OKC Zoo’s Sanctuary Asia nominated for Best Zoo Exhibit

OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR ) – An exhibit at the Oklahoma City Zoo has been nominated for America’s Best Zoo Exhibit once again.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0P8PN9_0rCNjDFR00 — Sanctuary Asia nominated for Best Zoo Exhibit 2024. Image courtesy OKC Zoo.

After being nominated in 2019 and winning 7th place, OKC Zoo’s Sanctuary Asia has been nominated once again for America’s Best Zoo Exhibit in USA Today’s 10Best 2024 Readers’ Choice travel awards, and the Zoo is vying for number one.

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The exhibit houses Indian rhinos, red pandas, cassowary, Komodo dragons, Asian elephants and Francois langurs. The Zoo’s newest addition, a baby female Francois langur named Fera , was born on January 28 and is thriving with her family in Sanctuary Asia.

Francois langur. Image courtesy OKC Zoo.
OKC Zoo announces pregnancies of two Asian elephants. Image courtesy OKC Zoo and Botanical Garden.
Red panda. Image courtesy OKC Zoo.
Cassowary. Image courtesy OKC Zoo.
Komodo dragon. Image courtesy OKC Zoo.