Birmingham Zoo Exhibits

  • Alabama Barn
  • Alligator Swamp
  • Bird Aviary
  • Bison
  • Butterfly Encounter
  • Camel Ride
  • Elephant House
  • Flamingo Lagoon
  • Junior League of Birmingham-Hugh Kaul Children’s Zoo
  • A house for lories and lorikeets
  • Predators
  • Reptiles
  • The Savannah
  • Waterfowl Ponds

Birmingham Zoo Facts

  • ounded in 1950 in Birmingham, Alabama.
  • Approximately 750 animals of 250 species including many endangered species from six continents.
  • As the collection grew it was moved first to Magnolia Park (now Brother Bryan Park) and then to Avondale Park.
  • In 2004, the Zoo's older Western Lowland Gorilla, Babec became the first gorilla to be implanted with a pacemaker due to advanced heart disease.
  • 450,000 visitors annually and, in 2005, was named Alabama's top tourist destination by the state's Bureau of Tourism and Travel.

Birmingham Zoo Hours

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Birmingham Zoo Map

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