Albuquerque Biological Park
- Albuquerque Biological Park
The Albuquerque Biological Park (or Albuquerque BioPark) is an environmental museum located at 903 Tenth Street SW,
Albuquerque, New Mexico in the historical neighborhood called Barelas. It contains four separate facilities:*
Albuquerque Aquarium - 285,000-gallon ocean tank containingGulf of Mexico saltwater species from estuaries, surf zone, shallow waters,coral reef s, andocean .*
Rio Grande Botanic Garden - 20 developed acres, including a 10,000-square foot glass conservatory housing plants fromdesert andMediterranean climate zones.*
Rio Grande Zoo - 64 acres (two and a half miles of paths) with more than 250 species of exotic and native animals. Elephants, giraffes, camels, lions, tigers, snow leopards, polar bears, gorillas, chimpanzees, zebras, and seals can be found here, along with more unusual animals such as hyenas, white rhinos, and African wild dogs. There is a variety of birds, from storks and eagles to roadrunners.*
Tingley Beach - fishing lake,model boat ing lake, picnic areas, narrow gaugerailroad , and paths.The BioPark also operates a 36" narrow gauge
railroad that connects these facilities.See also
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List of botanical gardens in the United States External links
* [http://www.cabq.gov/biopark/ Albuquerque Biological Park]
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