West Virginia Zoo
| Date opened | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Location | Kingwood, West Virginia, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°30′08″N 79°44′25″W / 39.50212°N 79.740186°WCoordinates: 39°30′08″N 79°44′25″W / 39.50212°N 79.740186°W |
| Number of species | 30+[1] |
| Website |
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Hovatter's Wildlife Zoo, also known as the West Virginia Zoo, is a zoo in Kingwood, West Virginia. The zoo is open seasonally from April to September, and on weekends in November. Opening and closing dates vary from year to year.
Animals at the zoo include
- African lions
- Bengal tigers (Orange and White)
- leopards (spotted and black)
- bobcats
- chimpanzees
- olive baboons
- grivet monkeys
- capuchin (Black and White)
- ring-tailed lemurs
- rheas
- aoudad
- camels (Dromedary)
- African pygmy goats
- miniature donkeys
- pot-bellied pigs
- rattlesnakes (Diamondback)
- turtles (Sulcata tortoise)
- Spotted hyena
- Patagonian cavy
- Giraffe
- Llama
- Watusi
- Chapman's zebra
- Scarlet macaw
- Domestic turkey
- Peacock
- Domestic duck
- Wolf
- Domestic rabbit
- Gibbon
- Domestic horse
- Eurasian eagle-owl
- Red kangaroo
- American alligator
- Serval
- African crested porcupines
- Wildebeest
- Wallaby
- Eland
- Nilgai
- scimitar-horned oryx
- Kookaburra
- Prevost's squirrel
- Elk
- Muntjac
- Syrian brown bear
- Sitatunga
- Mallard duck
Past animals
- Whitetail deer[2]
- Fallow deer
- Wild boar
- Capybara
- Bison
- Raccoon
- Prairie dog
- Emu
- Japanese macaque
- Sumatran tiger
- Grizzly bear
- Cougar
- Asian black bear
- Spider monkey
Notes
- ↑ "About Us". westvirginiazoo.com. West Virginia Zoo. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Animals". westvirginiazoo.com. West Virginia Zoo. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
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