Editing Audubon Zoo (section)

==Notable attractions==
Near the entrance are exhibits for [[American flamingo]]s and [[whooping crane]]s.

===Asian Domain===
[[File:Audubon Zoo New Orleans December 2006 07.jpg|thumb|Asian elephants with zookeeper during a show]]
Home to the zoo's Asian animals. [[Sumatran orangutan]]s are housed in the former elephant yard. The zoo's [[Asian elephant]]s live in a few large yards with enrichment structures and pools. Also living in this area are [[Amur leopard]]s, [[sun bear]]s, [[Asian small-clawed otter]]s, [[North Sulawesi babirusa]], [[Malayan tiger]]s and [[barasingha]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Asia |url=https://audubonnatureinstitute.org/explore-zoo/asia }}</ref>

===World of Primates===
World of Primates houses a variety of primates like a troop of [[western lowland gorilla]]s, [[mandrill]]s, [[Black-and-white colobus|black-and-white colobus monkeys]], [[Wolf's guenon]]s, [[black howler monkey]]s, [[golden lion tamarin]], [[black-and-white ruffed lemur]]s, [[siamang]] and the only [[Angolan talapoin]]s in North America.<ref>{{cite web |title=World of Primates |url=https://audubonnatureinstitute.org/explore-zoo/world-of-primates }}</ref>

===African Savanna===
[[File:Giraffes (3564856675).jpg|thumb|Giraffes at the African Savanna]]
In front of the Savanna is the zoo's petting zoo, the Watoto Walk, which houses [[donkey]]s, [[Miniature Zebu|miniature zebu]], [[goat]]s and [[sheep]]. The first enclosure in the Savanna consists of [[giraffe]]s, [[black crowned crane]]s and [[marabou stork]]s. Nearby are habitats for [[African wild dog]]s and [[lion]]s. A paddock with a large pond houses [[great white pelican]]s and [[pink-backed pelican]]s along with [[Thomson's gazelle]]s, [[nyala]] and [[Abyssinian ground hornbill]]s. A third habitat houses [[southern white rhinoceros|white rhinos]], [[Burchell's zebra]]s and [[blue wildebeest]] while the final habitat houses [[red river hog]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=African Savanna |url=https://audubonnatureinstitute.org/explore-zoo/african-savanna }}</ref>

===South American Pampas===
[[File:Flamingos at the Audubon Zoo - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Caribbean flamingos]]
At the entrance of this area is the [[maned wolf]] enclosure. Right over is a boardwalk across a large pond which houses [[Caribbean flamingo]]s, [[American white pelican]]s and [[brown pelican]]s. Along the boardwalk is a large yard for [[capybara]]s, [[greater rhea]]s, [[king vulture]]s and [[Patagonian mara]]s. The yard across has [[Baird's tapir]]s, [[guanaco]]s and [[coscoroba swan]]s.

===Jaguar Jungle===
This area has the theme of a ruined Mayan temple and it includes [[jaguar]]s, [[giant anteater]]s, [[red-rumped agouti|St. Vincent agoutis]], [[ocelot]]s, [[Geoffroy's spider monkey]]s, [[alpaca]]s, [[maguari stork]]s, [[scarlet macaw]]s, [[blue-and-yellow macaw]]s and [[Boa imperator|common boa]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jaguar Jungle |url=https://audubonnatureinstitute.org/jaguar-jungle }}</ref>

A new nocturnal house named "Criaturas de la Noche" was opened in 2019 featuring [[Seba's short-tailed bat]]s, [[Nancy Ma's night monkey]]s, [[ringtail]]s, [[common vampire bat]]s, [[Anthony's poison arrow frog]]s, [[Agalychnis callidryas|red-eyed tree frog]]s, [[Brazilian cockroach|Central American giant cave cockroach]]es and [[Costa Rican zebra tarantula]]s.

===Audubon Aviary===
This free-flight aviary features more than 30 species of birds from around the world such as the [[blue-crowned laughingthrush]]es, [[Indian peafowl]], [[Nicobar pigeon]]s, [[scarlet ibis]]es and [[Taveta golden weaver]]s. Outside the aviary is a yard for [[emu]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Audubon Aviary {{!}} Audubon Zoo {{!}} Audubon Nature Institute |url=https://audubonnatureinstitute.org/explore-zoo/audubon-aviary }}</ref>

===Louisiana Swamp===
[[File:White Gator at Audubon Zoo, New Orleans.jpg|thumb|Due to high visibility, albino alligators are unlikely to survive in the wild and this is one of very few albino specimens known.]]
This exhibit is primarily outdoors, housing many samples of animals native to southern Louisiana. These include [[American black bears]], [[cougar]]s, [[bobcat]]s, [[red fox]]es, [[North American river otter]]s, [[nutria]], [[raccoon]]s, various [[fish]] and [[snake]]s, [[Callinectes sapidus|blue crab]]s, [[alligator snapping turtle]]s and [[American alligator]]s of both normal pigmentation and the [[Leucism|leucistic]] variety.<ref>{{cite web |title=Louisiana Swamp |url=https://audubonnatureinstitute.org/zoo-exhibits/louisiana-swamp }}</ref>

After [[Hurricane Katrina]], it was thematically decorated to mimic the scenes seen around the city. There was a small [[Katrina refrigerator]] taped up outside of the front door, a blue tarp stretched over the roof, and a marking that indicated no casualties were found in it, rather, that the eight alligators that inhabit it were fed with the notion of the number 8 and "Gators Fed".

===Reptile Encounter===
One of the newer and more famous residents of the Reptile Encounter exhibit is the [[Komodo dragon]]. Many other animals are also housed here, including the [[panther chameleon]], [[Gila monster]], [[false gharial]], [[green anaconda]], [[gaboon viper]] and quite a few other [[reptile]]s and [[amphibian]]s.

===Sea Lion Theater===
[[California sea lion]]s live in a large lagoon. Two females named Ayah and Jolee arrived at the zoo in 2017 from the Marine Mammal Care Center [[Los Angeles]]. Both were found stranded and were rescued; Jolee was suffering from cataracts and flipper abrasions and Ayah had a small-caliber bullet in her brain, resulting in the loss of her left eye.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sea Lions |url=https://audubonnatureinstitute.org/zoo-exhibits/sea-lions }}</ref>