Editing Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (section)

== Exhibits ==
[[File:CLEzoo2.gif|300px|thumb|Map of the current Cleveland Metroparks Zoo]]
The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (CMZ) is divided into several bio-thematic areas that house animals from different regions of the world. Each area is themed for the particular region of the world they represent, although the older areas (such as the Primate, Cat & Aquatics Building) are less thematic than those that were constructed more recently. Upon entering, visitors arrive in the Welcome Plaza which features administrative buildings, an amphitheater, food court, and the Zoo's largest souvenir shop. Numerous smaller concession/souvenir stands are located throughout the park.

Aside from walking, Zoo patrons may opt to ride the "ZooTram" line which shuttles visitors between the Welcome Plaza (near African Elephant Crossing) and the Primate, Cat & Aquatics Building.

=== The RainForest ===
The RainForest, opened in 1992, is one of the most popular exhibits at the CMZ. It is contained in a large, two-story building with over {{convert|2|acre|m2}} of floor space, making it one of the largest indoor tropical environments in the world. The RainForest boasts more than 10,000 plants, and over 600 animals, from the tropical regions of Australasia, Africa, and the Americas.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/area.asp?area_id=1 |title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Virtual Tour |access-date=2013-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921030350/http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/area.asp?area_id=1 |archive-date=2013-09-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The opening of the RainForest also introduced the Metroparks Zoo's first permanent reptile collection since the flooding in 1959. The RainForest's [[herpetology|herpetile]] collection includes [[Amazon milk frog]]s and [[Amazon tree boa|tree boa]]s, [[Philodryas baroni|Baron's green racer]]s, [[Burmese python]]s, [[Rentapia hosii|climbing toads]], [[dwarf crocodile]]s, [[Fiji banded iguana]]s, [[Dendrobates auratus|green-and-black]], [[Dendrobates azureus|blue-and-black]] and [[Phyllobates terribilis|'Mint Terribilis']] poison dart frogs, [[green tree monitor]]s and [[green tree python|python]]s, [[Atelopus limosus|harlequin frog]]s, [[Indian gharial]], [[Indochinese box turtle]]s, Madagascar [[Uroplatus|leaf-tailed geckos]], [[magnificent tree frog]]s, [[spider tortoise]], [[Panamanian golden frog]]s, [[prehensile-tailed skink]]s, the aquatic [[tentacled snake]], [[Spilotes pullatus|tiger ratsnakes]], [[tomato frog]]s and [[Yemen]]i [[veiled chameleon]]s.<ref name="Zoo_history"/>
[[File:CleveMetroParksZOORainforest.gif|300px|thumb|''Tropical Rain Storm'' exhibit located in the RainForest]]
The RainForest is housed in a large glass and [[granite]] building, just outside the main entrance to the Zoo. The structure is divided into an outer ring—featuring an assortment of tropical plants, exhibits containing small mammals, a cafeteria, and a gift shop—and an inner area that contains the principal animal exhibits. Animal habitats are located on both floors of the RainForest. The exhibits contained on the ground floor are collectively known as the "Lower Forest", and those on the second floor are known as the "Upper Forest".
[[File:The RainForest.jpg|thumb|150px|left|RainForest building exterior]]
Upon entering the RainForest, visitors are immediately greeted by a cascading, {{convert|25|ft|m|adj=on}} waterfall and a rush of hot, humid air, as the entire complex is heated year-round to an ambient 80&nbsp;°F (27&nbsp;°C). All around the waterfall is a lush, tropical garden of [[epiphyte]] and [[lithophyte]] plants, growing vertically, rooted to the different trees and rock wall; botanical species here include various types of [[Bromeliaceae|bromeliads]], [[Araceae|aroids]], and [[Orchidaceae|orchids]]. The entire garden display grows steadily towards the sun, soaring upwards of two stories. The walls behind the waterfall resemble Ancient [[Maya civilization|Mayan]] temple ruins; as visitors walk around the water feature, exhibited creatively within the walls are a series of (geographically appropriate) diminutive New World monkeys, including the [[pied tamarin]], [[Geoffroy's tamarin]], [[white-headed marmoset]] and the endangered [[golden lion tamarin]].<ref name="clemetzoo.com">The RainForest, {{cite web |url=http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/area.asp?name=The+RainForest |title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Virtual Tour |access-date=2013-07-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807073117/http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/area.asp?name=The+RainForest |archive-date=2013-08-07 }}</ref>

