San Antonio Zoo Full Tour - San Antonio, Texas

The San Antonio Zoo is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited zoo in Midtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is located in the city's Brackenridge Park. The 35-acre (14 ha) zoo has a collection of over 3,500 animals representing 750 species. The zoo's annual attendance exceeds 1,000,000. It also runs non-animal attractions, such as the 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge San Antonio Zoo Eagle train ride, which first opened in 1956 and utilizes three Chance Rides C.P. Huntington locomotives.

History of San Antonio Zoo:

What is now known as the San Antonio Zoo began in 1914 when Colonel George Washington Brackenridge, one of the city's leading citizens, placed bison, deer, monkeys, African lions, and bears on land he had deeded to the city. The land became Brackenridge Park and Golf Course.

The San Antonio Zoo opened two of the first cageless exhibits in the United States in November 1929 that offered visitors views of the animals not available in caged exhibits. The Richard Friedrich Aquarium was dedicated in 1948, and the Hixon Bird House, funded through the efforts of Colonel Frederick C. Hixon, opened in 1966. The zoo's bird collection is now one of the world's largest.

The San Antonio Zoo housed the first herd of addra gazelle in captivity in 1969 and continues to be active in the breeding program for this critically endangered species. Due to the former hoofstock quarantine point in San Antonio, the San Antonio Zoo has historically had a wide variety of hoofstock species.

The zoo is involved in breeding a number of endangered species including black rhino, leopard, golden lion tamarin, dama gazelle, Attwater's prairie chicken, black mangabey, African lion, black-footed ferret, Komodo dragon, Andean condor, and Caribbean flamingos.

The zoo opened Phase II of Africa Live in 2010. Phase I, which opened in 2007, brought a new exhibit for hippos with underwater viewing area and one for new Nile crocodiles as well as many other smaller animals. Phase II contains Angolan colobus monkeys, okapi, African hunting dogs, rock hyrax, and various species of birds contained in the second largest aviary in the world. On June 18, 2013, a two-headed turtle, along with three one-headed turtles hatched. The two-headed turtle was later named Thelma and Louise after the 1991 film. Thelma and Louise later died on July 29, 2014, from unknown causes.

[maricarbelu]

What I like about your videos is that you go to every animal habitat and you show all these animals to us, it’s like being there thank you .

[ptcruiserpc]

I was born in San Antonio. Left Tx at age three… I was a military kid. From Tx, my family lived in Germany for a few years and then transplanted to Tn where I have lived ever since. First back to San Antonio since I was three was 2007… my husband and I went there to visit the city, Sea World and the Zoo at Breckinridge. We did not ride the train, but I had remembered riding it at when I was two or three around the Breckinridge Park.. even remembered playing at the playground… I may have been to the zoo at that young too. Watching this video brings back memories of my 2007 trip… I know the place has changed a lot though since. I would love to get back there again someday soon. Thanks for the memories.

[jacquelineroberts]

Who here besides me is a great animal lover? I just love animals of all kinds, so zoos are really fun for me. I just love going and seeing all the animals which I love so dearly. :)

[kellenkirkpatrick]

Awesome video, I am looking forward to soon become a volunteer here!

[gregoryjames]

I just got accepted into their internship program. Cant wait to start there. Great video

[garymcguire]

At 25.04 Speke's Gazelle, a very rare zoo animal. I have never seen one before. This Gazelle is named after John Hanning Speke, the African explorer. Tried to find the source of the Nile, but did find Lake Victoria.

[MrKelleyalexander]

What's that fish lying on the bottom at 4:27 and what type of cichlids are those at 6:58?

[garymcguire]

Wow at 33.13, another very rare animal a Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby, never seen these before in a zoo.

[lovelymami]

Awesome zoo and animals thanks for the video

[Birille]

THANKS FOR SHOWING THE FLAMINGOS (I LOVE FLAMINGO!!!)

[gph]

Great video! Thanks for including video of the train ride!

[shimonofbirdsandsupermariofan]

27:26 I think this bird looks like a dinosaur

[lordbaldski]

i may sound as a stupid question but can you buy the tickets at the entrance of the zoo? of you must get them online or some shit?

[sashawengler]

So just to give a little input. There's several different types of flamingos and they are all over the Americas and Africa and sometimes a few in Australia there is different colors.

[orcas]

American and Caribbean are the same kind of flamingo. They are usually a hot pink and inhabit areas around the Americas. They just have two common names, but are the same species. Greater flamingo is a different type of bird that is found throughout Africa, India, Middle East, and souther Europe. Their plumage is much paler than American/Caribbean Flamingos.

[garymcguire]

The Spectacled Bear, is named because some of these bears have rings around their eyes, as those they were wearing glasses or spectacles. This old name for them is rarely used these days by most zoos, instead they call them Andean Bears.
Interesting to note that the famous "Paddington Bear" of the books, came from deepest darkest Peru. He is always depicted as a Brown Bear? The only bear in Peru is the Andean Bear, which is always black.

[kidskiddos]

Why are the sun bears removed from the zoo is it like a diffrent zoo?

[sashawengler]

The different colorations of the pink, sometimes almost all white flamingos is how they're told apart.
Coati is pronounced Cohuati.
And the warr hogs are separated Mostly do to the male being to aggressive with the female and probably the young

[Bree]

What’s the best zoo between Dallas and Houston or San Antonio zoo ?

[jacquelineroberts]

I often wonder what our furry friends would say to us in they could actually talk. =o