page_title: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
section_title: Asia Quest
hierarchical_section_title: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium / Exhibits / Asia Quest
caption_attribution_description: English: Giant Fruit Bat at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
context_page_description: The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is a non-profit zoo located near Powell in Liberty Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States, north of the city of Columbus. The land lies along the eastern banks of the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir on the Scioto River, at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Powell Road. It has a worldwide reputation, largely attributable to the efforts and promotion of director emeritus Jack Hanna. In 2009, it was named by the USA Travel Guide as the number one zoo in the United States. It was also ranked number one best zoo in 2012 by Besties Readers Choice.
  The Columbus Zoo is home to more than 7,000 animals representing over 800 species and sees over 2.3 million visitors annually. The animal exhibits are divided into regions of the world, with the zoo currently operating eight such regions. In addition the zoo owns an 18-hole golf course, known as the Safari Golf Club which encompasses 56.656 hectares. The zoo also owns Zoombezi Bay which encompasses 9.187 hectares. In total, the zoo owns 234 hectares of land, with 164.424 hectares dedicated to the zoo itself.
context_section_description: Asia Quest opened two phases in 2006.  The region is an attempt to more fully immerse visitors into the exhibits, not only building larger and more attractive exhibits, but also melding them together with the scenery.  Visitors entering Asia Quest pass a waterfall flanked by two habitats, travel through a cave containing the indoor habitats, exit into a Chinese forest, and finally enter an Asia Quest aviary designed to look like an abandoned Asian garden.  Instead of fences, habitats are either recessed and separated via rock walls, or on ground level and separated by the rock walls and glass. Asia Quest also promotes donations for animal conservation, as many of the region's animals are threatened in the wild.
  Featured animals include:
  Tufted deer (Elaphodus cephalophus cephalophus)
  Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)
  Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
  Malaysian giant turtle (Orlitia borneensis)
  Silvered leaf langur (Trachypithecus cristatus)
  Water monitor (Varanus salvator)
  Reticulated python (Python reticulatus)
  Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)
  Little golden-mantled flying fox (Pteropus pumilus)
  Large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus)
  Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)
  Red panda (Ailurus fulgens)
  Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)
  Reeve's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
  Markhor (Capra falconeri)
  Pallas's cat (Otocolobus manul)
  Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
  Indian elephant (Elephas maximus)
  Eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)
caption: A giant fruit bat at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
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