Henry Doorly Zoo Got Significant Achievement Award For Exhibit Design Top Ten Designs In The World

The Henry Doorly Zoo is the name of the zoo that is situated in Omaha, Nebraska. The accreditation of this zoo is done by Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and it also holds membership of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

It works with the aim of promoting recreation, conservation, education as well as research. Henry Doorly Zoo is popular on the national level as it tends to be the leader in the fields of research and animal conservation. It is comprised of the biggest nocturnal exhibit as well as indoor swamp in the world called as "Kingdoms of the Night"; the huge cat complex in North America; largest indoor desert called as "Desert Dome"; largest indoor rain forest namely Lied Jungle are all seen here.

The Henry Doorly Zoo had in total 130 acres of land, 276 species of birds and 1626 specimens; 184 species of mammals and 2025 specimens; 17,000 animals; 176 species of reptiles and 598 specimens; 103 species of invertebrates and 5000 specimens and many more. The inauguration of the zoo was done in the form of Riverview Park Zoo in the year 1894. The creation of the Omaha Zoological Society was further done in 1952 with the mission of bringing improvements in the zoo.

Margaret Hitchcock Doorly made a donation of an amount of $750,000 in 1963. It was for this reason that the name of the zoo was altered and kept after her husband namely Henry Doorly who used to be positioned as the chairman of the World Publishing Company. Henry Doorly Zoo is not exactly an amusement park inspite of the fact that it consists of two rides that carry out the circumnavigation of the zoo as well as a carousel.

Henry Doorly Zoo has managed to land up with a number of awards as "Significant Achievement Award for Exhibit Design" by the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums in 1993, "Top eight US engineering accomplishments" by the National Society of Professional Engineers in the year 1992, "Single best zoo exhibit in the country" by the Family Life Magazine in 1994 as well as “Top ten designs in the world” by Time in 1992. Henry Doorly Zoo