Zoo Knoxville, formerly known as the Knoxville Zoo or Knoxville Zoological Gardens, is a 53-acre (21 ha) zoo located just east of downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, near exit 392 off Interstate 40. The zoo is home to about 1,200 animals and welcomes over 585,000 visitors each year.
Zoo Knoxville is notable for having bred the first two African elephants born in the Western Hemisphere in 1978.[3] The zoo also has bred more endangered red pandas than any other zoo in the world and is a leader in the breeding of endangered tortoises.[4] The zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
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Burlington. East Knoxville is home to ZooKnoxville, the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, and Chilhowee Park. "East Knoxville" traditionally refers...
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and a former director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. "Jungle Jack" was director of the zoo from 1978 to 1992, and is viewed as largely responsible...
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with a heated pool. The zoo currently have two kinds of tiger: two Malayan tigers, one male named Bashir who came from ZooKnoxville, and one female named...
connector to US 441. It enters a predominantly-residential area, passing ZooKnoxville, and reaches an interchange with US 11W (Rutledge Pike). The Interstate...
Francisco Zoo and had an orange daughter named Kanchana. Bharat and Priya were also bred with an unrelated orange tiger from KnoxvilleZoo, and Ranjit...
and the KnoxvilleZoo. In 2006, three of the zoo's newborn lion cubs were named Ann, Bill, and Jimmy, in honor of Haslam's children. The Knoxville alternative...
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partnered with KnoxvilleZoo in an effort to raise awareness about endangered red pandas. Two red panda (a.k.a. Firefox) cubs born at the KnoxvilleZoo have officially...
occurred at Knoxville Zoological Gardens in 1978. Today, most zoos obtain their elephants primarily through breeding, though occasionally zoos will obtain...
collected in Rara and Langtang National Parks. Fourteen red pandas at the KnoxvilleZoo suffered from severe ringworm, so the tails of two were amputated. Chagas...
Service in Wilmington, Ohio (May 8, 2024). EF2 Tornado Confirmed Near New Knoxville Ohio (Report). Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Retrieved May 8, 2024. National...
MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team with Jessica Simpson and Johnny Knoxville for their roles in The Dukes of Hazzard. Scott hosted the MTV Movie Awards...
Harvey Logan ("Kid Curry"), is captured after a shootout with lawmen in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is sentenced to a $5,000 fine and 20 years hard labor for...
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