- Opened
- 1896
- Species listed
- 39
- Visitors / year
- 1.6M
About Denver Zoo
Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance is an 80-acre (32 ha) nonprofit zoological garden and conservation organization located in City Park of Denver, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1896, it is operated by the Denver Zoological Foundation and funded in part by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). Its other sources of funding are ticket sales and private donations. It is the most visited paid attraction in Denver.
Animals you can see here
39 species from our encyclopedia are recorded at this venue. Tap one to read its profile.
African LionPanthera leo
African PenguinSpheniscus demersus
African Wild DogLycaon pictus
Alligator Snapping TurtleMacrochelys temminckii
American FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Asian ElephantElephas maximus
Aye-ayeDaubentonia madagascariensis
Bactrian CamelCamelus bactrianus
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
Banded ArcherfishToxotes jaculatrix
Black RhinocerosDiceros bicornis
Blind cave tetraAstyanax mexicanus
Blue Poison Dart FrogDendrobates tinctorius 'azureus'
Californian Sea LionZalophus californianus
Clouded LeopardNeofelis nebulosa
Common HippopotamusHippopotamus amphibius
Common LionfishPterois volitans
Common Vampire BatDesmodus rotundus
EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
Fishing CatPrionailurus viverrinus
Frilled DragonChlamydosaurus kingii
Golden Lion TamarinLeontopithecus rosalia
Great HornbillBuceros bicornis
Green Tree PythonMorelia viridis
Grey Crowned CraneBalearica regulorum
Komodo DragonVaranus komodoensis
Malayan TapirTapirus indicus
OkapiOkapia johnstoni
Przewalski's HorseEquus ferus przewalskii
Queen angelfishHolacanthus ciliaris
Red KangarooMacropus rufus
Red River HogPotamochoerus porcus
Ring-tailed LemurLemur catta
Sarus CraneAntigone antigone
Siberian TigerPanthera tigris altaica
Southern TamanduaTamandua tetradactyla
Spotted garden eelHeteroconger hassi
Spotted HyenaCrocuta crocuta
Western Lowland GorillaGorilla gorilla gorillaSpecies lists come from Wikidata and may be incomplete — collections change. Check the venue's own site before travelling to see a particular animal.
Nearby venues
Other zoos and aquariums within 150 km.
