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Animals On Our Web Site

chimpanzees01_wild_sm.jpg: Young chimpanzee in the wild

tuftedpuffins_sm.jpg: Two tufted puffins

rhinoceros_sm.jpg: Black rhinoceros, viewed head-on

b&w_colobus_monkey01_sm.jpg: Black and white colobus baby

chocoan_peccary01_sm.jpg: Chacoan peccary

henkel_leaftled_gecko_sm.jpg: Henkel's leaftailed gecko

figi_iguana_sm.jpg: Fiji Island banded iguana

These are just some of the animals you'll find at the Saint Louis Zoo:

Invertebrates
Fish
Amphibians
Reptiles
Birds
Mammals

Our Animals at the Saint Louis Zoo

The Saint Louis Zoo currently has about 22,805 animals and more than 800 species of animals.

Most of our mammals, and many of our other animals, were born in captivity. Zoos commonly exchange animals on breeding loans with other members of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association. Occasionally, animals such as fish or insects are collected from the wild. Once these animals are in a collection, zoos try to breed them. The offspring can then be traded to another zoo, thus keeping wild captures to an absolute minimum.