Exhibited Species:
East African Crowned Crane
Ostrich

African Elephant
Bontebok
Grant's Zebra

Dik Dik
Klipspringer Antelope
Nile Lechwe 

Reticulated Giraffe
Scimitar-horned Oryx
White Rhinocerous

Don't miss one of the Memphis Zoo's most colorful horticulture exhibits -  the Butterfly Garden.  There are tons of plants for the butterflies to feed on next to our newest exhibit "Birds & Bees." Click here to download a list of plants in the butterfly garden.

Denizens of the Deep South

home of Beta

This exhibit was the first to have both above ground and underwater viewing at the Memphis Zoo. Today, it is an exhibit dedicated to species found in the waters of the deep South and features an American alligator named "Beta."

Factoid: The Denizens exhibit once housed penguins. 

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Opened March 1, 2006, this exhibit features an underwater viewing building, sea lion observation bubble and a 500-seat amphitheater for our daily sea lion shows.

You can now watch the polar bears swimming and playing on two large flat screen viewing televisions located in the underwater viewing building.

Northwest Passage is a tribute to the culture of the First Nations people and the animals and horticulture of the Pacific Northwest.

The $23 million exhibit features indoor and outdoor exhibit areas. Messages of conservation inspired by Chief Seattle, a famous Native American chief, are sprinkled though out the exhibit.

Factoid: The six hand-carved totem poles that stand in the exhibit received a Native American blessing ceremony when they arrived at the Zoo.

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The exhibit features a state of the art lodge, inspired by Old Faithful Inn, a  20-ft waterfall, a 30-ft geyser at the exhibit's entrance and a fishing pond for the grizzlies.

Factoid: Did you know the Zoo's bear's don't hibernate? Because of their healthy diet, these bears don't need to sleep the winter days away.

Timber Wolf