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=== Development history === [[File:Wade Hall Cleveland Metroparks Zoo 1884.jpg|thumb|Wade Hall, built in 1884, moved from its original location in [[University Circle]] in 1970.]] The following is a timeline of the creation of selected buildings, structures, exhibits and attractions: * 1882: Cleveland Zoological Park opens at Wade Park (now [[University Circle]]) * 1884: Wade Hall is built * 1907: Cleveland's City Council moves the Zoo to its current location; the [[Cleveland Museum of Art]] is built * 1934: Monkey Island is completed * 1956: [[Pachydermata|Pachyderm]] Building is built * 1970: Wade Hall is moved to its current location on the shore of Waterfowl Lake * 1975: Construction began on the Primate & Cat Building * 1985: Aquatics portion of the Primate & Cat Building is added * 1992: The RainForest is completed * 1997: Wolf Wilderness is completed * 2000: Australian Adventure is completed * 2004: Sarah Allison Steffee Center for Zoological Medicine opens * 2008: Pachyderm building closes to make room for African Elephant Crossing * 2011: African Elephant Crossing opens<ref>African Elephant Crossing, {{cite web |url=http://www.clemetzoo.com/pressroom/index.asp?action=details&pressrelease_id=1330 |title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - News Room |access-date=2008-08-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220070711/http://www.clemetzoo.com/pressroom/index.asp?action=details&pressrelease_id=1330 |archive-date=2009-02-20 }}</ref> *2015: Ben Gogolick Giraffe Encounter opens<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/news-press/2015/july-2015/cleveland-metroparks-zoo-opens-new-giraffe-encount|title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Opens new Giraffe Encounter|website=Cleveland Metroparks}}</ref> * 2016: Rosebrough Tiger Passage opens * 2018: Asian Highlands opens * 2019: Monkey Island is demolished to make way for Rhino Reserve * 2020: Rhino Reserve opens * 2021: Eagle Zip Adventure opens <ref>{{cite web |url=https://fox8.com/news/fly-like-an-eagle-with-cleveland-zoos-new-zipline/ |title=Fly like an Eagle with Cleveland Zoo's new zipline |date=27 July 2021 |access-date=2021-07-28 }}</ref> * 2023: Susie's Bear Hollow opens
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