The 64-acre Rio Grande Zoo which was founded in 1927, 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.

A walk through the zoo is approximately 2.25 miles, introducing you to a variety of animals and species native to Asia, Africa, Indonesia, Australia, and the Americas. With everything from rare and exotic animals to comical and common species, the zoo offers award-winning natural habitat displays of white tigers, polar bears, big cats, great apes and just about everything else that came off Noah's Ark. Feeding times for the Sea Lion and Seals are 10:30am and 3:30pm daily.

Featuring naturalistic habitats, a freshwater pond, a stunning band shell, snack bars, a restaurant and gift shops, the Rio Grande Zoo will provide you with days of amazement, entertainment and sheer fun.