Akron Zoo Full Tour - Akron, Ohio
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The Akron Zoo is a 50-acre (20 ha) non-profit zoo located just west of downtown in Akron, Ohio, United States.
The Akron Zoo is home to over 1,000 animals representing over 100 different species and it has over 400,000 visitors annually. The animal exhibits are divided into six different themed areas containing animals from different regions of the world. The zoo is the most visited attraction in Summit County. The Akron Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and is a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). As an AZA member, Akron Zoo participates in breeding programs to save endangered species.
Attractions and regions
The zoo has eight themed areas of the park that are molded after specific regions on the globe.
Legends of the Wild is the Akron Zoo's largest exhibit. It includes a 25-foot waterfall and over 15 animal exhibits. The displays in Legends of the Wild's exhibit include Humboldt penguins, lemurs, bats, Snakes, alpacas, Andean condors, jaguars, Capybaras, snow leopards, and Flamingos.
Komodo Kingdom is an indoor exhibit featuring a Komodo dragon, Galápagos tortoises Chinese alligators, and other rainforest species.
Curious Creatures is an indoor exhibit in the Komodo building that features animals and plants that exhibit unique adaptations for survival.
Wild Prairie contains a food service location, Snowy owls and the Frontier Town play area.
Lehner Family Zoo Gardens contains the Nature's View and Nature's Theater.
Grizzly Ridge opened in 2013 as the biggest expansion in Akron Zoo's history. It covers 4.2 acres (1.7 ha) including a 45-foot (14 m) high aviary for native birds, and is home to grizzly bears, bald eagles, otters, red wolves, and coyotes.
Pride of Africa opened in 2019 on the former Farmlands area, and features a new lion exhibit, a renovated goat boma, and a paddock for Speke's gazelles, White storks, and Crested Guineafowl.
Wild to Asia is a new upcoming exhibit that will replace the tiger valley exhibit, will be a new a new home for the zoo's Sumatran tigers, and Red pandas., and will also have a new breeding pair of Endangered White-Cheeked Gibbons
Animal enrichment activities
Enrichment activities are commonly used in zoos today. They are characterized as changes in the ordinary that are meant to encourage animals' natural behaviors. Some of the natural behaviors encouraged from enrichment are foraging for food and hiding in nature's provisions. Zoo keepers occasionally introduce various scents around an animal's exhibit that are unfamiliar to the animal. Plants and trees are sometimes added or removed to allow for animal to create new hiding places or have more open space. Animals often receive new toys and puzzle feeders in their areas.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akron_Zoo
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Hi Tom we are still in lockdown it’s so fantastic to see your wonderful videos since we can’t go anywhere for a long time .I’m looking forward to your next trip .Cheers from Melbourne 🇦🇺
@TomsRoadTrippin
3 жыл бұрын
Thank You, I'm glad my vid offered you some enjoyment during lockdown. I hope to visit Australia some day. Victoria has some great looking zoo's I want to check out. Cheers 😊
This was very helpful my friend. Looks like a nice little zoo. New Subscriber
@TomsRoadTrippin
5 ай бұрын
Thank You, I hope you enjoy my other zoo videos
So much about the zoo has changed and became even cooler, from a worker you should definitely return some time soon
@TomsRoadTrippin
3 жыл бұрын
I was quite impressed with the design of the zoo. Thanks for the info on updates, I'll have to return again sometime.
I hope you had fun
@TomsRoadTrippin
3 жыл бұрын
I really did, for a small zoo it was fantastic. They have been doing a lot of updating to the habitats.
We have a year pass there my kids and I love it. Pretty close drive and so many different animals to see
@TomsRoadTrippin
2 жыл бұрын
I was very impressed with this zoo. Lots of animals and lovely habitats. I can see why you and your kids enjoy it so much 😊
@mydokkanboys6790
2 жыл бұрын
@@TomsRoadTrippin unfortunately you came at a time where a lot of attractions were closed and the Asia part wasn’t ready yet. If you do ever come back and able to try coming during October or December. October they do boo at the zoo big Halloween event and December they do wild lights where they put decorations that light up the whole zoo it’s pretty cool. Glad you liked it there!
Those donuts would make me go nuts. Which flavor did you get Tom? The apple cider flavor had me drooling lake a dawg.
@TomsRoadTrippin
3 жыл бұрын
I got the cinnamon sugar donuts, they were really good 😊
Bro super video
@TomsRoadTrippin
3 жыл бұрын
Thank You, I'm glad you enjoyed 😊
Nice zoo tour visit the Bronx zoo it has largest monorail in the United States largest collection of gorillas and there habitat is more the 5 acres and the zoo itself is 266 acres of a lot more than 8,000 animals of 680 speicies they say the have 6,000 speicies but I have only seen 680 speicies they also have one of the largest collections of rodents in the world it’s my favorite zoo in the world
@TomsRoadTrippin
3 жыл бұрын
I went there when I was 7, it's been a long time since then.
