Binder Park Zoo
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| Binder Park Zoo | |
| Location | Battle Creek, Michigan, USA |
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| Major exhibits | Wild Africa |
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Binder Park Zoo is a zoo located near Battle Creek, Michigan, which features a large array of exotic animals and plants, including their Wild Africa Exhibit. Binder Park Zoo is one of the largest zoo's in Michigan.
[edit] Wild Africa
The Wild Africa Exhibit at Binder Park Zoo is a permanent exhibit featuring giraffes, zebras, ostriches, vultures, wildebeest, wild boar, Thomson's Gazelle, and antelope. It also features a walk around the exhibit, where there are various kiosks to feed the giraffes.
[edit] Special guests
In 2003, two koalas from a zoo in Sydney, Australia, were brought to Binder Park Zoo from May to September in 2003, along with games and activities with an Australian culture twist.
In 2006 "Crunch," a 150 year old, 165 lb Alligator Snapping Turtle was on exhibit at Binder Park Zoo in 2006 at the Consveration Discovery Center building from Memorial day to Labor day. The turtle is in the care of the Blackwater Turtle Refuge.
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