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ZooTampa at Lowry Park, the Glossary

ZooTampa at Lowry Park (formerly known as Lowry Park Zoo or Lowry Park Zoological Garden) is a nonprofit zoo located in Tampa, Florida.^[1]

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Zoos established in 1957
Zoos in Florida

Acacia

Acacia, commonly known as wattles or acacias, is a genus of about of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae.

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African bush elephant

The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African savanna elephant, is one of two extant African elephant species and one of three extant elephant species.

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African openbill

The African openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) is a species of stork from the family Ciconiidae.

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African penguin

The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as Cape penguin or South African penguin, is a species of penguin confined to southern African waters.

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Aldabra giant tortoise

The Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae and genus Aldabrachelys.

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Alligator snapping turtle

The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is a large species of turtle in the family Chelydridae.

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The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), sometimes referred to as a gator or common alligator, is a large crocodilian reptile native to the Southeastern United States and a small section of northeastern Mexico.

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American black bear

The American black bear (Ursus americanus), also known as the black bear, is a species of medium-sized bear endemic to North America.

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Amphibian

Amphibians are ectothermic, anamniotic, four-limbed vertebrate animals that constitute the class Amphibia.

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Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com LLC is an American genealogy company based in Lehi, Utah.

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Andean condor

The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a South American New World vulture and is the only member of the genus Vultur.

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Angola colobus

The Angola colobus (Colobus angolensis), Angolan black-and-white colobus, or Angolan colobus is a primate species of Old World monkey belonging to the genus Colobus.

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Association of Zoos and Aquariums

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), originally the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums, is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1924 and dedicated to the advancement of zoos and public aquariums in the areas of conservation, education, science, and recreation.

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Aviary

An aviary is a large enclosure for confining birds, although bats may also be considered for display.

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Babirusa

The babirusas, also called deer-pigs (babi rusa), are a genus, Babyrousa, in the swine family found in the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Togian, Sula and Buru.

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Bald eagle

The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America.

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Bali myna

The Bali myna (Leucopsar rothschildi), also known as Rothschild's mynah, Bali starling, or Bali mynah, locally known as jalak Bali, is a medium-sized (up to long), stocky myna, almost wholly white with a long, drooping crest, and black tips on the wings and tail.

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Billabong

In Australian English, a billabong is a small body of water, usually permanent.

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Binturong

The binturong (Arctictis binturong), also known as the bearcat, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia.

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Boat-billed heron

The boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius), colloquially known as the boatbill, is an atypical member of the heron family.

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Bob Martinez

Robert Martinez (born December 25, 1934) is an American retired politician who served as the 40th governor of Florida from 1987 to 1991.

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Bornean orangutan

The Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) is a species of orangutan endemic to the island of Borneo.

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Carousel

A carousel or carrousel (mainly North American English), merry-go-round (international), Galloper (international) or roundabout (British English) is a type of amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders.

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Central America

Central America is a subregion of North America.

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Cockatoo

A cockatoo is any of the 21 species of parrots belonging to the family Cacatuidae, the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea.

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Common patas monkey

The common patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas), also known as the hussar monkey, is a ground-dwelling monkey distributed over semi-arid areas of West Africa, and into East Africa.

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Downtown Tampa

Downtown Tampa is the central business district of Tampa, Florida, United States, and the chief financial district of the Tampa Bay Area.

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Duck

Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae.

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Duiker

A duiker is a small to medium-sized brown antelope native to sub-Saharan Africa, found in heavily wooded areas.

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Eastern copperhead

The eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix), also known simply as the copperhead, is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper, endemic to eastern North America; it is a member of the subfamily Crotalinae in the family Viperidae.

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Eastern diamondback rattlesnake

The eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) is a species of pit viper in the family Viperidae.

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Eel

Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes, which consists of eight suborders, 20 families, 164 genera, and about 1000 species.

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Emu

The emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is a species of flightless bird endemic to Australia, where it is the tallest native bird.

