By 1901, the Los Angeles Times was saying ... final phase of the L.A. Zoo’s master plan,” as the zoo says. A new jaguar enclosure is slated to open early 2015.

Comparatively, Los Angeles Zoo’s elephant population currently lives in a 3.6 to 6.56-acre space. “10 acres is considered large for a city zoo… The Houston Zoo has 12 elephants in three ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A “committee” of Cape vultures is swooping into the Los Angeles Zoo to make its home in an exhibit that seeks to mirror the birds' natural South African habitat.