Pittsburgh Zoo is a 77-acre zoo and aquarium located in Pittsburgh's Highland Park. It is one of very few zoo/aquarium combinations in the country. The zoo is home to over 4,000 animals from 475 species, whereby 20 of them are listed as threatened. The Pittsburgh Zoo is separated into seven thematic sections.

Kid's Kingdom contains a number of interactive and participative exhibits, such as the meerkat exhibit – kids crawl through tunnels to get a feel of what it is like to be a meerkat or any other burrowing animal.

The Asian Forest contains species from Eastern and Southeast Asia, such as Amur leopards, snow leopards, Amur tigers, Komodo dragons, and red pandas. PPG Aquarium is a two-story 45,000-square-foot aquarium with several aquatic habitats. The Tropical Forest is an indoor rainforest mostly hosting primates, with 16 species of monkeys, lemurs, gibbons, gorillas, and orangutans.

Pittsburgh Zoo, 1 Wild Pl, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-1176, Phone: 412-665-3640

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