zoo history

Not long after, still 1916, a circus came through Mountain Home. A monkey decided to retire from his life in the circus and escaped. He was found later in the desert of Mountain Home, well after the traveling circus had moved on.

Today is National Zoo Lovers Day. Zoo Boise is unique and nationally recognized for their incredible conservation efforts with animals. How the zoo got started is a very different and crazy story. A monkey decided to retire from his life in the circus...

Not long after, still 1916, a circus came through Mountain Home. A monkey decided to retire from his life in the circus and escaped. He was found later in the desert of Mountain Home, well after the traveling circus had moved on.