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Zoo Horticulture
The zoo is a lush park for human visitors and its animal residents. Satisfying
both presents challenges for the zoo's horticulturists. In the Amazonia exhibit,
for example, living avocado and cocoa trees help to re-create the tropical envir-
onment of this diverse river basin, while a cheetah wanders around a re-creation
of the grasslands of its native African habitat.
Tip:
Most children's tour groups arrive between 10am and noon in the fall.
If you wish to see the popular giant pandas, visit after 2pm when the lines tend
to be shorter.
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