The outer ring of The RainForest is home to a wide variety of tropical plants including [[lancepod]]s, [[ficus]], [[dracaena (plant)|dracaena]], [[philodendron]], [[Marantaceae|prayer plants]], [[clusia]] (or balsam apple), [[Indian-almond]], [[Bixa orellana|bixa/achiote]] (or lipstick trees), numerous varieties of orchids, a <!--NOTE:Please don't link 'KAPOK', unless there's a source with the actual species: then link to that.[Note ENDS]-->kapok tree ([[Malvaceae]] family), and the annual-blooming [[titan arum]] (corpse flower). The central "Tropical Rain Storm" exhibit is a life-like recreation of a [[rainforest]] "island", with a large tree in the center, surrounded almost entirely by a moat stocked with [[tinfoil barb]] and [[Pangasius pangasius|pangasius catfish]]. The island itself is inhabited by several [[Cape porcupine]]. Several times daily (seasonally-dependent), a simulated tropical thunderstorm occurs; darkened ambience, flashing "lightning" and rumbling thunder sound effects signal the several-minutes-long event's commencement. Above the moat and encircling the island, a vertical "wall" of water provides visitors a glimpse of a tropical downpour, with water streaming down into the river below. After the "storm" passes, a sense of tranquility is created as fog fills the entire exhibit.

The core animals of The Rainforest are the [[Bornean orangutan]]s, of which the zoo has five: males Tiram and Zaki, and females Kera Wak, Kayla, and Merah.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2017/10/cleveland_metroparks_zoo_celeb_2.html|title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo celebrates young orangutan's 3rd birthday (photos, video)|last=Ewinger|first=James|date=2017-10-05|website=cleveland.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-24}}</ref> Zaki is the most recent [[orangutan]] baby at the zoo, born in 2021 to Tiram and Kera Wak.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO ANNOUNCES BIRTH OF BORNEAN ORANGUTAN |url=https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/news-press/2021/may-2021/cleveland-metroparks-zoo-announces-birth-of-bornea}}</ref>

Animals contained in the RainForest include the [[binturong]], [[red-rumped agouti]], a large group of free-flying [[straw-coloured fruit bat]]s and [[Rodrigues flying fox]]es, the [[giant anteater]], a group of [[capybara]], [[scarlet ibis]], the prehensile-tailed [[Brazilian porcupine]], [[white-faced whistling duck]]s, [[green aracari]], [[Prevost's squirrel]], [[leafcutter ant]]s, [[ocelot]], [[clouded leopard]], [[Luzon bleeding-heart]] pigeons, [[roseate spoonbill]], [[yellow-spotted river turtle]]s, [[Asian small-clawed otter]], [[François' langur]], and [[fishing cat]]s. Additionally, visitors will encounter numerous smaller, "discovery"-type exhibits featuring tropical invertebrates, [[Australian rainbowfish]], [[Synodontis angelicus|upside-down catfish]], [[jewel cichlid]]s, [[red-bellied piranha]], small mammals, and many reptiles and amphibians.

In 2024, CMZ announced that it will permanently close the RainForest on September 9, 2024.  The area will be remodeled and expanded to create a new, 140,000 square foot "Primate Forest" that will serve as a multi-story habitat for gorillas and orangutans.  The new Primate Forest, which zoo officials described as a "world-class indoor destination," is scheduled to open in 2026.<ref name="x412">{{cite web | last=Bona | first=Marc | title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo announces shutdown date for RainForest | website=cleveland.com | date=2024-08-15 | url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2024/08/cleveland-metroparks-zoo-announces-shutdown-date-for-rainforest.html | access-date=2024-08-15}}</ref>

