Al Ain Zoo is a 400-hectare (988-acre) zoo located in the foothills of the
Jebel Hafeet Mountains in
Al Ain,
United Arab Emirates. It mainly comprises Arabian
antelopes and
oryx ,
eland ,
gazelle,
lechwe and can be found in the tree shaded paddocks which offer excellent breeding conditions
[1].
The zoo features a big cat house.
Lions,
pumas, black and spotted
leopards and
jaguars are found here. In addition to this, it also has a
reptile house,
monkey compounds, aquarium and aviary. From February 2010 until July 2010, the Al Ain Zoo hosted the "Dinosaur Trail", a small section which includes around 15 to 20 mechanical dinosaurs with sensors such as the T-Rex as well as information about the dinosaur such as when they lived, which parts of the (current) world they would have been found, their height, diet, etc.
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The Al Ain Zoo also hosts the almost extinct
white lion (less than 200 remain in the world).
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