Zoological sights in Las Vegas
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Lion Habitat
Out front of the MGM Grand, it’s hard to miss the USA’s largest bronze statue, a 100,000lb lion that’s 45ft tall, perched atop a pedestal and ringed by lush landscaping, spritzing fountains and Atlas-themed statues. Inside you’ll find the MGM’s real-life lion habitat. MGM owns these magnificent felines, all descendants of the movie company’s original mascot. Only two animals are shown off inside this multimillion-dollar enclosure at any one time. The big cats tend to sprawl and sleep atop the see-through walkway tunnel, separated from their admirers only by a sheet of protective glass and a couple of feet of thin air. Caretaker Keith Evans has been working with…
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Wildlife Habitat
Slip away from the madness inside the Flamingo’s wildlife habitat, out back behind the casino. Over a dozen acres of pools, gardens, waterfalls and waterways are filled with swans, exotic birds and ornamental koi (carp). Here Chilean flamingos and African penguins wander around, and palm trees and jungle plants flourish in the middle of the desert.
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Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden & Dolphin Habitat
All of the feats of conservation bragged about on the free audio tour can’t compensate for enclosures built much too small for animals such as snow leopards, black panthers and white lions and tigers, who roam the world’s wildest places. The claustrophobic Atlantic bottlenose dolphin pools may also make animal lovers sick at heart.
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