=== African Savanna ===
The African Savanna area is located near the park entrance. Visitors can observe [[lion|African lion]]s, [[flamingo]]s, [[giraffe]]s, [[zebra]]s, [[bontebok]], a variety of [[List of African birds|African birds]], and [[eastern black rhino]]s. the African elephant crossing contains elephants and [[meerkat]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clemetzoo.com/animals/index.asp?action=details&camefrom=class&animals_id=1049&strQuery= |title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Searchable Animal Database |website=www.clemetzoo.com |access-date=27 January 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130714055508/http://www.clemetzoo.com/animals/index.asp?action=details&camefrom=class&animals_id=1049&strQuery= |archive-date=14 July 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On February 7, 2018, a baby rhino, named Lulu, was born to parents Forrest and Kibbibi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fox8.com/2019/02/07/cleveland-metroparks-zoo-rhino-lulu-celebrates-1st-birthday/|title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo rhino, Lulu, celebrates 1st birthday|date=2019-02-07|website=fox8.com|language=en|access-date=2019-04-24}}</ref> On August 20 of the same year, another baby rhino, named Nia, was born to parents Forrest and Inge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/zoo/learn/cleveland-metropark-zoo-babies|title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Babies}}</ref>

[[Image:Steffee zoological medical building.jpg|150px|thumb|Sarah Allison Steffee Center for Zoological Medicine]]

====The Sarah Allison Steffee Center for Zoological Medicine====

As part of CMZ's focus on conservation, the Zoo constructed the [https://web.archive.org/web/20051201082327/http://www.clemetzoo.com/whats_new/sas.asp Steffee Center for Zoological Medicine] in September 2004. The center hosts medical, laboratory and surgical suites, in addition to a ward and quarantine area. Its [[veterinary hospital]] is equipped with the first CT scanner for use in a zoo hospital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clemetzoo.com/sasczm/|title=Zoo|website=Clemetzoo.com|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref> Located in a nearby pavilion is the Reinberger Learning Lab, where Zoo patrons can learn about veterinary care at every stage of an animal's life. The Learning Lab offers interactive, hands-on educational displays as well as views into surgical suites where visitors may observe treatment procedures in progress.

====African Savanna and Ben Gogolick Giraffe Encounter====

Consisting of several large yards, the African Savanna features a variety of mammals and birds. The exhibit houses animals such as [[Masai giraffe]]s, [[Hartmann's mountain zebra]]s, [[bontebok]]s, [[common ostrich|ostrich]]es, [[white-backed vulture]]s as well as several species of African [[stork]]s and [[Goose|geese]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ZooChat |url=https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/cleveland-metroparks-zoo-species-list-2024.490953/}}</ref> In 2015, the Ben Gogolick Giraffe Encounter was completed, and visitors are now able to purchase leaves to feed the giraffes.<ref name=":0" />

[[Image:AfricanelephantCLEzoo.jpg|150px|thumb|[[African elephant]] at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo]]

====African Elephant Crossing====

In 2011, the Zoo opened its new elephant exhibit, African Elephant Crossing. At a total cost of $25 million, the state of the art habitat quadrupled the elephants' living space, allowing the zoo to increase its number of [[African bush elephant|African elephant]]s from three, to a herd of eight to ten. The exhibit features two large ranges—the Savanna and the Mopani—spread out over several acres. The ranges include deep ponds so that the elephants can swim, as well as expanded sleeping quarters. Areas of the ranges are also heated to maximize the elephants' habitat during the winter months. Periodically throughout the day, the elephants are shepherded across the pathway between the ranges, allowing visitors an up-close view of the animals. In addition to expanding the number of African elephants, the African Elephant Crossing exhibit introduced [[Meerkat]]s, [[naked mole rat]]s, an [[African rock python]], and several species of birds.