I am sorry that some of the areas were closed or off-limits. Some if they are really nice. ince the residents of Akron made the zoo a priority about 20 years ago by passing a tax levy, the zoo haws realy taken off. Do you plan to do The Wilds one day? That would be the last major zoo / animal park in Ohio.
@TomsRoadTrippin
2 жыл бұрын
I was very pleasantly surprised by nice the Akron Zoo was. It's really nice to see a smaller zoo make such fantastic changes. I'd like to visit The Wilds someday, just didn't have time on that trip.
I miss the Akron zoo used to live there but I moved to New York
@TomsRoadTrippin
3 жыл бұрын
Such a cool little zoo. Do you live near any zoo's in New York?
@ijcosy
3 жыл бұрын
@@TomsRoadTrippin I live near a aquarium in brooklyn but that's it
@TomsRoadTrippin
3 жыл бұрын
How is the New York Aquarium?
@ijcosy
3 жыл бұрын
@@TomsRoadTrippin it's really nice haven't been able to visit since covid but plan on Going during spring you should definitely visit there sometime
What exhibits were open and what weren’t
@TomsRoadTrippin
3 жыл бұрын
All indoor exhibits were closed, everything else was open.
I would love to go back to the zoo I haven’t been to a zoo for about 15 years hopefully I’ll be able to go to the zoo really soon
@TomsRoadTrippin
2 жыл бұрын
Going to a zoo in person is much better than seeing on a video. However, if your not able to go in person I hope my tours are the next best thing.
@1991autumn
2 ай бұрын
Will you return to the Akron zoo to see the updates on the zoo and see new animals?
What zoo are you going to next
@TomsRoadTrippin
3 жыл бұрын
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, this will be another 2 part release.
The Geese together with the Musk Deer are Emperor Geese. Greetings from Germany
@TomsRoadTrippin
2 жыл бұрын
Thank You, I appreciate the identification. Hello Back to you 😁
They also did you hear their Capybara passed away and now the exhibit belongs to Patagonian Cavies
@TomsRoadTrippin
5 ай бұрын
That sucks it died but I do enjoy the Patagonian Cavies.
Hehe silly little Pengin😅(btw I spelled penguin like that on purpose)
Did you know they got rid of their Himalayan Tahr after their last one passed away
@TomsRoadTrippin
Жыл бұрын
I wasn't aware of that
The jaguars
@TomsRoadTrippin
3 жыл бұрын
I love the Big Cats
@aidanstevenson9155
3 жыл бұрын
The Jaguars Are Camouflaged In The Day you were there
@TomsRoadTrippin
3 жыл бұрын
Oh Alright, thanks for the clarification.
Tom It’s called camouflage
@TomsRoadTrippin
3 жыл бұрын
Could you add the time stamp? Just type the time of the part of the video your referring too.
@aidanstevenson9155
3 жыл бұрын
It’s camouflage’ it means to blend in the coloring. Animals use them.
@TomsRoadTrippin
3 жыл бұрын
I know what camouflage means. I'm just not sure what part of the tour your referring too.
Did you know that they got rid of their Himalayan Tahr and replaced them with Red- Crowned Crane
@TomsRoadTrippin
Жыл бұрын
That doesn't sound like a good trade, you don't see the Tahr at many zoo's.
@treys1607
Жыл бұрын
@@TomsRoadTrippin thats what I thought too
@TomsRoadTrippin
Жыл бұрын
I don't even remember what zoo I saw one at.
Where are the birds. Here now
@TomsRoadTrippin
Жыл бұрын
All birds temporarily off habitat are housed in other parts of the zoo in back areas.
I will tell you the difference between Black Rhinoceros and White Rhinoceros, Black rhinos has narrow lips And White Rhinos had Wide Lips
@TomsRoadTrippin
3 жыл бұрын
Thank You for sharing that information 😁
Where your mask at?
@TomsRoadTrippin
3 жыл бұрын
I always wear a face covering where required. All the zoo's I visited this year had requirements. Timed entry, one-way paths and of course face covering. I wore a mask inside all buildings and whenever I was near other people. Main reason I chose to primarily visit zoo's as it wss much easier to social distance.
Do you want have a real tortoise in your backyard
@TomsRoadTrippin
3 жыл бұрын
Sheldon is a 9 year old African Spurred Tortoise. He has the backyard to roam around.
It's half closed want my money back
Everything should be half off everything I'd closed give money back I'm from pa 😅😢😢
Snow Leppard is wrong take it back to Russia They need the cold weather