Founded in 1968 by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding father of the UAE, Al Ain Zoo is a 400-hectare wildlife park in the foothills of Jebel Hafeet in Al Ain, in the Eastern Region of Abu Dhabi. The zoo grew out of a concern to protect the region's native wildlife, and opened to the public in 1972 with a particular focus on Arabian species threatened in the wild. Today it is home to more than 4,000 animals, spanning dozens of species of mammals, birds and reptiles, and is a leadin.....