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An aviary in Oreno di Vimercate, Lombardy
An aviary is a large enclosure for confining birds. Unlike cages, aviaries allow birds a larger living space in which to fly and simulate a natural environment. Large aviaries are often found in the setting of a zoological garden. Home aviaries are popular with fanciers who have the space for them.

Pittsburgh is home to the USA's National Aviary, perhaps the most prominent example of an aviary not set inside a zoo.

The Saint Louis Zoo is home to the 1904 World's Fair Flight Cage. It is one of the few structures that remains from the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. In 1904, it was the largest bird cage ever built. It remains one of the world's largest free-flight aviaries. The 228 feet long, 84 feet wide, and 50 feet high cage was built specifically for the St. Louis World's Fair. Local pride in the giant cage motivated St. Louis to finally establish a zoo in 1910.

List of aviaries

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St. Louis Zoo]]

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Zoos, aquaria and aviaries
Aves
Linnaeus, 1758

Orders

About two dozen - see section below

Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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birdcage (or bird cage) is a cage designed to house birds as pets.

Pet birds face numerous challenges in captivity. Most birds fly, which puts them at risk of impacting ceiling fans, stoves, and other hazards.
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A zoological garden, zoological park, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred.
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Animal fancy is a hobby involving the appreciation, promotion, and/or breeding of pet or domestic animals.

Fancy may include pet and exotic pet ownership, showing, trialling and other competitions, breeding and judging.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Nickname: City of Bridges, Steel City, City of Champions, The 'Burgh, Iron City, Steel Town, The College City, Roboburgh
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National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is America's only independent indoor nonprofit aviary. It is also America's largest aviary, and the only accorded honorary "National" status by the United States Congress.
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The Saint Louis Zoological Park is a zoo in Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri. It is recognized as a leading zoo in animal management, research, conservation, and education. Admission is free, although there are fees for some attractions.
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Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as The Saint Louis World's Fair, was a World's Fair held in the U.S. city of St. Louis, Missouri, in 1904. The Fair celebrated the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase (delayed one year).
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St. Louis, Missouri

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Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City
Location in the state of Missouri
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The Bloedel Floral Conservatory in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is a conservatory and aviary located at the top of Queen Elizabeth Park. Located 500 feet above sea level, the conservatory itself is 140 feet in diameter, 70 feet high.
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Jurong BirdPark (Chinese: 裕廊飞禽公园; Malay: Taman Burung Jurong), is a tourist attraction in Singapore managed by Widlife Reserves Singapore. It is a landscaped park, built on the western slope of Jurong Hill.
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Kuala Lumpur Bird Park (Malay: Taman Burung Kuala Lumpur) is a popular tourist attraction in Malaysia. It is located adjacent to the Perdana Lake Gardens of Kuala Lumpur. This Bird Park houses more than 5000 birds (or more than 50 species) of birds in an enclosed aviary.
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National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is America's only independent indoor nonprofit aviary. It is also America's largest aviary, and the only accorded honorary "National" status by the United States Congress.
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The Niagara Falls Aviary, also known as Niagara Falls Aviary: Birds of the Lost Kingdom, is an aviary (or bird zoo) located in the tourist district of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The building previously housed the Niagara Falls Museum.
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St Vincent Botanical Gardens, are the oldest in the Western Hemisphere and perhaps in the tropical world. Conservation of rare species of plants has been practiced here since 1765.
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Palmitos Park is a large, 200,000 m² botanical garden and aviary on the island of Gran Canaria, one of the Canary islands, which are a part of Spain. The subtropical park is situated in the south of the island, approx.
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Living Coasts is a site owned by Paignton Zoo it is based around sea birds and other coastal wildlife. The site consists of a giant Aviary and also contains a cafe and underwater viewing points.

The Aviary

The Aviary at it's highest point is 19m, the total volume is 1.
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A zoological garden, zoological park, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred.
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public aquarium (plural: public aquaria or public aquariums) is the aquatic counterpart of a zoo, housing aquatic species for viewing. Most public aquaria feature a number of smaller tanks, as well as those greater in size than could be kept by most any home aquarist.
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Menagerie is the term for a historical form of keeping wild and exotic animals in human captivity and therefore a predecessor of the modern zoological garden. The term was foremost used in seventeenth century France originally for the management of the household or domestic stock,
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oceanarium is not well defined. It can either mean a marine mammal park such as Marineland of Florida or a large-scale aquarium presenting an ocean habitat with marine animals, especially large fish (e.g. sharks).
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A tourist attraction is a place of interest where tourists visit. Some examples include historical places, monuments, zoos, museums and art galleries, botanical gardens, buildings and structures (e.g.
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safari park is a zoo-like commercial tourist attraction where visitors can drive in their own vehicles and observe the wildlife, rather than viewing animals in cages or small enclosures.
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The following is a partial list of zoological gardens (zoos):

Africa

 Algeria
  • Oran Zoo
 Cameroon
  • Mvog-Betsi Zoo
 Cte d'Ivoire
  • Abidjan Zoo
 Egypt

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This is a list of aquaria (Public aquariums):

Africa

Egypt

  • Alexandria Aquarium - Alexandria

South Africa

  • Two Oceans Aquarium - Cape Town
  • UShaka Marine World - Durban

Asia

China


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This is a partial list of zoo and aquaria associations:

Global

  • World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA)
  • International Marine Animal Trainers Association (IMATA)

Regional


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captivity. Captivity can be used as a generalizing term to describe the keeping of either domesticated animals (livestock and pets) or wild animals. This may include for example farms, private homes and zoos.
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Environmental enrichment, also called behavioral enrichment, refers to the practice of providing animals under managed care with environmental stimuli. The goal of environmental enrichment is to improve an animal's quality of life by increasing physical activity, stimulating
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endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in number, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters.
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Conservation biology, or conservation ecology, is the science of analyzing and protecting Earth's biological diversity. Conservation biology draws from the biological, physical and social sciences, economics, and the practice of natural-resource management.
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