Kitty C

Review of El Paso Zoo

Unfortunately, this Zoo was VERY small for the siz...

Unfortunately, this Zoo was VERY small for the size of the city it is in. They did have some animals I had never seen before. However, regardless of the unusual animals, this Zoo fell way below what I expected it would be. I was VERY bothered by the inadequate size of the enclosures of almost all the animals! I especially felt bad for the lone elephant in particular. He just stood in one spot and continually swayed back and forth- which is a soothing action for animals as well as humans! It literally made my heart hurt watching him. They had no visible "enrichment" things for him to do, or any other animal for that matter! The elephant wasn't the only animal there who was "dying" of boredom. I usually LOVE any zoo! But this one made me sad...It's as if the Zoo keepers didn't know what to do to help the animals with boredom. At this point the animals would not survive in the wild, so they were stuck there for their lifetime.... On another note, the price for admission for one adult is $12! I just was expecting so much more. You may go and enjoy it, but this is my opinion.