Dallas Zoo’s Giants of the Savanna Named #3 Zoo Habitat inwards the Nation

Everything's bigger in addition to improve inward Texas - in addition to that includes the Dallas Zoo! After a month-long world vote, the Dallas Zoo’s Giants of the Savanna has only been been named the No. 3 zoo habitat inward the patch -- in addition to the best inward Texas -- inward USA Today’s 10Best move rankings. It’s only the latest accolade for the one-of-a-kind habitat, the exclusively i inward the patch where elephants mingle amongst giraffes, zebras, ostriches, impalas in addition to guineafowl, every bit they create inward Africa.

The successful mixed-species projection took 3 years to railroad train later the opening of the award-winning habitat inward 2010. The Savanna is abode to the Zoo’s 5 “Golden Girls” elephants, every bit good every bit the 13-member giraffe herd, including three-week-old viral Animal Planet star Kipenzi. In addition, Giants of the Savanna includes carve upward habitats for African lions, cheetahs, warthogs in addition to ruddy river hogs. “The Giants of the Savanna was a game-changer for our zoo,” said Gregg Hudson, president in addition to principal executive officeholder of the Dallas Zoo.

“It was our commencement major initiatory later nosotros privatized inward 2009, in addition to over the by 5 years it’s transcend an international model for human tending of elephants in addition to giraffes," said Hudson, "Zoo experts from all over the the world take in Giants of the Savanna in addition to our staff to meet this habitat. We’re honored that the world in addition to USA Today’s 10Best listing also recognize its unique qualities.”

The Dallas Zoo is the largest in addition to oldest zoo inward Texas, sitting on 106 acres, in addition to is currently undergoing a renaissance unprecedented inward its 127-year history. The zoo was named to 3 carve upward “Best U.S. Zoos” lists inward the by year, every bit good every bit i “Best inward the World” list. Attendance is on a measuring to interruption records for a 6th consecutive year, with to a greater extent than than 1 1000000 guests expected this financial year. The electrical current Giants of the Jurassic animatronic dinosaur exhibit, complementing Giants of the Savanna over on the ZooNorth one-half of the park, has been enormously pop inward its commencement month. The exhibit, featuring to a greater extent than than 25 animatronic dinosaurs, plus dig boxes, water-squirting cannons in addition to fossil displays, is opened upward through Sept. 7.

The zoo is located at 650 S. R.L. Thornton Freeway (I-35 at Marsalis) in addition to is opened upward 7 days a calendar week from ix a.m. to 5 p.m. For to a greater extent than information, take in DallasZoo.com or telephone telephone 469.554.7500. DART is the official shipping provider of the Dallas Zoo, in addition to its Red Line stops at the Zoo’s main entrance.




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