Your browser is not supported for this experience. We recommend using Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari. From native Colorado species to exotic creatures from the other side of the globe, from delicate butterflies to lumbering elephants, The Mile High City is filled with amazing animals in state-of-the-art habitats.
Learn about nature by having personal animal experiences and encounters all over the Denver metro area. Lions, tigers, bears β and so much more! Set aside several hours for exploration at the Denver Zoo , an eye-opening experience for all ages. One of the most popular zoos in the nation, the Denver Zoo has about 4, animals, representing more than species.
Stingray Cove allows zoo visitors to safely touch and feed an array of stingrays and sharks in a 15,gallon saltwater pool.
The pool is low enough for young children to reach while providing zones for the animals to rest and hide when they need a break. Down Under houses Australian animals like cassowaries and kangaroos. The zoo also offers a behind-the-scenes tour of the Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Animal Hospital on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 p. The zoo's grizzly bear habitat, Harmony Hi ll , brings guests closer than ever to these magnificent animals. Harmony Hill was designed to bring our rescue grizzly's stories to the forefront and help educate visitors how to live in harmony hence the name with bears in the wild and in backyards.
The Toyota Elephant Passage , meanwhile, will give you an up-close-and-personal experience with massive Asian elephants. Predator Ridge has a pride of lions and you'll also love Primate Panorama, where fun-loving orangutans make their home.
