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Rio Grande Zoo turns 85

Updated: Sunday, 22 Jul 2012, 6:08 PM MDT
Published : Sunday, 22 Jul 2012, 6:08 PM MDT

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Turning 85 and still going strong.

Sunday marked the Rio Grande Zoo's 85th birthday.

The big bash included music, special shows and even a cake eating contest.

Anyone born in 1927, the year the zoo opened, can get into the zoo for free this summer.
 

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