Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
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The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is a 202-acre (82 ha) zoo founded in 1909 and is located in Swope Park at 6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States. The zoo has a Friends of the Zoo program to help promote the work of the zoo which sees over one million visitors a year. The zoo is home to nearly 1,700 animals and the aquarium has around 8,000 animals. The zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
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Date opened | December 13, 1909; 114 years ago (1909-12-13) |
Location | Swope Park Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
Land area | 202 acres (82 ha)[1] |
No. of animals | 1,700+ (Zoo)[1] and 8,000+ (Aquarium)[2] |
Annual visitors | 1+ million[3] |
Memberships | AZA[4] |
Website | https://kansascityzoo.org |
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