Indianapolis Zoo
Description
When Kindred think of the caging of the Beast, they only wish they could cage it like the City Zoo. Step through the rusted, flaking iron arches, walk through the entry valley and you’ll pass dozens of sad and hungry beasts. Staring through dented bars, they’re scrawny and listless, from the greatest lion to the smallest gibbon. Hungry as they are, they’ll barely even growl or yelp as a vampire passes through. Here in the Zoo, perhaps, is a lesson: the beast dwindles along with its cage. The Zoo has recently begun closing some of the exhibits; the manlike great apes and their aloof neighbors, the reptiles, have been shipped to other parks. The Zoo is dying. A trickle of visitors during the day; mostly tourists feeling ripped off. At night, zookeepers feeding the creatures and cleaning their cages. The animals themselves aren’t particularly active.History
History: The Zoo opened in 1881 as one of the first public zoological parks in the country. A pride of lions were the first animals to move in, migrating from the collection of a wealthy bachelor who later left his estate to the park. Over the next several decades, the Zoo introduced a number of exotic species. In 1981, celebrating a century of operation, it welcomed its first panda.
The panda had to be sold within the decade. The Zoo is in a constant state of financial crisis, and for years chose to acquire new animals rather than improve existing exhibits or infrastructure. Much of the sewer system is Victorian, and only three of the public buildings were built after 1950.
Type
Park
Parent Location
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