GraysonDP
Well-Known Member
Using Google Earth Pro I trieed to write down the approximate square footage of as many major exhibis at America's zoos as I could. I'm not 100% confident in my abilities to precisley measure the habitats and sometimes it was hard to make out the edges with the obstruction of trees but I did the best I could. Hopefully this can serve as a tool to compare other exhibits with each other and give a sense of the zies of different habitats.
1. Jaguar Cove (Woodland Park Zoo)- 3850 sq ft
2. Lion Exhibit (Detroit Zoo)- 7500 sq ft
3. Baboon Cliffs (Oakland Zoo)- 8100 sq ft
4. Lemur Lookout (Dallas Zoo)- 4000 sq ft
5. Cascade Crest (Oregon Zoo)- 10920 sq ft
6. Asian Elephants (Honolulu Zoo)- 37000 sq ft
7. Isle of the Tiger (Phoenix Zoo)- 16000 sq ft
8. Macaque Forest (Lincoln Park Zoo)- 7372 sq ft
9. Penguin Cove (Lincoln Park Zoo)- 3350 sq ft
10. Tasmanian Devils (Saint Louis Zoo)- 2000 sq ft
11. Polar Bear Point (Saint Louis Zoo)- 9350 sq ft, 50000 gallons
12. Painted Dog Preserve (Saint Louis Zoo)- 5,500 sq ft
13. Andean Bear Ridge (Saint Louis Zoo)- 7000 sq ft
14. Arctic Tundra (Lincoln Park Zoo- 11500 sq ft
15. Polar Bears (Pittsburgh Zoo)- 6000 sq ft, 150000 gallons
16. Polar Bears (Kansas City Zoo)- 9568 sq ft, 140000 gallons
17. Polar Bears (Toledo Zoo)- 7600 sq ft, 90000 gallons
18. Seals (Toledo Zoo)- 7000 sq ft
19. Cheetahs (Columbus Zoo)- 9375 sq ft
20. Giant Otters (Zoo Miami)- 43766 sq ft
21. Harpy Eagles (Zoo Miami)- 4973 sq ft
22. Amur Leopards (Minnesota Zoo)- 3100 sq ft
23. Sea Otters (Minnesota Zoo)- 2152 sq ft
24. Wild Boars (Minnesota Zoo)- 2356 sq ft
25. Gorillas (Toledo Zoo)- 12916 sq ft
26. Ocelots (North Carolina Zoo)- 1300 sq ft
27. Leopards (Staten Island Zoo)- 4500 sq ft
28. Giant Pandas (San Diego Zoo)- 14000 sq ft
29. Eagle Canyon (Oregon Zoo)- 2594 sq ft
30. Northwest Trek Tram Tour- 435 acres
31. Giant Anteaters (Buffalo Zoo)- 989 sq ft
32. Ocelots (Buffalo Zoo)- 407 sq ft
33. Monkeys (Buffalo Zoo)- 1063 sq ft
34. Tamandua/Toucan (Buffalo Zoo)- 600 sq ft
35. Capybaras (Buffalo Zoo)- 1762 sq ft
36. Lions (Audubon Zoo)- 12000 sq ft*
37. Tigers (Jackson Zoo)- 9000 sq ft
38. Penguin Coast (Maryland Zoo)- 10500 sq ft, 185000 gallons
39. Polk Penguin Center (Detroit Zoo)- 33000 sq ft
40. Gorilla Forest (Como Park Zoo)- 13000 sq ft
41. Tiger Mountain (Bronx Zoo)- 68761 sq ft
42. Otters (Dallas Zoo)- 600 sq ft
43. Okapis (Bronx Zoo)- 8000 sq ft
44. Polar Bears (Detroit Zoo)- 69700 sq ft, 20000 gallons
45. Gorillas/Chimpanzees (Lincoln Park Zoo)- 29000 sq ft
46. Gorillas (Louisville Zoo)- 43056 sq ft
47. Warthogs (Woodland Park Zoo)- 5457 sq ft
48. Gorillas (Dallas Zoo)- 28417 sq ft
49. Gorillas (Bronx Zoo)- 50000 sq ft
50. Grizzly Bears (Woodland Park Zoo)- 16468 sq ft
51. Sea Lions (Saintt Louis Zoo)- 11808 sq ft, 250000 gallons
52. Exxon Tiger Habitat (Dallas Zoo)- 27997 sq ft
53. Gorillas (Zoo Atlanta)- 68426 sq ft
54. Gorillas (Woodland Park Zoo)- 18000 sq ft
55. Black Rhinos (Zoo Atlanta)- 12120 sq ft
