Guess the zoo exhibit - US

[red river hog]

This was inspired by @CrashMegaraptor's advent calendar. They will all be at well known US zoos. I will put the year it was built and what region of the United States the zoo is in and one animal in it. If someone guesses correctly, then I will move on to another, but if no one does, then I will reveal another animal.

Built in: 1974
Zoo location: Midwest
Species:
1. Meerkat

 

[PlaZooFan14]

Will you be putting hints up only once a day?

 

[red river hog]

Will you be putting hints up only once a day?

Anytime anyone guesses I will. If someone guesses correctly we can move on, but if someone guesses incorrectly, I'll put up another hint.

 

[birdsandbats]

Indianapolis Zoo.

 

[CarLover]

Built-in: 2005
Zoo Location: East Coast
Species:
Lion
Tiger
Jaguar
Leopard
Snow Leopard
Cougar

This should be easy.

 

[red river hog]

Built-in: 2005
Zoo Location: East Coast
Species:
Lion
Tiger
Jaguar
Leopard
Snow Leopard
Cougar

This should be easy.

Big Cat Falls

 

[red river hog]

Indianapolis Zoo.

Not quite. Also, it's a specific exhibit in a zoo.

 

[red river hog]

Here's the next animal.

Built in: 1974
Zoo location: Midwest
Species:
1. Meerkat
2. Cape Porcupine

 

[CarLover]

Big Cat Falls

Precisely. I remember when I first when there, I kept mistaking the melanistic jaguar Rocky as a panther and I was getting on the nerves of a docent there.

 

[birdsandbats]

Here's the next animal.

Built in: 1974
Zoo location: Midwest
Species:
1. Meerkat
2. Cape Porcupine

Fragile Desert at Brookfield Zoo.

 

[red river hog]

Fragile Desert at Brookfield Zoo.

Correct!

 

[red river hog]

Here's the next one.

Built in: 2019
Zoo location: West
Species:
1. Red-necked Wallaby

 

[PlaZooFan14]

Here's the next one.

Built in: 2019
Zoo location: West
Species:
1. Red-necked Wallaby

Walkabout Australia at San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

 

[red river hog]

Walkabout Australia at San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

Correct! Maybe I should leave out the year, because these seem to be easy.

 

[red river hog]

This will be a hard one.

Zoo location: Midwest
Species:
1. Dyeing Poison Dart Frog

 

[CheeseChameleon1945]

This will be a hard one.

Zoo location: Midwest
Species:
1. Dyeing Poison Dart Frog

How about we play like the person who guesses the exhibit right gets to set up the challenge next.

 

[Westcoastperson]

This will be a hard one.

Zoo location: Midwest
Species:
1. Dyeing Poison Dart Frog

maybe you should keep the year for ones like these

 

[red river hog]

maybe you should keep the year for ones like these

Okay the year is 1978.

 

[red river hog]

How about we play like the person who guesses the exhibit right gets to set up the challenge next.

Sure.

 

[Westcoastperson]

Okay the year is 1978.

I'm gonna need another hint