Audubon Zoo is located in New Orleans in Audubon Park on the bank of the Mississippi River. It is part of the Audubon Nature Institute and was founded in 1914. It spreads over 58 acres and provides a home to more than 2,000 animals. Some of the major exhibits are: The Swamp Exhibit, an outdoor habitat with animals native to Louisiana such as black bears, river otters, raccoons, cottonmouth, colubrids, copperheads, and alligators; Reptile Encounter, which is home to the Komodo dragon, the beaded lizard, green anaconda, Gila monster, rattlesnake, reticulated python, Gaboon viper, caiman, and others; the Asia Exhibit features elephants, orangutans, and a tiger; Jaguar Jungle recreates the rainforests of South America with Mayan ruins, jaguars, sloths, spider monkeys, macaws, and anteaters.
Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70118-4848, Phone: 504-581-4629
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