56. African Elephants (Zoo Atlanta)- 16976 sq ft
57. Giraffes (Cincinnati Zoo)- 28275 sq ft
58. Lions (Cincinnati Zoo)- 11200 sq ft
59. Asian Elephants (Cincinnati Zoo)- 26600 sq ft
60. Cheetahs (Cincinnati Zoo)- 6000 sq ft
61. Wolfs (Cincinnati Zoo)-11500 sq ft
62. Sea Lions (Cincinnati Zoo)- 3100 sq ft
63. Orangutans (Cincinnati Zoo)- 7365 sq ft
64. Polar Bears (Cincinnati Zoo)- 6460 sq ft
65. Bonobos (Cincinnati Zoo)- 5080 sq ft
66. Black Rhinos (Cincinnati Zoo)- 8015 sq ft
67. Okapis (Cincinnati Zoo)- 5300 sq ft
68. Indian Rhinos (Cincinnati Zoo)- 13900 sq ft
69. Zebras (Cincinnati Zoo)- 6760 sq ft
70. Tigers (Cincinnati Zoo)- 4750 sq ft
71. Cougars (Cincinnati Zoo)- 2200 sq ft
72. Snow Leopards (Cincinnati Zoo)- 2100 sq ft
73. African Wild Dogs (Cincinnati Zoo)- 7900 sq ft
74. African Hoofstock/Birds (Cincinnati Zoo)- 38100 sq ft
75. Chimpanzee Forest (Dallas Zoo)- 19000 sq ft
76. Asian Elephants (Fort Worth Zoo)- 34654 sq ft
77. Lions (Zoo Atlanta)- 11550 sq ft
78. Hoofstock (Zoo Atlanta)- 54100 sq ft
79. Orangutans (Oregon Zoo)- 6220 sq ft
80. Absolutely Apes (San Diego Zoo)- 8400 sq ft
81. Condors (San Diego Safari Park)- 440 sq ft
82. Tigers (Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo)- 5400 sq ft
83. Snow Leopards (Bronx Zoo)- 6000 sq ft
84. Orangutans (Virginia zoo)- 4400 sq ft
85. Bald Eagle (Brookfield Zoo)- 1200 sq ft
86. Bears (Brookfield Zoo)- 25300 sq ft
87. Polar Bears (Columbus Zoo)- 58035 sq ft, 167000 gallons
88. Grizzly Bears (Columbus Zoo)- 37070 sq ft
89. Tigers (Columbus Zoo)- 14070 sq ft
90. Sun Bears (Columbus Zoo)- 6000 sq ft
91. Elephants (Columbus Zoo)- 78000 sq ft
92. Black Rhinos (Columbus Zoo)- 16700 sq ft
93. Bald Eagles (Columbus Zoo)- 1700 sq ft
94. Song Bird Aviary (Columbus Zoo)- 5530 sq ft
95. Wolfs (Columbus Zoo)- 35150 sq ft
96. Black Bears (Columbus Zoo)- 5325 sq ft
97. Langurs (Columbus Zoo)- 1415 sq ft
98. Red Pandas (Columbus Zoo)- 1415 sq ft
99. Pallas Cats (Columbus Zoo)- 1185 sq ft
100. Bison/Pronghorn (Columbus Zoo)- 79700 sq ft
101. Markhor (Columbus Zoo)- 7225 sq ft
102. Leopards (Columbus Zoo)- 3205 sq ft
103. Penguins (Columbus Zoo)- 1830 sq ft
104. Colobus (Columbus Zoo)- 1200 sq ft
105. Gorillas (Columbus Zoo)- 7150 sq ft
106. Bonobos (Columbus Zoo)- 18600 sq ft
107. Red River Hog (Columbus Zoo)- 2080 sq ft
108. Okapis (Columbus Zoo)- 38755 sq ft
109. Kangaroos (Columbus Zoo)- 15415 sq ft
110. Orangutans (Columbus Zoo)- 10735 sq ft
111. Otters (Columbus Zoo)- 2700 sq ft
112. Jaguars (Jacksonville Zoo)- 4200 sq ft
113. Jaguars (Zoo Miami)- 1500 sq ft
114. Jaguars (San Diego Zoo)- 2500 sq ft
115. Giant Otters (Jacksonville Zoo)- 900 sq ft
116. Leopards (San Diego Zoo)- 5500 sq ft
117. Tigers (Knoxville Zoo)- 17500 sq ft
118. Giraffes (Abilene Zoo)- 14800 sq ft
119. Flamingos (Miler Park Zoo)- 1350 sq ft
120. Condors (Oregon Zoo)- 4900 sq ft
121. Polar Bears (North Carolina Zoo)- 27400 sq ft
122. Cougars (Oregon Zoo)- 4260 sq ft
