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African Lion - SSP
African Straw-Colored Fruit Bat* - SSP
Andean Bear
Black-Handed Spider Monkey - SSP
Canada Lynx - SSP
Common Wallaroo - SSP
Eastern Black Rhinoceros - SSP
Emperor Tamarin - SSP
Fossa - SSP
Masai Giraffe - SSP
Nigerian Dwarf Goat
Orangutan - SSP
Red Kangaroo - SSP
Western Tufted Deer - SSP
White-Handed Gibbon - SSP
*Denotes animal ambassador used for conservation education programs. May not be on exhibit.
SSP = Species Survival Plan
The American Species Survival Plan or SSP program was developed in 1981 by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to help ensure the survival of selected species in zoos and aquariums, most of which are threatened or endangered in the wild.