Temperate Forest Zone May 4, 2011

Temperate forests, such as those found here in the Pacific Northwest, are some of the most vast remaining intact habitats on the planet. Despite the cooler temperatures, an abundantly diverse amount of life teems in these forests. Our Temperate Forest zone features red pandas, Asian cranes and Chilean flamingos, as well as animals more familar to us here including wetland waterfowl in the Temperate Wetlands area. Also in this zone, our amazing Bug World hosts the smaller life that crawls around us as well as the popular Family Farm exhibit with mini-cows, sheep, chickens and goats.