Fort Wayne Children's Zoo

Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
	Entrance plaza
	41°6′23″N 85°9′16.25″W / 41.10639°N 85.1545139°W / 41.10639; -85.1545139
Date opened	July 3, 1965
Location	Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Land area	40 acres (16 ha)
No. of animals	1,000
No. of species	200
Memberships	AZA
Major exhibits	African Lion, Dr. Diversity's Research Station, Giraffe Feeding Station, Indiana Family Farm, Orangutan Valley, Sea Lion Beach, Stingray Bay, The Reef, Tiger Forest
Director	Rick Schuiteman
Public transit access	Citilink
Website	kidszoo.org

The Fort Wayne Children's Zoo is a zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Since opening in 1965, the 1,000-animal zoo has been located on 40 acres (16 ha) in Fort Wayne's Franke Park. The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo is operated by the non-profit Fort Wayne Zoological Society under a cooperative agreement with the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department. The zoo receives no tax funding for operations and operates solely on earned revenue and donations.

The zoo continuously ranks among the top zoos in the U.S.^[4]^[5] In 2015, TripAdvisor named it the seventh best zoo in the nation.^[6]

^ Learn About Some of Our Animals. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
^ Animal Index. Retrieved on 2013-05-29.
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^ Cicero, Karen (2009-04-04). "10 Best Zoos for Kids: 5. Fort Wayne Children's Zoo". Parents. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
^ "Zoo named one of country's best". WANE-TV NewsChannel 15. 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2015-07-20.