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The Audubon Zoo is a 58-acre zoo that forms part of the Audubon Nature Institute which also manages the Aquarium of the Americas and Audubon Park.
Named in honor of naturalist John James Audubon, the zoo is located in a section of Audubon Park on the shores of the Mississippi River in Uptown New Orleans and is home to 2,000 animals. Notable exhibits at the zoo include the Louisiana exhibit which features a rare white alligator with blue eyes, the swamp exhibit which is home to animals native to southern Louisiana such as black bears, river otters, raccoons, and nutria.
The zoo is open year-round Tuesday through Sunday and Monday through Sunday in the spring and summer.
6500 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70118, Phone: 504-861-2537
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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