=== Australian Adventure ===
[[Image:KangaroosCLEVEzoo.jpg|150px|thumb|right| [[Wallaby]] found in the Australian Adventure]] 
The Australian Adventure area is an {{convert|8|acre|adj=on}} exhibit designed to resemble the [[Australian outback]]. It is home to [[wallaroo]]s, [[kangaroo]]s, [[emu]]s and [[wallabies]] that roam freely throughout Wallaby Walkabout. [[Dingo]]es are also housed in this area along with two aviaries. During the summer, one contains a kea, and the other has [[cockatoo]] and [[kookaburra]]s.  Zoo patrons can learn how sheep are sheared at Kookaburra Station, and experience up-close encounters with [[Southdown sheep]], [[goat]]s, [[Alpaca]]s and other [[Livestock|farm animal]]s in the adjoining Contact Yard. The Australian Adventure is also home to a {{convert|55|ft|adj=on}} Yagga Tree, which contains animal exhibits and a snake slide for younger visitors.<ref name=":1">Australian Adventure, {{cite web |url=http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/area.asp?name=Australian+Adventure |title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Virtual Tour |access-date=2008-08-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009113320/http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/area.asp?name=Australian+Adventure |archive-date=2008-10-09 }}</ref> Due to Northeast Ohio's inclement winters, Australian Adventure is weather dependent in the colder months.

====Gum Leaf Hideout====

Located in Koala Junction, Gum Leaf Hideout is home to the zoo's collection of [[koala]]s [[Matschie's tree-kangaroo|and Matschie's tree-kangaroo]]s. The exhibit also features interactive displays that teach visitors about the devastating effects of deforestation on Australian ecosystems.

====Reinberger Homestead====

Modeled after a traditional 19th-century sheep station, the Reinberger Homestead offers Zoo visitors a look into Australian home life. The area contains [[animatronics]] of a koala and kookaburra, who speak about the culture.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

====Wallaby Walkabout and Boomerang Railway====

Designed to replicate the Australian outback, Wallaby Walkabout features winding paths that visitors share with [[kangaroo]]s, [[Red-necked wallaby|Red-necked wallabies]], and [[Common wallaroo]]s during the months of April through October.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/exhibit.asp?exhibit_id=14 |title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Virtual Tour |access-date=2008-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220070728/http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/exhibit.asp?exhibit_id=14 |archive-date=2009-02-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The landscape includes vegetation intended to be consumed by the animals. Families can also take a train ride through the exhibit. In July 2007, the Zoo fell under scrutiny from [[PETA]] after a one-year-old kangaroo was struck and killed by the exhibit's "Boomerang Railway" train. In response, the Zoo quickly dismissed the employee who was operating the train and installed a fence along the tracks to prevent future injuries from happening.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2007/07/peta_wants_zoo_fine_for_kangar.html|title=PETA wants zoo fined for Kangaroo death|website=Blog.cleveland.com|date=26 July 2007 |access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref>

====Yagga Tree====

The artificial, 55 foot tall [[Baobab]] known as the Yagga Tree is the star of Australian Adventure. It once contained exhibits for small animals,<ref>{{Cite web |title=ZooChat |url=https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/cleveland-metroparks-zoo-former-species.485061/}}</ref> as well as another animatronic, this time a [[crocodile]] named Wooly Bill.<ref name=":1" />

=== Wilderness Trek  ===
The Wilderness Trek area is home to cold climate animals such as [[Amur tiger|Siberian tiger]]s, [[grizzly bear]]s, [[Tufted deer]], [[Reindeer]], the near threatened [[American Bison]], and [[Red-crowned crane]]s which remain active outdoors year-round. The [[California sea lion]]/[[harbor seal]] exhibits feature large pools for visitors to observe the animals at play. The Metroparks Zoo also contains one of the largest collections of bear species in North America, including [[grizzly bear]]s, [[Andean bear]]s, [[sun bear|Malayan sun bear]]s, [[North American black bear]]s, and [[sloth bear]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/exhibit.asp?exhibit_id=35 |title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Virtual Tour |access-date=2013-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630113645/http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/exhibit.asp?exhibit_id=35 |archive-date=2011-06-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On January 14, 2019, a female sloth bear named Shive gave birth to a female cub named Shala. Shala was the first sloth bear cub born at the zoo in 30 years.

