Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville, United States
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Original source: Picture of the front entrance at Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas taken on the 14th December, 2006 at around 1:30 PM CST. If there are any problems with the picture please contact James E. Zavaleta T C E 08:51, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
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Front entrance to Gladys Porter Zoo on Ringgold St.
Gladys Porter Zoo is a zoological and botanical park located in
Brownsville, Texas. The zoo officially opened on September 3, 1971,
and currently averages 375,000 visitors annually.
The Gladys Porter Zoo is still dedicated to the preservation of
nature through education, conservation and research. These traditions
are alive and apparent in the day-to-day operations of the Zoo.
The Gladys Porter Zoo remains a monument to the courage,
determination and spirit of this very special lady. She proved that
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The Gladys Porter Zoo was innovative for its time and continues to be
a world-class facility. In fact, the architectural concept of the
naturalistic exhibits won the 1979 Texas Building Branch of Associated
General Contractors Outstanding Construction Award.
Farst came to the Gladys Porter Zoo in 1970 from the
Columbus Zoological Gardens in Columbus, Ohio. Today, he remains the
Zoo's director.
Inspired by the nation's Energy Crisis, the Adopt-an-Animal program
initiated in 1974.
Brownsville, the Gladys Porter Zoo has long been recognized as one of
the nation's best zoos. The zoo, which covers 26 acres and includes
over 1,300 animals, attracts close to 400,000 visitors to South Texas
on an annual basis.
Gladys Porter Zoo is within easy driving distance of the state's most
popular beach resort, South Padre Island, and is opened 365 days a
year. Operating hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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Gladys Porter Zoo, and the park's 350,000 annual guests can get
up-close and personal with everything from Galapagos tortoises and
spider monkeys to Cuban crocodiles and kangaroos. An ideal afternoon
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The Gladys Porter Zoo is one of only two zoos in the country planning
to adopt sea lions. But its location, nearly 2,500 miles from
Washington, has complicated the rescue effort.
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The Gladys Porter Zoo is an oasis nestled in the center of
Brownsville, Texas. With 26 acres of lush tropical plants and some
1,600 animals, the Gladys Porter Zoo is known for its successes in
breeding endangered species of wildlife.
The Gladys Porter Zoo today announced the opening of its newest
eatery, the Pizzooria. The Pizzooria will serve fresh baked pizzas to
visitors including pizza by-the-slice and 12-inch specialty pizzas.
A walk through the grounds of the Gladys Porter Zoo can be as much of
a botanical experience as it is a zoological one.
In the Gladys Porter Zoo's Asia, one can find such animals as gaur,
Przewalski's horses, Bactrian camels and pileated gibbons.
Africa
Some of the more popular zoo animals are representatives from Africa.
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Opened in 1971, the Gladys Porter Zoo is home to over 1,500 animal
specimens representing approximately 400 species of which 47 are
listed as endangered. The zoo's living collections are comprised of
plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes and invertebrates
from most major ecosystems.
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Unique zoological park with virtually all animals living in open
exhibits surrounded by natural flowing waterways. It contains more
than 1,391 specimens representing some 360 species, 43 of which are
listed as endangered.
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The Gladys Porter Zoo is a visitor-oriented zoological and botanical
park, dedicated to the preservation of nature through education,
conservation and research.
History
The Gladys Porter Zoo opened to the public on September 3, 1971.
The Gladys Porter Zoo is located on 31-acres in central Brownsville,
Texas. Additional Zoo facilities include: Administrative office,
Education building, four concession stands, gift shop, maintenance
facilities, animal diet kitchen, clinic and off-display breeding
areas.
The Gladys Porter Zoo is owned by the City of Brownsville and is
operated by the Board of Directors of the Valley Zoological Society.
Gladys Porter Zoo recognition as a world-class zoological park.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: The Gladys Porter Zoo Animal Album (Brownsville: Gladys
Porter Zoo, 1983).
Don D.
The Gladys Porter Zoo, in Brownsville, covers 31½
acres. It is unique in that it was built, stocked, staffed, equipped,
and then donated to the community by a single contributor, the Earl C.
Sams Foundation.
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