Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens, Jacksonville, Fla., jaxzoo.org. Watch jaguars in their natural habitat, joined by some 100 other animal species like tapirs, capybaras and howler monkeys. Adults: $9.50. Kids 3 to 12: $5.
Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Neb., omahazoo.com. The Hubbard Gorilla Valley hosts 11 apes (including the world’s first test-tube gorilla) as they climb on vines and mate beneath 24-foot trees. Adults: $9.75. Kids 5 to 11: $6.
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, clemetzoo.com. Animals need their checkups, too. Stop by the Center for Zoological Medicine to watch vets in action. Adults: $9. Kids 2 to 11: $4. Opens July 23.
Point Defiance Zoo, Tacoma, Wash., pdza.org. The Asian Forest Sanctuary simulates the habitat of Sumatran tigers and gibbons. Opens July 18. Adults: $7.75. Kids 4 to 13: $6.