123. Tigers (Cleveland Metroparks Zoo)- 15000 sq ft
124. Kangaroos (Nashville Zoo)- 4500 sq ft
125. Tigers (Palm Beach Zoo)- 7500 sq ft
126. Tigers (San Francisco Zoo)- 3500 sq ft
127. Lions (Sacramento Zoo)- 3000 sq ft
128. Orangutans (Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo)- 8429 sq ft
129. Leopards/Lynx (Erie Zoo)- 3600 sq ft
130. Walkthrough Exhibit (Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo)- 6700 sq ft
131. Fossas (Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo)- 1050 sq ft
132. Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo)- 1750 sq ft
133. Sifakas (Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo)- 1600 sq ft
134. Penguins (Kansas City Zoo)- 2853 sq ft
135. White Rhinos (Knoxville Zoo)- 13068 sq ft
136. Cougars (Elmwood Park Zoo)- 5000 sq ft
137. Oryx/Ostriches/Hornbills (Staten Island Zoo)- 6000 sq ft
138. Penguins (Minnesota Zoo)- 2000 sq ft
139. Manatees (Cincinnati Zoo)- 11500 sq ft
140. Penguins (Jacksonville Zoo)- 2800 sq ft
141. Cheetahs (Indianapolis Zoo)- 20000 sq ft
142. Elephants (Buttonwood Park Zoo)- 12567 sq ft
143. Giraffes (Houston Zoo)- 20000 sq ft
144. Jaguars (Los Angeles Zoo)- 7100 sq ft
145. Orangutans (Los Angeles Zoo)- 6000 sq ft
146. Black Bears (Caldwell Zoo)- 2000 sq ft
147. Penguins (Toronto Zoo)- 4500 sq ft
148. Squirrel Monkeys (Phoenix Zoo)- 10000 sq ft
149. Alligators (Montgomery Zoo)- 3000 sq ft
150. Patas Monkeys (Zoo Boise)- 1500 sq ft
151. White Rhinos (Tulsa Zoo)- 130680 sq ft
152. Elephants (Santa Barbara Zoo)- 13000 sq ft
153. Mandrills (Franklin Park Zoo)- 600 sq ft
154. Wolfs (Cleveland Metroparks Zoo)- 21527 sq ft
155. River Valley Aviary (Jacksonville Zoo)- 90000 sq ft
156. Snow Leopards (Cape May County Zoo)- 2500 sq ft
1. Jaguar Cove (Woodland Park Zoo)- 3850 sq ft
2. Lion Exhibit (Detroit Zoo)- 7500 sq ft
3. Baboon Cliffs (Oakland Zoo)- 8100 sq ft
4. Lemur Lookout (Dallas Zoo)- 4000 sq ft
5. Cascade Crest (Oregon Zoo)- 10920 sq ft
6. Asian Elephants (Honolulu Zoo)- 37000 sq ft
7. Isle of the Tiger (Phoenix Zoo)- 16000 sq ft
8. Macaque Forest (Lincoln Park Zoo)- 7372 sq ft
9. Penguin Cove (Lincoln Park Zoo)- 3350 sq ft
10. Tasmanian Devils (Saint Louis Zoo)- 2000 sq ft
11. Polar Bear Point (Saint Louis Zoo)- 9350 sq ft, 50000 gallons
12. Painted Dog Preserve (Saint Louis Zoo)- 5,500 sq ft
13. Andean Bear Ridge (Saint Louis Zoo)- 7000 sq ft
14. Arctic Tundra (Lincoln Park Zoo- 11500 sq ft
15. Polar Bears (Pittsburgh Zoo)- 6000 sq ft, 150000 gallons
16. Polar Bears (Kansas City Zoo)- 9568 sq ft, 140000 gallons
17. Polar Bears (Toledo Zoo)- 7600 sq ft, 90000 gallons
18. Seals (Toledo Zoo)- 7000 sq ft
19. Cheetahs (Columbus Zoo)- 9375 sq ft
20. Giant Otters (Zoo Miami)- 43766 sq ft
21. Harpy Eagles (Zoo Miami)- 4973 sq ft
22. Amur Leopards (Minnesota Zoo)- 3100 sq ft
23. Sea Otters (Minnesota Zoo)- 2152 sq ft
24. Wild Boars (Minnesota Zoo)- 2356 sq ft
25. Gorillas (Toledo Zoo)- 12916 sq ft
26. Ocelots (North Carolina Zoo)- 1300 sq ft
27. Leopards (Staten Island Zoo)- 4500 sq ft
