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Las Vegas, NV - Zoos |
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Las Vegas doesn’t have a world class zoo like many other cities of its size, but there is lots of wildlife to be found…in the hotels! Yes, most of the larger hotels have some kind of wildlife exhibit featuring cats, sharks or birds, such as: Lion Habitat at MGM Grand There are 31 lions which are rotated in and out for this free exhibit. Lions are housed in a ranch off-site during the evenings.
Lion Habitat
Secret Garden & Dolphin Habitat at the Mirage Siegfried & Roy have chosen the Mirage to be home to their luxurious habitat designed especially for cats. In addition to the white tigers and lions you can see panthers and other species. If the cats aren’t enough to excite you, there is a 2.5 million gallon tank that is home to bottlenose dolphins to provide awareness and showcase these gentle creatures.
Secret Garden & Dolphin
Habitat
Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay These sharks are quite at home in a 2million gallon 2200ft tank, and are joined by over 1200 other species including piranhas, sea turtles and manta rays.
Shark Reef
Southern Nevada Zoological Botanical Park Also known as the “Las Vegas Zoo” this zoo is really small at only 3 acres, but is home to lots of endangered species such as cats, chimps, eagles and wallabies. It is the only year-round zoo in Nevada.
Southern Nevada
Zoological Botanical Park
Wildlife Habitat at the Flamingo Well, as you’d expect, you can see flamingos at this hotel. In fact you can view over 300 species of birds amidst this tropical pool-side oasis.
Wildlife Habitat |
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