AKRON ZOO

In 1900, George and Ann Perkins, heirs of the city’s founder, Simon Perkins, donated what is now Perkins Woods Park to the City of Akron. They stipulated that the 79 acres be used for “...the sole purpose of devoting the same to the uses of a public park, especially as a place for recreation for children.

The zoo has six themed areas of the park that are molded after specific regions on the globe.
The Legends of the Wild is the Akron Zoo's largest exhibit. It includes a 25-foot waterfall and 16 animal exhibits. The displays in Legends of the Wild’s exhibit are the snow leopard, jaguars, lemurs and a sanctuary for straw colored bats, short tailed bats, and Rodrigues fruit bats.
The Komodo Kingdom is an indoor Exhibit featuring a Komodo dragon, Galápagos tortoises, golden lion tamarins and stingrays.
Jellies Rhythm in the Blue exhibit features seven species of jellyfish along with an interactive touch tank.
Penguin Point is home to 18 endangered Humboldt penguins.
Farmland, Wild Prairie and Lehner Family Zoo Gardens are home to Sheep, African pygmy goats, and other domesticated animals are displayed in this interactive farmland exhibit.

Tiger Valley shows African lions, Sumatran tigers, sloth bears, and red pandas...