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Denver Zoo is the most popular cultural attraction in Colorado. |
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Denver Zoo is consistently ranked as one of the most popular zoos in the United States and features a diverse animal collection. |
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Denver Zoo is home to Mshindi, the world's only rhinoceros that paints with a brush. This 3-ton artist is virtually a Van Gogh and his work can be seen inside the Pachyderm House. |
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Denver Zoo participates in more than 40 Species Survival Plans (SSPs), cooperative breeding and conservation programs dedicated to sustaining populations of endangered species. |
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Denver Zoo supports 75 field conservation and research projects in 22 countries. |
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Denver Zoo received international attention while successfully hand-raising polar bear cubs Klondike and Snow. |
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On November 7, 1896, a young cinnamon-colored American black bear named Billy Bryan was tethered to a tree in City Park - humble beginnings for Colorado's number one cultural attraction. |
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In 1918, Denver Zoo opened Bear Mountain, North America's first naturalistic animal habitat created with simulated rock work made from concrete. The exhibit is now a national historic landmark. |
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Denver Zoo was the first zoo in America to convert a traditional diesel fuel train to an environmentally friendly natural gas-powered zoo train. |
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Denver Zoo scientists serve as adjunct faculty at Colorado state University and the University of Denver. |
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Denver Zoo's national award winning "Wonders in Nature - Wonders in Neighborhoods" (W.I.N. W.I.N.) program reaches more than 10,000 urban children who each receive 80 hours of program instruction. The program is taught in English, Spanish and American Sign Language. |
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Denver Zoo offers eight free-admission days annually. An average of 10,000 people take advantage of each free day. |
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Denver Zoo annually offers free admission to all schoolchildren (K-12) within the six-county metropolitan area. Free public programs reach 280,000 visitors annually. |
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Denver Zoo donates over 4,000 free admission passes to nonprofit organizations, school fund-raisers, hospitals, etc., each year. |
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Denver Zoo benefits from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) tax, one of the nation's most progressive funding mechanisms for art and cultural institutions. |
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Denver Zoological Gardens is established and maintained by the Denver Zoological Foundation, Inc., for the people of the city and County of Denver and for the general public in cooperation with the Denver Parks and Recreation Department. |
