for its success in breeding programs of threatened species, including: giant pandas (first institution outside of China to successively breed the species in captivity), California condors (first institution outside of the United States to successively breed the species) and Mexican wolves (first litter of cubs born to released wolves).