Las Vegas Best Zoos To Visit

By James Darien


A visit to Vegas doesn't need to be all glitz, bright lights and massive name performers. There are zoos in Vegas great for providing visitors with a different sort of wild Las Vegas experience. Visiting a zoo in Las Vegas or a Las Vegas aquarium will offer a refreshing change of speed from the typical Vegas scene. Zoos in Las Vegas are generally compact, but they offer big entertainment. Righ below is a list with the top attractions in Vegas for you and for your family.

The Southern Nevada Zoological Botanical Park

The Southern Nevada Zoological Botanical Park, frequently referred to as the Las Vegas Zoo is only 15 minutes from the Vegas Strip. This 3 acre shaded refuge exhibits over 150 species of animals and plants. There is a Natural Living Campus where visitors may learn all about the environment through interactive experiences. The focus of this zoo in Las Vegas is to educate visitors about endangered and rare plants and animals as well as habitat preservation. The zoo also has a variety of animal species such as large moggies, chimpanzees, and ostrich. There are two really unique exhibits at this zoo. The first, a family of Barbary Apes, the last of their kind in the United States and the second, the largest predator in Madagascar, the fossa. This is the largest zoo in Vegas and the sole zoo in Nevada open year round.

Siegfried and Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat

There is also quiet refuge to be found right on the strip. At the Mirage Hotel complicated is Siegfried and Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat. This tropical themed setting with palms and lush foliage is home to Atlantic Bottle Nosed Dolphins swimming amid a beautiful synthetic reef. Spend a while relaxing and cooling off at this beguiling Las Vegas aquarium while watching the gleeful escapades of the dolphin. Once refreshed, visit the massive moggy habitat and marvel at the amazing white lions, white tigers, leopards and cheetah.

Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay

At Mandalay Bay, also on the Las Vegas strip, is Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. This Las Vegas aquarium is the sole predator based aquarium in North America. Visitors will see rare golden crocodiles, sawfish, many species of shark, endangered green sea turtles, giant rays, piranhas, and jelly fish. Certified divers may organize to dive in this 22 feet deep, predator infested pool.

MGM Grand Lion Habitat

Twelve miles from the Vegas strip the MGM Grand hotel offers visitors the MGM Grand Lion Habitat. This 8.5 acre ranch allows visitors to see these glorious cats as they eat, play, and obviously sleep. The lions at the MGM Grand Lion Habitat are descendants of the original MGM lion that became the classic symbol of MGM studio productions.

Make sure to stop by at any of these attractions Las Vegas has to offer.




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