Miami Metro Zoo in United States


Miami Metro Zoo
Typezoo
Owner
Address 1 Zoo Boulevard, 12400 SW 152 Street
Zip-code 33177
Place Miami, FL
Country United States
Website Website
Directors
Key People
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Elephant managementProtected Contact, since
Head keepers
of elephants
Elephant keepers -: Michael Embury (elephant keeper)
Record history
History of updates2025-03-14: 2025-03-17:
Latest document update2025-03-17 19:18:42
Description

Miami Metro Zoo, located at 1 Zoo Boulevard, 12400 SW 152 Street, in Miami, FL, United States

Miami Metro Zoo elephants are managed in Protected Contact, since

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Living elephants

At the Miami Metro Zoo lives 4 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)
  1. ♀ Maybel born 1976
  2. ♀ Nelly (Nellie) born 1969
  3. ♂ Ongard born 2010-09-10
  4. ♀ Peggy born 1976

Casualties

1 casualties
  1. 2002-12-15: elephant keeper Michael Embury attacked by Flora. Michael Embury Survived.

Comments / picturesThe history of the zoo can be traced back to the year 1948, when 3 monkeys, a goat and 2 black bears were purchased for $270 from a small road show stranded near Miami. These 6 animals were the beginning of the Crandon Park Zoo on the island of Key Biscayne, just southeast off the coast from downtown Miami. In 1965, Hurricane Betsy devastated the zoo and caused the death of 250 animals.

After the hurricane, Dade County officials applied for 600 acres of land in the Richmond Naval Air Station property on December 11, 1970. Construction began in 1975, and the grand opening of Asia, the first major exhibit, opened on December 12, 1981. A total of 38 exhibits, covering 200 acres, were available to the public. By 1987 the zoo had grown to over 1,200 animals, and was considered one of the top 25 zoos in the country

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References for records about Miami Metro Zoo

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Miami Metro Zoo, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=302. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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