{"id":558,"date":"2014-08-09T15:38:09","date_gmt":"2014-08-09T15:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/\/thehotelguide.com\/?p=558"},"modified":"2022-04-06T21:04:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T21:04:52","slug":"san-antonio-zoo-celebrates-100-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehotelguide.com\/san-antonio-zoo-celebrates-100-years\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio Zoo Celebrates 100 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1914, Woodrow Wilson was the president of the United States, popular music was ragtime, jazz, and the blues, and we drove around in a \u201cTin Lizzie,\u201d a Ford Model T touring car.\u00a01914 was an exciting year in many regards, but it would come to be a monumental year for the San Antonio Zoo.\u00a0 That year, Colonel George W. Brackenridge deeded a scenic plot of land to the City of San Antonio for the public viewing of elk, buffalo, deer, several monkeys, two lions, and four bears.\u00a0 Thanks to the visionaries of that era, that small plot of land has grown to 56 acres and is home to over 9,000 animals of 750 species.\u00a0 They did well to preserve all that nature and the good will of Colonel Brackenridge had to offer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #da2a53;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>100 YEARS OF TRANSFORMATION<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 The San Antonio Zoo has experienced many exciting groundbreaking opportunities in its\u2019 first 100 years.\u00a0 Just after the San Antonio Zoological Society was formed in 1928, the introduction of revolutionary cageless exhibits and rare animals quickly transformed the San Antonio Zoo into one of the leading zoos in the nation; a position it proudly maintains to this day.<\/p>\n<p>The zoo is a place where families come to relax and\u00a0enjoy themselves, where\u00a0memories are made, and where\u00a0imaginations run wild. Where\u00a0else can you see the world\u2019s largest\u00a0reptiles, hear the haunting\u00a0calls of gibbons swinging high in\u00a0the sky, watch an okapi pluck\u00a0leaves with its foot-long tongue,\u00a0or meet a hippo face to face?<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #da2a53;\"><b>OVER A HALF A CENTURY<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 From its work with whooping\u00a0cranes that began in the 1950s, to\u00a0a partnership with Texas Parks &amp;\u00a0Wildlife in supporting the endangered\u00a0Attwater\u2019s prairie chicken\u00a0in the 1990s, the zoo has an established\u00a0history of Texas conservation.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the zoo participates\u00a0in over 230 endangered species\u00a0programs and plays a major role\u00a0in breeding endangered animals worldwide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #da2a53;\"><b>GREAT\u00a0<\/b><b>ACCOMPLISHMENTS\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Today, new exhibits are just as\u00a0groundbreaking as those unveiled\u00a0in the 1920s. Consider the underwater\u00a0viewing and immersive\u00a0experience of Africa Live!\u00a0Phase I, the lush vegetation and sky-high\u00a0aviary of Africa Live! Phase II, or the spacious and natural\u00a0habitat of Gibbon Forest.\u00a0This year the Zoo launches Zootennial Plaza, which includes a one-of-a-kind, 50-foot carousel that displays meticulously hand-painted animal figurines, such as a whooping crane, horned lizard, and even a Texas Jackelope.\u00a0 The plaza also boasts a beautiful, state-of-the-art restaurant, complete with an Executive Chef, a first for the San Antonio Zoo, and an elegant VIP room.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #da2a53;\"><b>WILD SINCE 1914\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 One hundred years later and looking\u00a0into the future, the\u00a0San Antonio Zoo provides the\u00a0highest standard of care for its\u00a0animal and plant collection, a\u00a0diverse educational and high quality\u00a0recreational experience,\u00a0and all the resources at its\u00a0disposal for conservation of the\u00a0Earth\u2019s flora and fauna.<\/p>\n<p><b> \u00a0 For more information, visit the San Antonio Zoo online at <\/b><span style=\"color: #0433ff;\"><b>www.sazoo.org<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0433ff;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1914, Woodrow Wilson was the president of the United States, popular music was ragtime, jazz, and the blues, and we drove around in a \u201cTin Lizzie,\u201d a Ford Model T touring car.\u00a01914 was an exciting year in many regards, but it would come to be a monumental year for the San Antonio Zoo.\u00a0 That&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_dseop_meta":"","_dseop_selected_keywords":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[230,84,231,85,86,168,87,89,157,92],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-attractions","tag-100-years","tag-alamo-city","tag-animals","tag-attractions","tag-destinations","tag-family","tag-hotel-guide","tag-san-antonio","tag-the-hotel-guide","tag-travel"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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