[1] The first buildings at the zoo were made of local stone and built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).

In 2001 the board of directors approved a new Zoo Master Plan, which included a new African Veldt Exhibit.

A western lowland gorilla family group can be seen on one side of the walkway and the chimpanzee and the Bornean orangutan can be seen on the other, both in their own separate enclosures.

Primate House Geoffrey's marmoset, Goeldi's monkey, lesser spot-nosed guenon, Mohol bushbaby, pygmy slow loris, southern three-banded armadillo, tufted capuchin and white-faced saki.

Tropical Bird House Roseate spoonbill, scarlet ibis, black-naped fruit dove, grey peacock-pheasant, red junglefowl, Scheepmaker's crowned pigeon, Nicobar pigeon, mandarin duck, Madagascar teal, marbled teal, ruddy shelduck and the green aracari.

The donkey, and miniature horse are located on the left side of the barn, followed by the pygmy goat, and baby doll sheep.

[7] The African Savannah is a mixed species enclosure that features the grey crowned crane, ostrich, reticulated giraffes, and Grant's zebras.

[8] The Africa exhibit features the eastern black rhinoceros as well as smaller enclosures for Angola colobus and servals.

Inside the outpost, the naked mole-rat, Madagascar hissing cockroach, African bullfrog, Angolan python, Standing's day gecko and the Indian crested porcupine.

On the Overlook Trail, the maned wolf, giant forest hogs, red river hog, Indian peafowl, Kirk's dik-dik, yellow-backed duiker, giant anteater, white-handed gibbon, siamang, Greater Kudu, Abyssinian ground hornbill and secretarybird can be seen.

Additionally the continent of Asia, which will be located where the Greats Apes exhibit is at present, with a larger elephant exhibit, orangutans, blackbuck antelope, sarus cranes, and other Asian species, the continent of Africa with a new giraffe barn, the African Veldt mixed species exhibit, a new cheetah habitat, the African forest area, and the African Outpost, a new entry complex located north of Zoo Drive complete with a new restaurant, carnival style rides, and an ice cream parlor and a New Discovery Center education center with new rooms, exhibits, and education animals.