Animal Exhibits Commorate Our Zoo Centennial
August 13, 2016
Starting with only a handful of animals in 1916, our world-famous San Diego Zoo is now home to more than 4,000 creatures representing 800 species.
Read “Lederer on Language” every other Saturday in the San Diego Union Tribune and on this site
Starting with only a handful of animals in 1916, our world-famous San Diego Zoo is now home to more than 4,000 creatures representing 800 species.
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