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Three
days each week veterinary faculty and students make their journey
from Ithaca to Syracuse to provide full-service health care to
the Rosamond Gifford Zoo's more than 500 animals. Students observe
and assist instructors who oversee preventative medical programs,
offer medical and surgical treatments, and consult on questions
of conservation, husbandry, diet and nutrition.
The Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park is known for its breeding and conservation
programs as well as its educational activities. Endangered species
such as snow leopards and Asian elephants, as well as North American
wildlife (bison, Peregrine falcon, and lynx) comprise some
of the 125 species at the zoo.
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