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Endangered species

An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction.

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Eurasian eagle-owl

The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) is a species of eagle-owl, a type of bird that resides in much of Eurasia.

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Fairy tale

A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre.

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False gharial

The false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii), also known by the names Malayan gharial, Sunda gharial and tomistoma, is a freshwater crocodilian of the family Gavialidae native to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java.

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Florida

Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Frog

A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek ἀνούρα, literally 'without tail').

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Giant Asian pond turtle

The giant Asian pond turtle (Heosemys grandis) inhabits rivers, streams, marshes, and rice paddies from estuarine lowlands to moderate altitudes (up to about) throughout Cambodia and Vietnam and in parts of Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand.

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Golden lion tamarin

The golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia; mico-leão-dourado), also known as the golden marmoset, is a small New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae.

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Great hornbill

The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis), also known as the concave-casqued hornbill, great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill, is one of the larger members of the hornbill family.

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Greater flamingo

The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family.

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Grey crowned crane

The grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum), also known as the African crowned crane, golden crested crane, golden crowned crane, East African crane, East African crowned crane, African crane, Eastern crowned crane, Kavirondo crane, South African crane, and crested crane, is a bird in the crane family, Gruidae.

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Guineafowl

Guineafowl ((or guineahen) are birds of the family Numididae in the order Galliformes. They are endemic to Africa and rank among the oldest of the gallinaceous birds. Phylogenetically, they branched off from the core Galliformes after the Cracidae (chachalacas, guans, and curassows) and before the Odontophoridae (New World quail).

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Hamadryas baboon

The hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas; ጋውና gawina;Aerts 2019 الرُبَّاح, Al Robah) is a species of baboon within the Old World monkey family.

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Hartmann's mountain zebra

Hartmann's mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae) is a subspecies of the mountain zebra found in far south-western Angola and western Namibia, easily distinguished from other similar zebra species by its dewlap as well as the lack of stripes on its belly.

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Henry B. Plant

Henry Bradley Plant (October 27, 1819 – June 23, 1899), was a businessman, entrepreneur, and investor involved with many transportation interests and projects, mostly railroads, in the southeastern United States.

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Hillsborough River (Florida)

The Hillsborough River is a river located in the state of Florida in the United States.

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Humane society

A humane society is a group that aims to stop cruelty to animals.

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Indian rhinoceros

The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros, great Indian rhinoceros, or Indian rhino for short, is a rhinoceros species native to the Indian subcontinent.

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Indonesia

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.

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Koala

The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), sometimes called the koala bear, is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia.

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Komodo dragon

The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), also known as the Komodo monitor, is a large reptile of the monitor lizard family Varanidae that is endemic to the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang.

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Live oak

Live oak or evergreen oak is any of a number of oaks in several different sections of the genus Quercus that share the characteristic of evergreen foliage.

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Log flume (ride)

Log flumes (colloquially known as log rides) are amusement rides consisting of a water flume and (artificial) hollow logs or boats.

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Lowland anoa

The lowland anoa (Bubalus depressicornis) is a species of buffalo endemic to Sulawesi.

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Malayan tapir

The Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), also called Asian tapir, Asiatic tapir, oriental tapir, Indian tapir, piebald tapir, or black-and-white tapir, is the only living tapir species outside of the Americas.

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Malayan tiger

The Malayan tiger is a tiger from a specific population of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies that is native to Peninsular Malaysia.

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Mandarin duck

The mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) is a perching duck species native to the East Palearctic.

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Mandrill

The mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is a large Old World monkey native to west central Africa.

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Martial eagle

The martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) is a large eagle native to sub-Saharan Africa.

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Meerkat

The meerkat (Suricata suricatta) or suricate is a small mongoose found in southern Africa.

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Micrurus fulvius

Micrurus fulvius, commonly known as the eastern coral snake,Behler John L.; King, F. Wayne (1979).

