Pana'ewa Rainforest Zoo

Pana'ewa Rainforest Zoo

Pana'ewa Rainforest Zoo is located in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawai'i. This small (12 acre) zoo is the only one in the United States located in a rain forest. It is operated by Hawaii County and receives 100% of its funding from the county and from private donations.

The Zoo has more than 60 species of animals on display, and the grounds feature more than 40 different species of plants, flowers, and trees.

The most popular attraction of the Zoo is a rare male white Bengal Tiger named Namaste'. These tigers come from India and have been hunted to the brink of extinction. Fewer than 500 live in the wild. Namaste' was born in Las Vegas on September 30, 1998, and arrived in Hilo on April 16, 1999. The Zoo had planned to purchase Namaste' from Dirk Arthur, a magician at the Tropicana in Las Vegas, but when Arthur saw the Zoo's one acre tiger enclosure, he happily donated Namaste' to the Zoo.

ee also

*List of zoos

External links

* [http://www.hilozoo.com Official Website]


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