The RainForest at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo showcases more than 10,000 plants and over 600 animals from the jungles of Asia, Africa and the Americas.
The RainForest showcases more than 10,000 plants and over 600 animals from the jungles of Asia, Africa and the Americas. This unique two-acre, two-level habitat is one of the largest of its kind in the country. More than 50 specimens of 15 different bird species fly freely overhead in The RainForest’s free-flight, indoor aviary. Hang out with the two-toed sloths and make sure to vist two-year-old orangutan, Merah, and the troop of Bornean orangutans. The RainForest's naturalistic settings include a 25-foot waterfall, a research hut, the Discovery Center, a tropical rainstorm exhibit with thunder and lightning effects, a weather station and other interactive exhibits.