[3][4] In 2003, the zoo opened a visitor center that is supposed to look like a log cabin.

The zoo focuses primarily on animals native to Kansas and the United States, but also has exotic species.

[6] In 2010, the Hutchinson Zoo housed around 175 prairie dogs for a short time, as their natural habitat was in the way of a nearby construction project.

The cotton-top tamarin monkeys are a part of the AZA's Species Survival Program.

Early in December 2016, a brown banded bamboo shark joined the collection after it was hatched.

[17] One of the main attractions is the Prairie Thunder Railroad, a train that goes throughout the zoo.