Sell or Buy Homes: Pargin Realty - Albuquerque Rio Grande Zoo


Albuquerque Profile Top Employers Rio Rancho Real Estate Current Albuquerque Housing Market Sandia Peak Tramway Albuquerque Aquarium Albuquerque Zoo Rio Grande Botanic Garden Tingley Beach Wildlife West Nature Park Petroglyph National Park Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Belen Real Estate Village of Los Lunas Schools		Rio Grande Zoo Founded in 1927, the 64-acre Rio Grande Zoo offers visitors close encounters with more than 250 species of exotic and native animals. Popular species include seals and sea lions, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, elephants, polar bears, giraffes, hippos, camels, tamarins, koalas, Mexican wolves, mountain lions, monkeys, jaguars, zebras and rhinoceros. State-of-the-art exhibit design and eye-pleasing landscaping enhance zoo animal husbandry by creating naturalistic habitats with trees, grasses, water features and rockwork. Walking distance through the zoo is about 2.25 miles. Baby Boopie, a 45 to 50-pound "hippopota-tot" female was born August 17 around 5pm. Mother hippo immediately rolled baby into the water, a wild instinct probably meant to protect newborns. Mother and baby spend most of the day in the water, with Boopie nursing underwater and then climbing up on mom's back to rest. Location and Hours of Operation 903 Tenth Street SW, south of Lead and Coal and north of Bridge Blvd. Admission Prices Tickets are sold every day from 9am to one-half hour before closing. Zoo Only $7 for Adults13 - 64 years $3 for Seniors 65 and older $3 for Children 3 -12 years Combo Admission to the Zoo and Aquarium/Garden Same day combo tickets to visit all three facilities are sold until 12 noon every day. After 12 noon, there is generally not enough time to see all three facilities. Combo tickets include unlimited train rides on the Rio Line, which travels between the Aquarium/Garden and the Zoo, and the Thunderbird Express, which makes a loop around the Zoo. Combo tickets may be purchased exclusively from cashiers located at the front entrances of the aquarium, botanic garden and zoo. $12 for adults 13 - 64 $5 for seniors 65 and older $5 for children 3 - 12. Activities There's more to do at the zoo than visiting the exhibits. Watch animal feedings, ride the train and get up close to lorikeets, porcupines, alpacas, llamas and camels during the spring and summer months. Year-round activities Seal and Sea Lion Feeding Polar Bear Feeding Thunderbird Express Train Ride Contact Address 903 Tenth Street SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 764-6200 Fax: (505) 764-6281 Email: biopark@cabq.gov