Animals and Plants

Malayan tapir

Over the five years we have blogged about many of our animals and plants at the Zoo. This list is organized by geographic location at the Zoo. Plants are listed at the bottom of the page.

Africa Animals

African Lion
Giraffe
Greater Kudu
Meerkats
Painted Dogs
Radiated Tortoise
Red River Hogs
Zebra

Americas Animals

American Alligator
Aruba Island Rattlesnake
Bolson Tortoise
Blue and Yellow Macaw
Burrowing Owls
California Sea Lion
Cotton-top Tamarin
Eastern Screech Owl
Emerald Tree Boa
Galapagos Tortoise
Gambel’s Quail
Gila Monster
Geoffroy’s Spider Monkey
Inca Tern
Jaguar
Javelina
Magellanic Penguin
Mexican Wolf
Montezuma Quail
Mountain Lion
Peninsular Pronghorn
Rattlesnakes
Rhinoceros Iguana
Roadrunner
Scarlet Ibis
Southern Three-banded Armadillo
Thick-billed Parrot
White-nosed Coati
Western Coachwhip snake

Asia Animals

Bali Mynah
Greater Malayan Chevrotain
Greater One-horned Rhino
Hooded Crane
Lar Gibbon
Malayan Tapir
Malayan Tiger
Nicobar Pigeon
Northern Tree Shrew
Pygmy Slow Loris
Przewalski’s Horse
Rhinoceros Hornbill
Sumatran Orangutan


Plants of the Chihuahuan Desert Exhibit

Apache Plume
Ceniza
Century Plant
Creosote Bush
Eagle’s Claw Cactus
Desert Willow
Honey Mesquite
Lechuguilla
Ocotillo
Pinyon Pine
Prickly-pear Cactus
Saltbush
Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye
Slimleaf Rosewood
Sotol
Yucca