Jimmy Morgan Zoo
The Birmingham Zoo is a zoological park that opened in 1955 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The Birmingham Zoo is an independent, not for profit, 501 organization, and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, participating in AZA Species Survival Plans.Photo: Veharris, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: zoo in Birmingham, Alabama
- Also known as: “Birmingham Zoo” and “The Birmingham Zoo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lane Park and Vulcan.
Lane Park
Park
Lane Park is a large park located in Birmingham, Alabama. The park is home to the Birmingham Zoo and the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. The park is located between Mountain Brook and Homewood on the southern slope of Red Mountain and is adjacent to U.S. Highway 280.
Vulcan
The Vulcan statue is the largest cast iron statue in the world, and is the city symbol of Birmingham, Alabama, United States, reflecting its roots in the iron and steel industry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountain Brook and Homewood.
Mountain Brook
Town
Photo: Robert Donovan, CC BY 2.0.
Mountain Brook is a city in southeastern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, and a suburb of Birmingham. Its population at the 2020 census was 22,461. Mountain Brook is situated 1½ miles northeast of Jimmy Morgan Zoo.
Homewood
Photo: Sweetmoose6, Public domain.
Homewood is located in Metropolitan Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham famous as the home of Samford University.
Avondale
Neighborhood
Avondale was a company town built around the Avondale Mills east of Birmingham, Alabama in Jefferson County. The town was incorporated on March 18, 1887. Avondale is situated 2½ miles north of Jimmy Morgan Zoo.
Jimmy Morgan Zoo
- Categories: zoo and nonprofit organization
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Navajo—“Jimmy Morgan Zoo” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Jimmy Morgan Zoo”
- Dutch: “Birmingham Zoo”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات برمنجهام”
- French: “zoo de Birmingham”
- French: “Zoo de Birmingham”
- German: “Birmingham Zoo”
- Italian: “zoo di Birmingham”
- Japanese: “バーミングハム動物園”
- Navajo: “Dził Deeshchiiʼíidi naaldeehii danílʼį́ bił hazʼání”
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