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New Guinea singing dog

The New Guinea singing dog or New Guinea Highland dog (Canis lupus hallstromi) is an ancient (basal) lineage of dog found in the New Guinea Highlands, on the island of New Guinea.

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Nick Nuccio

Nicholas Chillura Nuccio (October 24, 1901 – August 26, 1989) was a two-time mayor of Tampa, Florida in the 1950s and 60s.

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Nonprofit organization

A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, or simply a nonprofit (using the adjective as a noun), is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, as opposed to an entity that operates as a business aiming to generate a profit for its owners.

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North America

North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

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Nursery rhyme

A nursery rhyme is a traditional poem or song for children in Britain and other European countries, but usage of the term dates only from the late 18th/early 19th century.

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Pagoda

A pagoda is a tiered tower with multiple eaves common to Thailand, Cambodia, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Vietnam, and other parts of Asia.

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Palm cockatoo

The palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus), also known as the goliath cockatoo or great black cockatoo, is a large, smoky-grey/black parrot of the cockatoo family native to New Guinea, the Aru Islands and the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia.

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Polk County, Florida

Polk County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida.

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Pteropus

Pteropus (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of megabats which are among the largest bats in the world.

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Pygmy hippopotamus

The pygmy hippopotamus or pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis) is a small hippopotamid which is native to the forests and swamps of West Africa, primarily in Liberia, with small populations in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Ivory Coast.

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Raggiana bird-of-paradise

The Raggiana bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana), also known as Count Raggi's bird-of-paradise, is a large bird in the bird-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae.

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Red wolf

The red wolf (Canis rufus) is a canine native to the southeastern United States.

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Red-legged seriema

The red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata), also known as the crested cariama and crested seriema, is a mostly predatory terrestrial bird in the seriema family (Cariamidae), included in the Gruiformes in the old paraphyletic circumscription but recently placed in a distinct order: Cariamiformes (along with three extinct families).

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Reeves's muntjac

Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi), also known as the Chinese muntjac, is a species of muntjac found widely in south-eastern China (from Gansu to Yunnan) and Taiwan.

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Reticulated giraffe

The reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata or Giraffa camelopardialis reticulata) is a species/subspecies of giraffe native to the Horn of Africa.

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Ring-tailed lemur

The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) is a medium- to larger-sized strepsirrhine (wet-nosed) primate and the most internationally recognized lemur species, owing to its long, black-and-white, ringed tail.

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Roller coaster

A roller coaster is a type of amusement ride employing a form of elevated railroad track that carries passengers on a train through tight turns, steep slopes, and other elements usually designed to produce a thrilling experience.

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Saddle-billed stork

The saddle-billed stork or saddlebill (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) is a large wading bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae.

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Scarlet ibis

The scarlet ibis, sometimes called red ibis (Eudocimus ruber), is a species of ibis in the bird family Threskiornithidae.

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Seahorse

A seahorse (also written sea-horse and sea horse) is any of 46 species of small marine bony fish in the genus Hippocampus.

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Seminole Heights

Seminole Heights is a historic neighborhood and district located in central Tampa.

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Shark

Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head.

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Shoebill

The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex), also known as the whalebill, whale-headed stork, and shoe-billed stork, is a large long-legged wading bird.

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Shoot the chute

Shoot the chute is an amusement ride consisting of a flat-bottomed boat that slides down a ramp or inside a flume into a lagoon.

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Siamang

The siamang (.

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Snake

Snakes are elongated, limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes.

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Sons of Confederate Veterans

The Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) is an American neo-Confederate nonprofit organization of male descendants of Confederate soldiers that commemorates these ancestors, funds and dedicates monuments to them, and promotes the pseudohistorical Lost Cause ideology and corresponding white supremacy.

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Southern white rhinoceros

The southern white rhinoceros or southern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum simum) is one of the two subspecies of the white rhinoceros (the other being the much rarer northern white rhinoceros).

