„National Geographic: San Diego Wild Animal Park, San Diego, California.“

A silhouette of a giraffe at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. The S.D.W.A.P., of ten referred to as the "zoo of the future", allows animals to roam freely on 2, 000 acres around the foothills of San Diego County. Free reign of the land per mits the animals to live in a simulated environment, which is more closely related to th eir natural ark and breeding ground. The park houses 325 species of birds and 125 species of mammals; 41 of these species are endangered. Copyright: National Geographic / Michael Nichols