Mill Creek Metroparks Zoo

**Mill Creek Metroparks Zoo**(Also Known As **Mill Creek Park Zoo**) Is A Zoo Located in Near Youngstown, Ohio. The Zoo Is Part Of The Mill Creek Metroparks System.
The Zoo Founded And Opened In 1896. The Amount Of Visitors It Gets Is 2 Times Bigger Than Canada's Toronto And The Columbus Zoo In Ohio Combined.

## Description

The Mill Creek Metroparks Zoo Covers 800 Acres, And can be located from miles to the northern part of the park district.

Due To It's Size, Inside the zoo, visitors may walk, use the zoo's bus service, or use the tram. There Is Also A Railroad train service, Kown As The "Wild Express."

The Mill Creek Metroparks Zoo Is One Of Ohio's Largest Zoos And One Of The Largest Zoos/Wildlife Conservation Parks In The U.S.. Many Of It's Animals Are endangered in the wild, And The Exhibits Vary In Size. Other Animals, Like Peafowl, Patagonian Maras, Red-Necked Wallabies, And Guineafowls, Roam Freely Around The Park.

## Areas And Exhibits

### Areas

• Base Camp, A Children's Zoo/Camping Area.

• Wild Walk, An Area With Various Trails and animals native to North America And Europe, Especially Ohio.

• South American Adventure, A South American Area Of The Zoo With The Iconic "Amazon Rainforest Trek" Building.

• Asian Passage, An Asian Area Of The Park Featuring The Large Asian Elephant Habitat.

• Into Africa, The African Area Of The Park, Even Featuring An African Village, It Also Has A Large Elephant Habitat, Even Begin Connected To The Asian Exhibit In Asian Passage.

• Elephant Park, A Separate Area Both The Asian And African Elephants Can Migrate To, The Area is Themed To Elephant conservation.

• Dinosaur Discovery Trail, Located Near The Base Camp, The Dinosaur Discovery Trail Is A Nature Trail With Animatronic Dinosaurs Made By Billings Productions. Younger Visitors Have the opportunity to dig for "Fossils" and learn about the field of paleontology. Ice Age Animals Are Being Planned For An Expansion That Will Open Summer 2021.

### Exhibits

• African Hunting Dogs Have A New Exhibit, Opened In May 2018, It Is located in the former wolf exhibit, The wolfs also have a exhibit.

• Insects!, A Seasonal Exhibit Featuring Various Insects.

• Kingdom Of Wolves, A New Exhibit For The Wolves, Kingdom Of The Wolves Has Underground Viewing Domes That Visitors Can View The Wolves With, As Well As A Log Cabin Viewing Platform.

• Lion Ridge, A Exhibit That Opened In 2002, Lion Ridge Is Home To 8 African Lions. The Lions Have A Pride Rock Inspired Shelter.

• Dolphin And Sea Lion Splash, Formally A Historic Exhibit For The Polar bears, dolphin and sea lion splash is a daily demonstration in which the zoo's 5 Dolphins And 3 Sea Lions preform tricks and stunts in their pools. (Called "Splash Zones") In 2016, A New Dolphin Calf And Baby Sea Lion Where Born, And Where Named Patty And Joe. A New Beluga Whale Splash Is Excepted To Open In May 2021.

• Giant Pandas Are Also Kept In The Zoo.

• The Elephant Herds Are The Most Popular Residents Of the park.

• Rhinos Of Asia, A Indian Rhinoceros Exhibit That Opened In April 2001, It Is A Huge Exhibit, Smaller Than The Elephant Park.

• Birds Of the world, A Daily educational show in which keepers present various Bird species demonstrating their natural abilities to an audience of visitors. Birds Used In The Show Include Blue And Yellow Macaws, Scarlet Macaws, Snowy Owls, European Eagle Owls, Harris Hawks, Toco Toucan, Paragine Falcons, Great horned owls, bald eagles, Secretary Birds, And Hyacinth Macaws.

• Cheetah Point. Being Opened In 2017, This Exhibit is home to a group of cheetahs, and features displays about Mill Creek's Cheetah Conservation Project In East Africa.

• The Farm Is A Petting Zoo With Various Farm Animals, And Has A Actual Farm With Real Silos And A Small Cornfield Maze.

• Wild Ohio, An Area Of The Wild Walk Featuring Various Animals That Live In Ohio.

## Notable Animals

• Aba, (Meaning Born On Thursday) Is A Baby Giraffe Born In 2016 In A Thursday, Thanks To Meaning.

• Ahadi Okafor, (Swahili For Promising) Is A Female Gorilla.

• Hu Yun, (Chinese For Clouds) Is A Male Giant Panda Who Is Loved By Many.

## Events

### Zoo Boo!

The Zoo's Annual Event, "Zoo Boo!", Takes Place In October. Visitors May Also View The Animals During This Halloween Event And Are Encouraged To Wear Costumes, But They Don't Have To If They Like. The Zoo Boo Event is a safe Halloween option that offers animal shows, live performances, and other fall related activities.

### Zoo Snooze

Zoo Snooze Is A Event Where Vistors Can Sleep In At The Zoo And Spend The Night. It Is A Camping Event.

### A Wild Holiday

This Event Takes Place During The Christmas Season From November To December, Christmas Activities Are Part Of The Event, In The Night, The Zoo Is transformed into a dazzling wonderland aglow with spectacular light displays.

### Brew At The Zoo

An Adult Only Event, Brew At the zoo is a event where the adults drink beer after they attend, According To The Website, each Brew At the zoo ticket goes to the world Wildlife fund and the international elephant foundation.

## Gallery

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