The San Francisco Zoo is a 100-acre zoo located in San Francisco between Lake Merced and the Pacific Ocean. The zoo was established in 1929 and today provides a home to over 1,000 wild animals belonging to 250 species. The zoo's most famous animals are Koko the gorilla, who was born in the zoo, and Elly, the oldest black rhinoceros in North America. The major exhibits are African Savannah with reticulated giraffes, Grant's zebras, ostriches, greater kudus, and others; the Primate Discovery Center with black howler monkeys, chimpanzees, macaques, mandrills, siamangs, black lemurs, and others; Cat Kingdom with Indian rhinoceros, hippopotamus, African lions, snow leopards, Sumatran tigers, anacondas, and others. Peafowl can be seen all over the zoo as they are allowed to roam freely.
San Francisco Zoo, Sloat Boulevard at 45th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132, Phone: 415-753-7080
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