28. Giant Pandas (San Diego Zoo)- 14000 sq ft
29. Eagle Canyon (Oregon Zoo)- 2594 sq ft
30. Northwest Trek Tram Tour- 435 acres
31. Giant Anteaters (Buffalo Zoo)- 989 sq ft
32. Ocelots (Buffalo Zoo)- 407 sq ft
33. Monkeys (Buffalo Zoo)- 1063 sq ft
34. Tamandua/Toucan (Buffalo Zoo)- 600 sq ft
35. Capybaras (Buffalo Zoo)- 1762 sq ft
36. Lions (Audubon Zoo)- 12000 sq ft*
37. Tigers (Jackson Zoo)- 9000 sq ft
38. Penguin Coast (Maryland Zoo)- 10500 sq ft, 185000 gallons
39. Polk Penguin Center (Detroit Zoo)- 33000 sq ft
40. Gorilla Forest (Como Park Zoo)- 13000 sq ft
41. Tiger Mountain (Bronx Zoo)- 68761 sq ft
42. Otters (Dallas Zoo)- 600 sq ft
43. Okapis (Bronx Zoo)- 8000 sq ft
44. Polar Bears (Detroit Zoo)- 69700 sq ft, 20000 gallons
45. Gorillas/Chimpanzees (Lincoln Park Zoo)- 29000 sq ft
46. Gorillas (Louisville Zoo)- 43056 sq ft
47. Warthogs (Woodland Park Zoo)- 5457 sq ft
48. Gorillas (Dallas Zoo)- 28417 sq ft
49. Gorillas (Bronx Zoo)- 50000 sq ft
50. Grizzly Bears (Woodland Park Zoo)- 16468 sq ft
51. Sea Lions (Saintt Louis Zoo)- 11808 sq ft, 250000 gallons
52. Exxon Tiger Habitat (Dallas Zoo)- 27997 sq ft
53. Gorillas (Zoo Atlanta)- 68426 sq ft
54. Gorillas (Woodland Park Zoo)- 18000 sq ft
55. Black Rhinos (Zoo Atlanta)- 12120 sq ft
56. African Elephants (Zoo Atlanta)- 16976 sq ft
57. Giraffes (Cincinnati Zoo)- 28275 sq ft
58. Lions (Cincinnati Zoo)- 11200 sq ft
59. Asian Elephants (Cincinnati Zoo)- 26600 sq ft
60. Cheetahs (Cincinnati Zoo)- 6000 sq ft
61. Wolfs (Cincinnati Zoo)-11500 sq ft
62. Sea Lions (Cincinnati Zoo)- 3100 sq ft
63. Orangutans (Cincinnati Zoo)- 7365 sq ft
64. Polar Bears (Cincinnati Zoo)- 6460 sq ft
65. Bonobos (Cincinnati Zoo)- 5080 sq ft
66. Black Rhinos (Cincinnati Zoo)- 8015 sq ft
67. Okapis (Cincinnati Zoo)- 5300 sq ft
68. Indian Rhinos (Cincinnati Zoo)- 13900 sq ft
69. Zebras (Cincinnati Zoo)- 6760 sq ft
70. Tigers (Cincinnati Zoo)- 4750 sq ft
71. Cougars (Cincinnati Zoo)- 2200 sq ft
72. Snow Leopards (Cincinnati Zoo)- 2100 sq ft
73. African Wild Dogs (Cincinnati Zoo)- 7900 sq ft
74. African Hoofstock/Birds (Cincinnati Zoo)- 38100 sq ft
75. Chimpanzee Forest (Dallas Zoo)- 19000 sq ft
76. Asian Elephants (Fort Worth Zoo)- 34654 sq ft
77. Lions (Zoo Atlanta)- 11550 sq ft
78. Hoofstock (Zoo Atlanta)- 54100 sq ft
79. Orangutans (Oregon Zoo)- 6220 sq ft
80. Absolutely Apes (San Diego Zoo)- 8400 sq ft
81. Condors (San Diego Safari Park)- 440 sq ft
82. Tigers (Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo)- 5400 sq ft
83. Snow Leopards (Bronx Zoo)- 6000 sq ft
84. Orangutans (Virginia zoo)- 4400 sq ft
85. Bald Eagle (Brookfield Zoo)- 1200 sq ft
86. Bears (Brookfield Zoo)- 25300 sq ft
87. Polar Bears (Columbus Zoo)- 58035 sq ft, 167000 gallons
88. Grizzly Bears (Columbus Zoo)- 37070 sq ft
89. Tigers (Columbus Zoo)- 14070 sq ft
90. Sun Bears (Columbus Zoo)- 6000 sq ft
91. Elephants (Columbus Zoo)- 78000 sq ft
92. Black Rhinos (Columbus Zoo)- 16700 sq ft
93. Bald Eagles (Columbus Zoo)- 1700 sq ft
