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The Henry Doorly Zoo, in the past 100 years, has evolved into a world class tourist attraction and a recognized leader in environmental education. This mid America zoo in Omaha, Nebraska covers 130 woodland acres, 13 major animal habitats, nearly 20,000 animals, and 850+ species (36 endangered). The Zoo is a leader in animal conservation and research with state of the art medical and research facilities.
Some of the habitat attractions include the Wild Kingdom Pavilion, Cat Complex, Scott Aquarium and Lied Jungle providing immersive environments that display animals in their natural habitats. The Desert Dome, largest indoor desert in the world, is a total immersion desert exhibit illustrating real-life geologic features from the Namib Desert of southern Africa, the Red Center of Australia, and the Sonoran Desert of southwest U.S. and northwest Mexico. You can also see native North American animals right outside your car window at the Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari, home to bison, elk, wolves, cranes, pronghorn antelope, and other native animals in the scenic Platte River valley, along with beautiful prairies, wetlands and gardens. Behind the scenes, half the park is used for conservation and breeding of rare and endangered wildlife. In addition to all this, the Zoo also has an IMAX Theater.
The Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska is open year round except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day, (the Wildlife Safari is open Apr. thru Oct). There's a restaurant, concessions, picnic grounds, gift shop, tram and train. The Zoo is handicapped (wheelchair) accessible.
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