====Wolf Wilderness====

Wolf Wilderness gives visitors a comprehensive look into the environment and wildlife of a northern temperate forest. Wolf Lodge, which anchors the exhibit, serves as an education and viewing center for gray wolves, beavers, and a variety of wetland species. Wolf Wilderness is one of the principal North American habitats at the CMZ. The exhibit opened in 1997 and consists of the Wolf Lodge, a large woodland enclosure for the wolves, a 65,000-gallon pond, and panoramic viewing rooms.
[[Image:ClevelandZooBaldEagle.jpg|150px|thumb|right|[[American bald eagle]] found at ''Wolf Wilderness'']]
Visitors access the exhibit through the Wolf Lodge, a {{convert|3000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} building that is modeled after a 19th-century fur trading post.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/exhibit.asp?exhibit_id=12 |title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Virtual Tour |access-date=2008-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005135410/http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/exhibit.asp?exhibit_id=12 |archive-date=2007-10-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Upon entering, visitors arrive in the welcome center, which offers information on the indigenous animals of North America's deciduous forests and wetlands; this room leads into the two main exhibit areas.

The first exhibit room is dedicated to the six [[Mexican gray wolf|Mexican gray wolves]] contained in a vast, wooded area directly behind the Wolf Lodge. Zoo patrons are able to observe the wolves through a large viewing room with floor-to-ceiling windows, which look out into the habitat. Surveillance cameras within the enclosure are linked to monitors in the viewing room, allowing visitors to see the wolves even when they are out of direct view.

The viewing room leads into the second exhibit area—the wetlands and wolf display room. Here, visitors can observe both the wolves and several other North American animals through floor-to-ceiling windows, similar to the viewing room. Although visitors can also view the wolves from this room, the principal exhibits are the [[Canadian beaver]] habitat, the {{Convert|65000|gal|adj=on}} freshwater pond, and the Zoo's collection of [[bald eagle]]s.<ref>Wolf Wilderness, {{cite web |url=http://www.clemetzoo.com/animals/index.asp?action=details&camefrom=exhibit&exhibit_name=Wolf+Wilderness&animals_id=1036 |title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Searchable Animal Database |access-date=2008-02-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220071601/http://www.clemetzoo.com/animals/index.asp?action=details&camefrom=exhibit&exhibit_name=Wolf+Wilderness&animals_id=1036 |archive-date=2009-02-20 }}</ref> The Canadian beaver habitat features an artificial beaver dam with cross-sectional windows that grant visitors a chance to view the beavers' nest within. The freshwater pond is adjacent to the viewing windows, thereby creating an aquarium effect that allows visitors to see what a wetland pond looks like beneath the water's surface. The pond contains numerous fish indigenous to the North American wetlands.

====Rosebrough Tiger Passage====

Opened June 3, 2016, this exhibit features "four separate, interconnected habitat areas for the [zoo's] [[Siberian tiger|Amur tigers]] to roam", and includes "two overhead elevated pathways".<ref>{{cite web|title=Rosebrough Tiger Passage|url=http://www.clevelandzoosociety.org/rosebrough-tiger-passage|author=Cleveland Zoological Society|access-date=3 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612044957/http://www.clevelandzoosociety.org/rosebrough-tiger-passage|archive-date=12 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Announces New Tiger Exhibit for 2016|url=http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/Zoo/Press-Room/Cleveland-Metroparks-Zoo-announces-new-tiger-exhib-1893.aspx|first=Sanaa|last=Julien|publisher=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo|date=24 September 2015|access-date=3 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613114611/http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/Zoo/Press-Room/Cleveland-Metroparks-Zoo-announces-new-tiger-exhib-1893.aspx|archive-date=13 June 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Lynn|last=Ischay|title=Rosebrough Tiger Passage Opens at Zoo|url=http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/06/rosebrough_tiger_passage_opens.html|work=[[The Plain Dealer]]|date=3 June 2016|access-date=4 June 2016}}</ref>

====Asian Highlands====

Asian Highlands opened June 12, 2018. This exhibit features expanded habitats for [[snow leopard]]s, [[Amur leopard]]s, and [[red panda]]s, and also includes [[Sichuan takin]]s.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Celebrates Opening of Asian Highlands & Announces Asian Lantern Festival Coming in July|url=https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/news-press/2018/june-2018/cleveland-metroparks-zoo-celebrates-opening-of-asi|publisher=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo|date=12 June 2018|access-date=13 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=DeMarco|title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's New Asian Highlands Exhibit to Open Next Week: First Look|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/06/cleveland_metroparks_zoos_new.html|work=The Plain Dealer|date=7 June 2018|access-date=13 June 2018}}</ref> on April 22, 2018, three snow leopard cubs were born.

