COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — For the seventh year in a row, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has been voted one of North America's top ten zoos.
The zoo was ranked in the top 5 in two categories in the 2023 USA Today Readers' Choice Awards.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo was voted #4 for the best zoo in North America. The zoo also took #2 for best zoo exhibit with its Rocky Mountain Wild exhibit.
The exhibit showcases the native wildlife that calls the Rocky Mountains home. The exhibit is home to a pack of endangered Mexican wolves, Canada lynx, an Alaskan moose, a bald eagle, two grizzly bears, three mountain lions, and four river otters.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is also home to one of the largest giraffe herds in North America housing a total of 17 giraffes.
The 2023 USA Today Top Ten Best Zoos in North America are listed below:
- Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
- Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
- Brevard Zoo
- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
- Brookfield Zoo
- ZooTampa at Lowry Park
- Audubon Zoo
- Saint Louis Zoo
- Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
- Indianapolis Zoo
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