People are just wild about zoos! Each year about 3.5 million folks flock to the San Diego Zoo to see such rare sights as Hippo Beach and giant pandas Bai Yun and Shi Shi. Here are the U.S. zoos that have the largest variety of species:
1. San Diego Zoo
California: 800 species
2. Cincinnati Zoo
Ohio: 750
3. St. Louis Zoological Park
Missouri: 740
4. Houston Zoological Gardens
Texas: 730
5. Columbus Zoo
Ohio: 700
Reprinted with permission from The World Almanac for Kids 1999 (c)1998 PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. All rights reserved.