Utah's Hogle Zoo
the Hogle occupies 42 acres of land in Salt Lake
City, Utah and is the state's biggest zoo, containing animals
from various ecosystems and sits at the mouth of Emigration
Canyon. It was started and presently run by the Hogle family,
originally located in the city's Liberty Park. Before being
moved to its current location, the zoo's elephant named Alice
had the first and only Asian elephant born in the state, who
would be named Prince Utah, but sadly, he would pass on before
he reached a year's age. Some of their current displays include;
monkeys, three elephants that includes a baby, deer, mammals,
birds and reptiles from across the globe. When it opened in
Emigration Canyon, it officially was renamed the Hogle since
they were the ones that donated the land, although the city now
owns it. It celebrated its 75 th anniversary by allowing people
that were born the same year as they were, 1931, to enter free
of charge. It staunchly supports conservation, and include a
reduce, reuse, recycle program, earth-friendly biodegradable
products and water conservation.
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