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Michigan animals, but also has funded programs in support of endangered amphibians and reptiles. The Wildlife Conservation Fund has funded projects that helped conserve wildlife and habitats in 30
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The zoo houses more than 2,000 individual animals representing over 200 different species and is a significant regional attraction. With the Zoo School and
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exhibit. It pitted the zoo and zoo society against the neighbors. The neighbors tried to get the city of Grand Rapids to designate the whole zoo as a historical site as one way to stop the further development of the zoo. To stop the arguing,
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In August 2012, an inclined railway was opened at the zoo. A train of three cars linked together provides a four-minute ride to the upper areas of the park. The zoo calls it a funicular, but technically it is in the category of
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died due to a mechanical malfunction. A heavy rainstorm, which shorted a pump circuit, was blamed for the deaths. The backup system intended to alert zoo officials of a pump failure also failed.
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since there are not two vehicles (or trains in this case) that counterbalance each other. In either case the configuration as a three-car train rather than one car makes it an unusual example.
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Island
Exhibit, the first major exhibit ever built, was started in 1949 with an opening date of June 1, 1950. During the 50-60s, John Ball Zoo was built in the hills of the property.
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upon his death in 1884. Shortly after, another 100 acres (0.40 km) was added and this marked the beginning of additional amenities, including ponds, a
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1985:Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium
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2278:Lake Michigan Credit Union
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1980:Grand Rapids Public Museum
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955:Education and conservation
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2015:Ottawa Hills High School
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1865:St. Cecilia Music Center
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1770:JW Marriott Grand Rapids
1653:Killing of Patrick Lyoya
1647:Carroll v. United States
1359:. WZZM13. Archived from
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841:Southern ground hornbill
709:North American porcupine
684:Geoffroy's spider monkey
553:In early September, the
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2528:Grand Rapids Dragonfish
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2257:Family Christian Stores
1970:Grand Rapids Art Museum
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754:White-faced saki monkey
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2482:Grand Rapids Griffins
2472:Grand Rapids Cyclones
2439:Grand Rapids Marathon
2406:Grand Rapids Symphony
1926:Rapid Central Station
1880:Third Reformed Church
1855:Saint Joseph Seminary
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2396:Festival of the Arts
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2206:Shops at CenterPoint
2101:Davenport University
1825:Mt. Mercy Apartments
1795:The Lofts Apartments
1375:"Animals at the Zoo"
1051:"History Of The Zoo"
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546:On May 9, 2007, the
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2777:Belle Isle Aquarium
2538:Grand Rapids Flight
2523:Grand Rapids Danger
2518:Grand Rapids Chicks
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1997:Grand Rapids Public
1860:Sixth Street Bridge
1755:Exhibitors Building
1636:2011 shooting spree
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639:Black howler monkey
514:1184 total animals
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2574:West Michigan Edge
2543:Grand Rapids Hoops
2232:Celebration Cinema
2069:The Potter's House
1745:Civil War Monument
1289:Muskegon Chronicle
1264:Grand Rapids Press
1239:Grand Rapids Press
1156:see Monday June 26
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910:Red-eyed tree frog
893:Reticulated python
826:Magellanic penguin
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