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| zoo_name = Greenville Zoo | logo = Greenville Zoo Logo.jpg | logo_caption = | image = | image_caption = | date_opened = 1960[1] | date_closed = | location = Greenville, South Carolina, United States | area = {{Convert|14|acre}}[1] | coordinates = {{Coord|34.8474|-82.3871|type:landmark_region:US-SC_scale:2500|display=inline,title}} | num_animals = | num_species = | largest_tank_vol = | total_tank_vol = | members = AZA[3] | exhibits = | annual_visitors = 465,000 [1] | website = {{URL|http://www.greenvillezoo.com}} }} The Greenville Zoo is a zoo in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. The zoo opened in 1960, and is located at 150 Cleveland Park Drive, near Interstate 385, on a {{convert|14|acre|ha|sing=on}} site within Cleveland Park. The zoo's official website states: "A typical visit would last from an hour to an hour and 30 minutes." The zoo is next to Cleveland Park, which contains picnic tables throughout the site, and offers bicycle and walking paths, tennis and volleyball courts, playgrounds for children, and several shelters available by reservation. The zoo is open daily throughout the year except for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.[6] The Greenville Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). HistoryThe zoo was approved by the Greenville City Council in 1957 and construction was started in 1960. The zoo was opened to the public with mostly indigenous animals including bears, deer, bobcat, foxes, ducks and prairie dogs. A monkey dome was constructed in 1962, and 26 colobus monkeys were added to the zoos residents. In the latter part of the 1960s, the zoo was fenced, walkways were paved, and chimpanzee building was added to the exhibits. The zoo also added a sea lions, otters, a macaw and two leopards.[1] In the 1970s, elephants were brought to the zoo.[1] By 1981, the zoo was home to 70 animals in 11 display areas, and was expanded from {{convert|5|acres}} to the current {{convert|14|acres}}. In 1984, the zoo was closed for major upgrades. It reopened in 1986 with a new education center, reptile building, gift and refreshment center, South American area, and waterfowl lagoon.[1] In 2002, the zoo opened the Cub Kingdom preschool playground, followed by an Asian Encounter exhibit in 2003. In 2008, the Masai giraffe exhibit, featuring Autumn and Walter, was opened to the public.[1] In 2014, Ladybird, a 44-year-old female African elephant,[11] was euthanized after a month-long bout of abdominal pain left her immobile and unable to stand. There were plans for the remaining female African elephant, Joy, to be moved to another zoo, as AZA regulations prohibit zoos from holding single elephants.[1] Joy the elephant died en route to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado.[2] ExhibitsThe zoo features African lions, Masai giraffes and several species of primates. In addition to the wild animal exhibits, the zoo contains a farm exhibit which features domestic animals and a reptile house featuring lizards, frogs, reptiles, and snakes.[6][3] The Greenville Zoo has seen several recent animal births. "Triplet" baby red pandas were born on June 6, 2006. A male Bornean orangutan was born on January 23, 2006. In October 2012, the Greenville Zoo welcomed its first giraffe calf.[4] Kiko was born to Autumn, its female Masai giraffe, that is on a breeding loan from Boston's Franklin Park Zoo. Kiko will stay at the zoo for at least a year before officials at the Franklin Park Zoo determine where his permanent home will be. In June, Kiko traveled to the Toronto Zoo, making him the first giraffe born in South Carolina to cross into Canada. On March 14, 2015, the zoo welcomed a baby gibbon, the first born at the Greenville Zoo. Also on June 21, 2015, the zoo welcomed a baby red panda who was named "Willie" after the country singer Willie Nelson. Notes1. ^{{cite web |title=Greenville Zoo Mourns the Loss of Ladybird |url=http://www.greenvillezoo.com/forms/NewsReleases/LadybirdDeath.pdf |publisher=Greenville Zoo |accessdate=3/6/2014}} [5][6][7][8]2. ^[url=http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/25781040/greenville-zoo-elephant-dies-en-route-to-new-home 3. ^[url=http://grvlsc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/index.html?appid=ecd897642e0b4f5499bc3a634f633906&webmap=e0e694845c46428bbdbf1c986e75bfdf 4. ^{{cite news|last=Barker|first=Aaron|title=It's a boy! Greenville Zoo introduces baby giraffe Kiko|url=http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/19886908/its-a-boy-greenville-zoo-announces-baby-giraffes-name|accessdate=15 November 2012|newspaper=FOX Carolina|date=2 November 2012}} 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web|url=http://www.greenvillezoo.com/forms/NewsReleases/Zoo_celebration.pdf|title=Greenville Zoo Announces Celebration of 50 Years|date=25 March 2010|work=greenvillezoo.com|publisher=City of Greenville|accessdate=11 April 2010}} 6. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.greenvillezoo.com/rates.aspx|title=Greenville Zoo Rates|work=greenvillezoo.com|publisher=Greenville Zoo|accessdate=11 April 2010}} 7. ^1 {{ZooOrg|aza|zoos|accessdate=11 April 2010}} 8. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?MarkerID=19443|title=African Elephant|work=hmdb.org|publisher=The Historical Marker Database|accessdate=11 April 2010}} }} References
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