LAS VEGAS - The Wildlife Habitat, at Flamingo Las Vegas, offers a view
of nature's exotic and unusual animals and foliage.
The Wildlife Habitat is nestled within the tropical gardens of the
Flamingo Las Vegas. Inhabitants of the Flamingo Wildlife Habitat
include African penguins, a flock of Chilean flamingos, mute swans,
black-necked swans, Australian black swans, Gambel's quail, African
crowned crane, pheasants, helmeted guineafowl, swans, several varieties
of ducks, Japanese koi fish, grass carp, sacred ibises, macaws,
cockatoos, chub minnows, albino channel catfish and water turtles, all
of which are carefully tended to by experts and live on islands and
streams. Grebter grackle birds, house sparrows, mallard ducks and
hummingbirds are seasonal visitors to the menagerie.
The Flamingo Las Vegas belongs to the Species Survival Program,
affiliated with the American Zoos, Parks and Aquariums association. The
program's management group plans future generations of African penguins
after comparing the genetics of those held in zoos around the world,
with the goal of maintaining a genetically diverse and strong
population. African penguins are a "threatened" species, which is one
step away from the "endangered" rating. Flamingo Las Vegas now has 13
African penguins.
The fifteen acres of tropical paradise within the Flamingo Las Vegas is
home to four pools, two giant whirlpool spas, waterslides, waterfalls,
lush tropical landscaping, a convenient bar and grille, four tennis
courts, lagoons filled with Japanese koi, ducks and swans, an islands of
Chilean flamingos and African penguins.
For more information, please call 1-888-308-8899 or visit
www.flamingolasvegas.com.