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Review:
Blank Park Zoo is a 49-acre zoological park in Des Moines that is home to over 1,500 animals across 100 species and aims to inspire an appreciation of the natural world. Located near the historic Fort Des Moines, the zoo offers a variety of fun, family experiences such as feeding giraffes and watching lion cubs play. Exhibits at the zoo include the Meredith Alpine Exhibit, which his home to an alpine biome and red pandas, and the Cave, which houses nocturnal animals like Egyptian fruit bats, Cuvier's dwarf caimans, Madagascar hissing cockroaches, and boa constrictors. The Free-Range Aviary is home to a variety of tropical forest-dwelling birds, and the Aquarium of the Discovery Center features several aquatic environments such as coral reefs, rivers, waterfalls, and cold oceanic waters. Blank Park Zoo is involved in several conservation projects, such as a Species Survival Plan, the Greater Prairie-Chicken Project, the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, and The Great Ape Trust.
7401 SW 9th St, Des Moines, IA 50315, Phone: 515-285-4722
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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