This summer, the Kansas City Zoo will ignite the imaginations of visitors as it brings a collection of more than 20 fascinating South American animals to Kansas City for its 1999 special summer exhibit, AMAZONIA!.
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This summer, the Kansas City Zoo will ignite the imaginations of visitors as it brings a collection of more than 20 fascinating South American animals to Kansas City for its 1999 special summer exhibit, AMAZONIA!. The exhibit opens April 10 and runs through Sept. 6.
Sponsored by Kansas City Power & Light, AMAZONIA! will offer visitors an unforgettable experience as they walk among the fallen ruins of an ancient civilization overtaken by wildlife and plants. Incorporating more of the Cat Walk area, the exhibit will wind visitors past three separate display areas, tripling the amount of exhibit space from last year’s Komodo dragon exhibit. Set designer Joe Breeden will connect the three areas with a creation reminiscent of an ancient city, complete with crumbling cornerstones, fallen columns and rainbow-colored statues.
Visitors will encounter five groups of primates including the world’s smallest species of monkey, come face to face with the unmistakable two-toed sloth or view a 25-pound rodent as it scampers on the forest floor. The bright colors of the Amazon will come alive as visitors behold toucans, wattled curassow, tortoise, anoles and rainbow boas.
The Kansas City Zoo is locate off I-435 and 63rd Street, in Swope Park. Admission to the special exhibit is free with regular Zoo admission. Zoo admission is $5 for visitors 12 and older and $2.50 for ages 3-11. Children younger than three are free. The Zoo is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call the Zoo at (816) 871-5701.