94. Song Bird Aviary (Columbus Zoo)- 5530 sq ft
95. Wolfs (Columbus Zoo)- 35150 sq ft
96. Black Bears (Columbus Zoo)- 5325 sq ft
97. Langurs (Columbus Zoo)- 1415 sq ft
98. Red Pandas (Columbus Zoo)- 1415 sq ft
99. Pallas Cats (Columbus Zoo)- 1185 sq ft
100. Bison/Pronghorn (Columbus Zoo)- 79700 sq ft
101. Markhor (Columbus Zoo)- 7225 sq ft
102. Leopards (Columbus Zoo)- 3205 sq ft
103. Penguins (Columbus Zoo)- 1830 sq ft
104. Colobus (Columbus Zoo)- 1200 sq ft
105. Gorillas (Columbus Zoo)- 7150 sq ft
106. Bonobos (Columbus Zoo)- 18600 sq ft
107. Red River Hog (Columbus Zoo)- 2080 sq ft
108. Okapis (Columbus Zoo)- 38755 sq ft
109. Kangaroos (Columbus Zoo)- 15415 sq ft
110. Orangutans (Columbus Zoo)- 10735 sq ft
111. Otters (Columbus Zoo)- 2700 sq ft
112. Jaguars (Jacksonville Zoo)- 4200 sq ft
113. Jaguars (Zoo Miami)- 1500 sq ft
114. Jaguars (San Diego Zoo)- 2500 sq ft
115. Giant Otters (Jacksonville Zoo)- 900 sq ft
116. Leopards (San Diego Zoo)- 5500 sq ft
117. Tigers (Knoxville Zoo)- 17500 sq ft
118. Giraffes (Abilene Zoo)- 14800 sq ft
119. Flamingos (Miler Park Zoo)- 1350 sq ft
120. Condors (Oregon Zoo)- 4900 sq ft
121. Polar Bears (North Carolina Zoo)- 27400 sq ft
122. Cougars (Oregon Zoo)- 4260 sq ft
123. Tigers (Cleveland Metroparks Zoo)- 15000 sq ft
124. Kangaroos (Nashville Zoo)- 4500 sq ft
125. Tigers (Palm Beach Zoo)- 7500 sq ft
126. Tigers (San Francisco Zoo)- 3500 sq ft
127. Lions (Sacramento Zoo)- 3000 sq ft
128. Orangutans (Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo)- 8429 sq ft
129. Leopards/Lynx (Erie Zoo)- 3600 sq ft
130. Walkthrough Exhibit (Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo)- 6700 sq ft
131. Fossas (Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo)- 1050 sq ft
132. Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo)- 1750 sq ft
133. Sifakas (Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo)- 1600 sq ft
134. Penguins (Kansas City Zoo)- 2853 sq ft
135. White Rhinos (Knoxville Zoo)- 13068 sq ft
136. Cougars (Elmwood Park Zoo)- 5000 sq ft
137. Oryx/Ostriches/Hornbills (Staten Island Zoo)- 6000 sq ft
138. Penguins (Minnesota Zoo)- 2000 sq ft
139. Manatees (Cincinnati Zoo)- 11500 sq ft
140. Penguins (Jacksonville Zoo)- 2800 sq ft
141. Cheetahs (Indianapolis Zoo)- 20000 sq ft
142. Elephants (Buttonwood Park Zoo)- 12567 sq ft
143. Giraffes (Houston Zoo)- 20000 sq ft
144. Jaguars (Los Angeles Zoo)- 7100 sq ft
145. Orangutans (Los Angeles Zoo)- 6000 sq ft
146. Black Bears (Caldwell Zoo)- 2000 sq ft
147. Penguins (Toronto Zoo)- 4500 sq ft
148. Squirrel Monkeys (Phoenix Zoo)- 10000 sq ft
149. Alligators (Montgomery Zoo)- 3000 sq ft
150. Patas Monkeys (Zoo Boise)- 1500 sq ft
151. White Rhinos (Tulsa Zoo)- 130680 sq ft
152. Elephants (Santa Barbara Zoo)- 13000 sq ft
153. Mandrills (Franklin Park Zoo)- 600 sq ft
154. Wolfs (Cleveland Metroparks Zoo)- 21527 sq ft
155. River Valley Aviary (Jacksonville Zoo)- 90000 sq ft
156. Snow Leopards (Cape May County Zoo)- 2500 sq ft