McMurry gave the hard-to-manage cub to the keeper of City Park, Alexander J. Graham, who started the zoo with this animal.

Speer hired the city's landscape architect, Saco R. DeBoer, to draw up the plans for his renovation and appointed Victor H. Borcherdt as zoo director.

Bird World was opened in 1975, followed by the Mountain Sheep Habitat in 1979, Northern Shores for polar bears, Arctic foxes, North American river otters, and pinnipeds in 1987, and Wolf Pack Woods in 1988.

The jaguar was shot and killed by the zoo's emergency response team while rescuing Pfaff, who later died of her injuries at a local hospital.

[32] Although not as large in scope as Toyota Elephant Passage, the zoo added several interactive and immersive exhibits in the late 2010's and early 20's.

Tree-dwelling apes and monkeys live in open-air wire mesh tents that soar four stories high and cover more than an acre of ground.

Inside these tents, primates like Wolf's guenons, black-and-white colobus, red-crowned mangabeys, siamangs and black-handed spider monkeys can play and climb on twisting vines.

The nearby Shamba offers a view of a Central West African village and is home to red river hogs and mandrills.

Visitors can walk around inside with the birds, which include unique and endangered species like (depending on the season) Egyptian vultures, waldrapp ibises and Indian peafowl as well as a wide array of waterfowl.

It has the ability to rotate multiple groups of Southern African lions and spotted hyenas, whose overlapping scents provide environmental enrichment.

Other small African animals like dwarf crocodiles and leopard tortoises are exhibited in and around the Pahali Ya Simba pavilion.

A habitat for African penguins, featuring a 10,000 gallon pool with underwater viewing, was completed in 2021 and is located directly inside the front entrance.

Species in the hoofed mammal yards include Grevy's zebras, reticulated giraffes, okapis, yellow-backed duikers, red-flanked duikers, Somali wild asses, a variety of antelope species including eastern bongo, addax, lesser kudu and southern gerenuk, as well as Cape buffalo.

Some of these yards are mixed-species exhibits and include bird species like Abyssinian ground hornbills, west African crowned cranes and ostriches.

[36] The exhibit houses Asian elephants and other animals such as greater one-horned rhinoceros and Malayan tapirs, which rotate among different habitats in the same style as Predator Ridge.

Those involved with the project reported that no airborne byproducts would be released when the system was running but surrounding residents were still concerned that the gasification process would create an unpleasant odor around the zoo.

Nearby, Asian hoofed mammal yards house Bactrian camels and one of only a few breeding herds of Mongolian wild horses in North American zoos.

A snake exhibit hidden inside a Mayan temple features venomous species from around the world including the king cobra, neotropical rattlesnakes and Gila monsters.

Animals seen in the Rainforest area include the capybara, Linne's two-toed sloth, archerfish and an array of poison dart frogs.

Further on, the Siamese crocodile also enjoys a large pool near a Matamata turtle display and the Discovery Room, which features other small species like the frilled lizard.

An expanded underwater viewing window, docks and rocky islands for sunbathing will give guests opportunities to connect with the residents.

The trail then goes past smaller outdoor enclosures attached to the Avian Propagation Center which is one of the largest and most complex buildings devoted to breeding birds in the country.

[46] Depending on their needs, species in the public-facing enclosures often rotate but can include Victoria crowned pigeons, azure-winged magpies and one of the largest flocks of palm cockatoos in North America.

Water-wise landscaping resembles the animals' native ecosystems and woven throughout the exhibit are original multimedia artworks telling the story of First Nations peoples.

The building is now closed and has been renovated in some areas to make way for Stingray Cove and outdoor yards have been repurposed for smaller species.

The Conservation Carousel features hand-carved wooden replicas of some of Denver's most popular residents including a polar bear mom and cubs, giraffes, okapi and baby gorilla, along with many other endangered animals.

The line visitors wait in displays artifacts, art and music celebrating central Asian culture and folktales.

[52] The Gates Wildlife Conservation Education Center houses classrooms and meeting rooms for public and private (rental) use.

Phase One, to be finished by the end of the year, will see new facilities built for breeding programs and offer temporary animal holding in the event of habitat maintenance or renovations on the main campus.

Phase Two will transform the land into a conservation center capable of reintroducing species, in Colorado and beyond, on a larger scale than previously possible.