Complex sentence: It is spread over an area of 300 acres (approx.1.2 km²) and has a wide selection of animals-nearly 1,500 species of birds, animals and reptiles are housed here.
Split into simpler sentences: It is spread over an area of 300 acres (approx.1.2 km²). It has a wide selection of animals-nearly 1,500 species of birds, animals and reptiles are housed here.