- Opened
- 1974
- Species listed
- 26
About Riverbanks Zoo
The Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is a 170-acre (69 ha) zoo, aquarium, and botanical garden located along the Saluda River in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. A small portion of the zoo extends into the nearby city of West Columbia. It is operated by the Rich-Lex Riverbanks Park Special Purpose District, a partnership of the city of Columbia and Richland and Lexington counties. It is overseen by the Riverbanks Park Commission, comprising two members each from the three governments and one at-large member.
Animals you can see here
26 species from our encyclopedia are recorded at this venue. Tap one to read its profile.
African LionPanthera leo
Alligator Snapping TurtleMacrochelys temminckii
AlpacaVicugna pacos
American FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Barn OwlTyto alba
Californian Sea LionZalophus californianus
Common LionfishPterois volitans
Common OstrichStruthio camelus
Eastern Diamondback RattlesnakeCrotalus adamanteus
Eastern Green MambaDendroaspis angusticeps
GiraffeGiraffa camelopardalis
Golden Lion TamarinLeontopithecus rosalia
Hamadryas BaboonPapio hamadryas
Harbor SealPhoca vitulina
King CobraOphiophagus hannah
King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicus
KoalaPhascolarctos cinereus
Komodo DragonVaranus komodoensis
Malayan TapirTapirus indicus
Matschie's Tree KangarooDendrolagus matschiei
MeerkatSuricata suricatta
Red KangarooMacropus rufus
Ring-tailed LemurLemur catta
Siberian TigerPanthera tigris altaica
Silver ArowanaOsteoglossum bicirrhosum
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.