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IDAHO FALLS MAGAZINE FILE PHOTO WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE AN INSIDE LOOK AT AN AWARD-WINNING ZOO Home to over 350 specimens of more than 100 species, the Tautphaus Park Zoo provides an opportunity for local residents and guests alike to learn about wildlife. The natural world in an exciting and fun environment. The zoo, located between Boulevard and Rollendet, is a seven-acre oasis filled with animals from around the world. Owned and operated by the city of Idaho Falls, the zoo has been a unique recreational setting in the community since 1935. Zoo highlights include exhibits depicting 18 IDAHO FALLS VISITORS GUIDE 2010 the natural environments of animals from North and South America, Africa, Asia and Australia plus a children’s zoo housing domestic animals for little ones to touch or meet up close. Visitor favorites include Penguin Cove, home to a colony of 18 Af- rican penguins and the Primate Discovery Center exhibiting eight different species including lemurs, monkeys and gibbons. Many exhibit areas like the Land Down Under and Asian Adventure not only display animals native to that region but immerse the guest into the culture and landscape of a continent or country. A wur- ley or aboriginal hut provides a shady spot for visitors to watch the wallabies, black swans and emus. A variety of Asian plants including bamboo create hiding places for the endangered red panda and snow leop- ard. Asian Adventure, which opened in 2005 and 2006, also displays Amur Tigers, red-crowned cranes and Bactrian camels. The zoo was accredited by the Associa- tion of Zoos and Aquariums in 1998 which verifies that the zoo maintains the highest standards in animal care, exhibition, ATTRACTIONS