Pittsburgh Zoo Marble Bear
188 miles from pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh zoo marble bear. The zoo s accredited membership of the association of zoos and aquariums aza was. It is the largest carnivore found on land. We spend saturday at the pittsburgh zoo. Channel 4 action news anchor sally wiggin gets up close and personal with the pittsburgh zoo and ppg aquarium s polar bears nuka and koda.
Visit the zoo 7370 baker street pittsburgh pa 15206 please see the contact page for our mailing address. The polar bear exhibit includes a tunnel where you can look up at the bears swimming. Located approximately five miles east of downtown pittsburgh the pittsburgh zoo ppg aquarium is a 77 acre facility that is home to thousands of animals representing hundreds of diverse species. The pittsburgh zoo ppg aquarium is one of only six major zoo and aquarium combinations in the country.
15 18 years in the wild 30 years in human care diet. Males weigh up to 1 700 pounds and females weigh up to 850 pounds length height. Founded in 1889 smithsonian national zoo one of the most popular dc attractions possibly one of the best things to do with toddlers in washington dc this zoo has over 1 500 animals across 163 acres and it s free. As a zoo lover who must visit zoos and aquariums in every city i visit i was very excited to finally get to see the pittsburgh zoo and aquarium and knock them both out in one visit.
When males stand on their back legs they can reach heights of 10 feet life span. The polar bear is native to the arctic ocean and its surrounding seas. The pittsburgh zoo is one of only six major zoo and aquarium combinations in the united states located in pittsburgh pennsylvania s highland park the zoo sits on 77 acres 31 ha of park land where it exhibits more than 4 000 animals representing 475 species including 20 threatened or endangered species. Connect keep in touch signup.
Because we are in pittsburgh the zoo is on a hill and there are elevation changes as you are walking the zoo. Ranked among the top three children s zoos in the country the pittsburgh zoo complex has 4 000 animals representing 475 species in close to natural habitats the fun kids kingdom and discovery pavilion and a stunning indoor aquarium. Alaska canada russia greenland and norway.