Zoológico De Chapultepec

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Lonely Planet review

The Chapultepec Zoo houses a wide range of the world's creatures in large open-air enclosures. The first place outside China where pandas were born in captivity, the zoo has three of these rare bears, descendants of the original pair donated by the People's Republic in 1975. Endangered Mexican species include the Mexican grey wolf and the hairless xoloitzcuintle, the only surviving dog species from pre-Hispanic times.

Part of Chapultepec forest was given over to a bird sanctuary back during Moctezuma's reign; today, parrots, macaws, toucans, flamingos and other Mexican species swoop around the Aviario Moctezuma (only 20 visitors allowed in at a time).

There are various fast-food franchises on the premises.