==== Susie's Bear Hollow ====
Opening on August 23, 2023. This exhibit features the zoo's pair of [[sloth bear]]s and [[spectacled bear]]. The exhibit replaced outdated enclosures built in the 60s with modern habitats for the zoo's tropical bears.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cleveland.com |date=August 25, 2023 |url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/08/cleveland-zoo-debuts-susies-bear-hollow-a-new-experience-for-visitors-and-the-bears-photo-gallery.html}}</ref>

=== Primate, Cat & Aquatics ===
[[File:Ring-tailed Lemurs Cleaveland zoo.jpg|150px|thumb|[[Ring-tailed lemur]]s at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo]] Opened originally as the Primate & Cat Building in 1975, the Primate, Cat & Aquatics Building houses one of the largest collections of primate species in North America,<ref name="clemetzoo1"/> including [[western lowland gorilla]]s, [[Müller's gibbon]]s, [[Allen's swamp monkey]]s, [[Golden-bellied mangabey]]s (one of only twelve zoos currently displaying them),  [[Black howler]], [[White-faced saki]]s, [[Bolivian gray titi]]s, [[Ring-tailed lemur]]s, [[Red ruffed lemur]], [[Mongoose lemur]]s and [[Crowned lemur]]s. Also next to the Gorillas is a nocturnal section containing [[Aye-aye]]s, [[Mohol bushbaby|Mohol bushbabies]], and [[Pygmy slow loris]]es. Non primate species in the primate section include [[Fossa (animal)|Fossas]] and [[Northern treeshrew]]s. However, the building does not display the zoo's entire primate collection with some primates featured in the Rainforest and African Savanna.

In 1985, the Cleveland Aquarium permanently closed and donated its collection of exotic fishes and invertebrates to the Metroparks Zoo.<ref name="Zoo_history" /> A section of the Primate & Cat building was renovated to accommodate the new Aquatics section, which currently features 35 salt- and freshwater exhibits include [[Australian lungfish]]es, a [[giant Pacific octopus]], [[electric eel]]s, and hundreds of living [[coral]].<ref name="Zoo_primates" />

The Primate, Cat & Aquatics Building has also featured outdoor exhibits such as the outdoor section of the gorilla and golden bellied mangabey exhibits. The zoo's slowest resident, the [[Aldabra giant tortoise]], can be found in the enclosure directly across from its fastest resident, the [[cheetah]]. Several of the tortoises are over one-hundred years old.

=== Waterfowl Lake ===
The marshy shallows of Waterfowl Lake are home to [[Chilean flamingo]]s, [[Black swan]], [[Canvasback|Canvasback ducks]], and [[trumpeter swan]]s. During the summer months, [[Müller's gibbon]]s and [[lemur]]s populate the lake's islands, and use ropes suspended above the water to navigate between them. Visitors can observe predatory birds such as [[Andean condor]]s and [[Steller's sea eagle]]s in-flight within towering, outdoor flight cages on the lake's eastern shore.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite web |url=http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/area.asp?area_id=6 |title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Virtual Tour |access-date=2008-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921112136/http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/area.asp?area_id=6 |archive-date=2008-09-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The nearby Public Greenhouse contains hundreds of tropical plant species in addition to a seasonal [[butterfly]] exhibit.<ref name="ReferenceB"/> Waterfowl Lake is also the site of Wade Hall, one of the oldest zoo buildings in North America.<ref>Wade Hall, {{cite web |url=http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/exhibit.asp?exhibit_id=27 |title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Virtual Tour |access-date=2013-07-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510032627/http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/exhibit.asp?exhibit_id=27 |archive-date=2012-05-10 }}</ref> Today, the hall serves as a Victorian ice cream parlor for [[Pierre's Ice Cream Company]].