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Species Survival Plan

The American Species Survival Plan or SSP program was developed in 1981 by the (American) Association of Zoos and Aquariums to help ensure the survival of selected species in zoos and aquariums, most of which are threatened or endangered in the wild.

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Striped skunk

The striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) is a skunk of the genus Mephitis that occurs across much of North America, including southern Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico.

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Sumatran tiger

The Sumatran tiger is a population of Panthera tigris sondaica on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

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Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr.

Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr. (August 27, 1893 – February 3, 1985) was an American insurance executive, National Guard officer, and political candidate from Florida.

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Sun bear

The sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) is a species in the family Ursidae (the only species in the genus Helarctos) occurring in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia.

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Tampa Times

The Tampa Times, or Tampa Daily Times, was a daily newspaper founded in Tampa, Florida, in 1893.

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Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida.

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Tanager

The tanagers (singular) comprise the bird family Thraupidae, in the order Passeriformes.

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Toad

Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands.

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Toco toucan

The toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) is a species of bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae.

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Train ride

A train ride or miniature train consists of miniature trains capable of carrying people.

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Two-toed sloth

Choloepus is a genus of xenarthran mammals from Central and South America within the monotypic family Choloepodidae, consisting of two-toed sloths, sometimes also called two-fingered sloths.

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University of Tampa

The University of Tampa (UT) is a private university in Tampa, Florida.

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Urban green space

In land-use planning, urban green space is open-space areas reserved for parks and other "green spaces", including plant life, water features - also referred to as blue spaces - and other kinds of natural environment.

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Victoria crowned pigeon

The Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria) is a large, bluish-grey pigeon with elegant blue lace-like crests, maroon breast and red irises.

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Visayan warty pig

The Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons) is a critically endangered species in the pig genus (Sus).

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Warthog

Phacochoerus is a genus in the family Suidae, commonly known as warthogs (pronounced wart-hog).

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West Indian manatee

The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), also known as the North American manatee, is a large, aquatic mammal native to warm coastal areas of the Caribbean, from the eastern United States to northern Brazil.

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White-faced whistling duck

The white-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata) is a whistling duck that breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and much of South America.

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WhiteWater West

WhiteWater West is a manufacturing company based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

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World Association of Zoos and Aquariums

The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) is the "umbrella" organization for the world zoo and aquarium community.

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The yellow-footed rock-wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus), formerly known as the ring-tailed rock-wallaby, is a member of the macropod family (the marsupial family that includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, and wallaroos).

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Zoo

A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZooTampa_at_Lowry_Park

Also known as Gator Falls, History of ZooTampa at Lowry Park, Lowry Park Zoo, Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa, Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa, Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo.

, Indian rhinoceros, Indonesia, Koala, Komodo dragon, Live oak, Log flume (ride), Lowland anoa, Malayan tapir, Malayan tiger, Mandarin duck, Mandrill, Martial eagle, Meerkat, Micrurus fulvius, New Guinea singing dog, Nick Nuccio, Nonprofit organization, North America, Nursery rhyme, Pagoda, Palm cockatoo, Polk County, Florida, Pteropus, Pygmy hippopotamus, Raggiana bird-of-paradise, Red wolf, Red-legged seriema, Reeves's muntjac, Reticulated giraffe, Ring-tailed lemur, Roller coaster, Saddle-billed stork, Scarlet ibis, Seahorse, Seminole Heights, Shark, Shoebill, Shoot the chute, Siamang, Snake, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Southern white rhinoceros, Species Survival Plan, Striped skunk, Sumatran tiger, Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr., Sun bear, Tampa Times, Tampa, Florida, Tanager, Toad, Toco toucan, Train ride, Two-toed sloth, University of Tampa, Urban green space, Victoria crowned pigeon, Visayan warty pig, Warthog, West Indian manatee, White-faced whistling duck, WhiteWater West, World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Yellow-footed rock-wallaby, Zoo.

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Zoos established in 1957

Zoos in Florida

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