The Nashville Zoo at Grassmere is the newest zoo in the United States and is located six miles (10 km) from downtown Nashville, Tennessee.
The zoo was founded in 1996 and has been engineered to grow to take maximum advantage of its 200 acres (800,000 m²).
The zoo is home to many native and exotic animals including African Elephants, Bengal Tigers, North American River Otters, White-Handed Gibbons, and many others.
The zoo is active in conservation activities including participating in a number of the programs in the The Species Survival Plan which is managed by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association.
