Santa Ana Zoo

Infobox zoo|zoo_name=Santa Ana Zoo

logo_width=200
date_opened=1952
location=Santa Ana, California, USA
coordinates=coor dms|33|44|38.094|N|117|50|33.114|W|type:landmark_scale:2500
members=AZA
area=20 acres (81,000 m²)
exhibits=Amazon's Edge, Colors of the Amazon Aviary, Crean Family Farm, Monkey Row
website=http://www.santaanazoo.org/

The Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park in Santa Ana, California is a 20 acre site focusing on the animals and plants of Central and South America. The Santa Ana Zoo hosts more than 270,000 people annually. The zoo opened in 1952 and is owned and operated by the City of Santa Ana. Joseph Prentice donated land for the zoo with the stipulation that the city must keep at least 50 monkeys at all times, the zoo maintains an extensive primate collection with over a dozen species from around the world.

The focus of the Santa Ana Zoo is recreation, education, and conservation.

The Santa Ana Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

Visitor Information

The Santa Ana Zoo is located at 1801 East Chestnut Avenue in Santa Ana, California.

The zoo is open daily, except for Christmas Day, New Years Day and the 4th Saturday in August. The hours of operation are 10am to 4pm daily. During the summer, weekend hours are extended from 10am to 5pm.

Animals

{| class="wikitable"
-Farm Collection
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American Cream Draft Horse
Gloucestershire Pig
American Buff Goose
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Exmoor Pony
Feral Pig
Saxony Duck
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Dutch Belted Cow
Pot-bellied Pig
Narragansett Turkey
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Dexter Cow
Hog Island Sheep
Buttercup Chicken
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San Clemente Island Goat
Nigerian Dwarf Goat
Call Duck
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Oberhasli Goat
Navajo Churro Sheep
Flemish Giant Rabbit
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Zoofari Express

One of the most popular attractions at the Santa Ana Zoo is the Zoofari Express children's train. There are two engines: 1030 and 1036. Both are 14 gauge, 4-4-4 configuration locomotives.

The original 1030 engine was constructed in 1954 by the Hurlbut Amusement Company of Buena Park. Engine 1030 was originally installed at Santa's Village in Sky Forest, California. It operated there continuously for 44 years. When Santa's Village closed in 1998, the Friends of Santa Ana Zoo purchased the entire train and 660' of original track. The train was then restored by volunteers from Mater Dei High School with the help of Bud Hurlbut. The restored train opened at the Santa Ana Zoo in the spring of 1999. The track length was expanded to 1850'. Engine 1030 was gas-powered, but in 2006 it was converted to electric power.

Engine 1036 is a new electric powered locomotive that was installed in 2005, along with new passenger cars.

ee also

* Orange County Zoo, Orange, California

External links

* http://www.santaanazoo.org/