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The San Diego Zoo is one of the largest, most progressive zoos in the world with over 4,000 animals of more than 800 species.
The Zoo offers a guided tour bus that traverses 75% of the park. There is an overhead gondola lift that provides an aerial view of the Zoo and is a quick way to move between opposite ends of the Zoo.
Exhibits are often designed around a particular habitat. The same exhibit features many different animals that can be found side-by-side in the wild, along with native plant life. Exhibits range from an African rain forest (featuring gorillas) to the Arctic taiga and tundra in the summertime (featuring polar bears). Some of the largest free-flight aviaries in existence are here. Many exhibits are "natural" with invisible wires and darkened blinds (to view birds), and pools and open-air moats (for large mammals).
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