- Opened
- 1969
- Species listed
- 61
About Louisville Zoo
The Louisville Zoological Gardens, commonly known as the Louisville Zoo, is a 134-acre (54 ha) zoo in Louisville, Kentucky, situated in the city's Poplar Level neighborhood. Founded in 1969, the "State Zoo of Kentucky" currently exhibits over 1,200 animals in naturalistic and mixed animal settings representing both geographical areas and biomes or habitats.
Animals you can see here
61 species from our encyclopedia are recorded at this venue. Tap one to read its profile.
AddaxAddax nasomaculatus
African ElephantLoxodonta africana
African LionPanthera leo
African PenguinSpheniscus demersus
Aldabra Giant TortoiseAldabrachelys gigantea
American AlligatorAlligator mississippiensis
Asian ElephantElephas maximus
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
Ball PythonPython regius
Barn OwlTyto alba
Bearded DragonPogona vitticeps
Black-footed FerretMustela nigripes
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Blue Poison Dart FrogDendrobates tinctorius 'azureus'
BongoTragelaphus eurycerus
Californian Sea LionZalophus californianus
Common WarthogPhacochoerus africanus
Cuban crocodileCrocodylus rhombifer
Demoiselle CraneAnthropoides virgo
Eastern Indigo SnakeDrymarchon couperi
Eastern Tiger SalamanderAmbystoma tigrinum
EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
Gila MonsterHeloderma suspectum
Green AnacondaEunectes murinus
Grey Crowned CraneBalearica regulorum
Harbor SealPhoca vitulina
HellbenderCryptobranchus alleganiensis
Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Inca TernLarosterna inca
JaguarPanthera onca
Komodo DragonVaranus komodoensis
Little Blue PenguinEudyptula minor
Long-tailed ChinchillaChinchilla lanigera
Malayan TapirTapirus indicus
Maned WolfChrysocyon brachyurus
MeerkatSuricata suricatta
Mountain LionPuma concolor
Ornate Horned FrogCeratophrys ornata
Panther ChameleonFurcifer pardalis
Philippine sailfin lizardHydrosaurus pustulatus
Razor-backed Musk TurtleSternotherus carinatus
Red-crowned CraneGrus japonensis
Red-tailed BoaBoa constrictor
Reticulated PythonMalayopython reticulatus
Ring-tailed LemurLemur catta
Rose Hair TarantulaGrammostola rosea
Rosy BoaLichanura trivirgata
Shingleback lizardTiliqua rugosa
Snow LeopardPanthera uncia
Snowy OwlBubo scandiacus
Spur-thighed tortoiseTestudo graeca
Sri Lankan Star TortoiseGeochelone elegans
Steller's Sea EagleHaliaeetus pelagicus
Timber RattlesnakeCrotalus horridus
Tomato FrogDyscophus antongilii
Victoria Crowned PigeonGoura victoria
Virginia OpossumDidelphis virginiana
Western Green MambaDendroaspis viridis
Western Lowland GorillaGorilla gorilla gorilla
White StorkCiconia ciconia
Yellow AnacondaEunectes notaeusSpecies lists come from Wikidata and may be incomplete — collections change. Check the venue's own site before travelling to see a particular animal.
