Somebody tried to keep her illegally and then realized they couldn't handle it and then they surrendered her no matter what the animal and what their story is . America's teaching zoo is a forever home for every animal that steps foot paw or wing into the zoo . Ira is an African lion and not only is he king of the jungle , he's king of the campus here at America's teaching zoo .
So when she wrote in to dare me to visit , I just had to go so get ready for some lions and tigers and me dancing with a bird . Sorry , in advance America's teaching zoo is a living breathing classroom for the exotic animal training and management program . And it's where the creatures are , the teachers as a resident of L A , the San Fernando Valley .
I'm Mara Rodriguez at Moore Park College . And I would like to dare Dana to come get wild with us at America's Teaching Zoo . We're sitting on this beautiful hilltop at Moore Park College and we are on five acres , everything from a wildlife theater to a play yard for our tigers , Ira's Kingdom and Clarence , the Galapagos Tortoises Barn .
Ira is an African lion and not only is he king of the jungle , he's king of the campus here at America's teaching zoo . It's the experience our students need to go out and work anywhere , everything from zoo keeping and maybe a veterinary technician , which are the obvious ones . But then there's other jobs like training dolphins for the Navy or seeing eye dogs , guide dogs of America .
We house 125 animals representing 110 species . Some of them come from other zoos and we're a sanctuary home for pets that were confiscated and we're being held illegally . Ok .
