The Milwaukee County Zoo is a zoo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, operated by the Milwaukee County Parks Commision and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The zoo's mission is to inspire public understanding, support, and participation in global conservation of animal species and their environment by creating a unifying bond between zoo visitors and the living earth and provide an environment for personal renewal and enjoyment.
The zoo houses 3,300 animals and covers an area of 190 acres (77 ha). It is noted for the second birth of polar bears and siamangs in captivity and for their locally famous gorilla Samson, who lived from 1950 to 1981 and whose bones are now on display at the Milwaukee Public Museum. During World War II, a celebrity animal of the zoo was Gertie the Duck and her ducklings. The zoo is also home to one of the largest group of bonobos in one location outside their native Democratic Republic of the Congo, and has two cheetahs from the National Zoo in Washington, DC.
Exhibits
Taylor Family Humboldt Penguin Pool
This is an exhibit near the zoo's Main Entrance. This fifteen-thousand-gallon tank features a group of Humboldt penguins with underwater viewing glass surrounding it.
Herb and Nada Mahler Family Aviary
The aviary contains over 60 species in a walk-through building. One section is a cageless room where birds fly free.
Stearns Family Apes of Africa
This indoor building features a large troop of bonobos and gorillas. The zoo maintains a bonobo breeding program with one of the largest collections of bonobos in professional care in the world. Both species have access to indoor and outdoor exhibits.
Primates of the World
Adjacent to Apes of Africa, this exhibit showcases primates from the around the world, including Bornean orangutans, a siamang, eastern black-and-white colobus, and black-handed spider monkeys in a gallery-style exhibit.
Macaque Island
Macaque Island features a troop of Japanese macaques. It is a large mountain surrounded by water.
Aquatic and Reptile Center
This building holds invertebrates, fish, reptiles, and amphibians including Chinese alligators, green anacondas, Gila monsters, red-tailed boas, panther chameleons, several poison dart frogs, tomato frogs, king cobras, several other species of reptiles, amphibians, freshwater and saltwater fish.
Small Mammal Building
This building, located near the Aquatic and Reptile Center, features a special room for nocturnal species that is darkened in the day and brightened at night, so the animals live on a schedule friendly to zoo visitors.
North America
A series of outdoor exhibits themed around the megafauna of the North American continent featuring grizzly bear, Alaskan brown bear, American elk, trumpeter swan, harbor seal, prairie dog, American badger, and reindeer. Many of these species like the reindeer and the grizzly's are displayed in predator-prey "panorama" exhibits, which make them appear to share the space via a hidden moat.
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