In the Al Bahia district of north-eastern Abu Dhabi about 30 minutes drive north-east of central Abu Dhabi, Emirates Park Zoo is the largest private zoological park in the United Arab Emirates and one of the largest dedicated wildlife parks in the broader Abu Dhabi Emirate. The 1,700,000-square-foot zoo opened in 2008 as a private commercial operation, gradually expanding over the subsequent years to its present scale through continuous addition of new enclosures and resident species. The zoo h.....