These beautiful birds in this exhibit come from warmer climates, like Africa, South America, Asia and Australia, and for their comfort, many of the species spend the winter months inside their climate-controlled off-exhibit area. Flights of Fancy – Experience an extravaganza of showy feathers, explosive color and amusing antics when you visit Flights of Fancy: A Brilliance of Birds.The temperature-controlled climate remains 85 degrees in the summer and 82 degrees in the winter, providing a warm environment where our species can thrive. Deserts – When the doors open to the Deserts Dome, visitors arrive in an arid oasis surrounded by beautiful and mysterious creatures - some of the friendlier ones are even free-roaming! Sunlight fills the space and guests can often see lizards high overhead sunning themselves on rocks close to the windows.The large exhibit spaces have been designed to provide guests - and animals - with multiple areas where they can watch these beautiful creatures.123 When you walk into the large savannah, surrounded by tall grasses and trees on all sides, you’ll feel like you’re on safari in the bush as you watch a variety of African animals graze. Plains – A slice of Africa is recreated in Indianapolis in the expansive Plains exhibit.

It brings new hope to a species on the verge of extinction. It serves as a vital education, research and conservation center aimed at ensuring a positive future for critically endangered orangutans in the wild. Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center – Discover for yourself why this award-winning facility has been called one of the most significant zoo exhibits anywhere in the world! Designed to stimulate the apes’ physical, social and intellectual abilities, the Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center is home to one of the largest groups of orangutans in any American zoo.

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