MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOOLOGICAL PARK

scenic zoo located on the outskirts of Milwaukee, Wis., U.S. The park, founded in 1892, was originally situated in the centre of the city but was relocated to its present site in the 1960s. It is owned and operated by the city and receives financial support from a local zoological society. The zoo has nearly 5,200 specimens representing more than 500 species. Many of the animals are exhibited in barless, moated enclosures, which are positioned in such a way that natural predators and their prey (e.g., lions and zebras, and tigers and deer) seem to be housed together. Most of the displays are arranged according to the animals' geographic area of origin. The zoo has an aviary with more than 800 specimens, a children's zoo, and special features such as a trained-seal act.