The Oklahoma City Zoo began when a single deer was donated to a neighborhood park.
The zoo su.
During its next 50 years, the zoo endured flooding, relocation, and tough economic slumps brought on by wars and the Dust Bowl.
By 1903, the little menagerie became known as Wheeler Park Zoo, the first zoo in the Southwest.
Soon other people in Oklahoma Territory began donating native animals such as bears, golden eagles, and wolves.
Because deer were rare in 1902, crowds flocked to see the creature.
The Oklahoma City Zoo began when a single deer was donated to a neighborhood park