fauna or animals that is either used for exhibition or held in captivity at a zoo. Many of these animals are used for exhibition while others may be used to study genetics and behavior. A zoo animal is therefore any species of wildlife kept in captivity.

That includes big cats, penguins, elephants, bears, birds and other species. These animals live in an environment that tries emulates their natural one. It is special and it requires a lot of dedication.

Names of Zoo Animals
Zoo animals range from different species including the big five, that is, lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos and buffalos. The big five are popular game animals that are hunted mostly by the tourists to Africa.

We also have a variety of land cats such as tigers, cheetah, and leopard. In the aquatic surroundings we’ve got otters, turtles, frogs hippos, penguins, dolphins, seals, manatee, walrus and other aquatic mammals

Zoo animals also include a variety of bird species such as parrots, parakeets, pelicans, grebes and ducks. We also have a variety of reptiles such as iguanas and crocodiles.

List of Zoo Animals
Here is the list of animals in the zoo that you should learn:

Aardvark
African elephant
African lion
African penguin
African Plains
Agouti
Aldabra tortoise
Alligator
Amphibian
Anaconda
Andean Bear
Andean condor
Ant
Anteater
Antelope
Ape
Archer Fish
Armadillo
Asian elephant
Baboon
Bald eagle
Bat
Bear
Bee
Beetle
Black bear
Black lemur
Black milk snake
Black rhino
Black vulture
Blue crane
Boa
Bobcat
Bonobo
Bontebok
Bony fish
Bowerbird
Box turtle
Brown Bear
Bubble coral
Bush dog
Butterflies
Butterfly
Butterfly fish
Caecilian
Caiman lizard
Camel
Cane toad
Capybara
Caracal
Cardinal tetra
Cassowary
Cave snake
Centipede
Chameleon
Cheetah
Chimpanzee
Cichlid
Clownfish
Coati
Cobra
Cockatoo
Coconut lorikeet
Congo buffalo
Coral snake
Cottonmouth
Cougar
Coyote
Crane
Crocodile
Crocodilian
Crowned lemur
Deer
Desert tortoise
Dhole
Dolphin
Dragonfly
Drill
Duck