The Parks at Chehaw

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Visitors feed a rhino in the Parks at Chehaw in Albany. The zoo was designed by Dougherty County native Jim Fowler, the longtime cohost of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. The Chehaw zoo and Zoo Atlanta are the only two accredited zoos in the state.

Courtesy of Explore Georgia, Photograph by Ralph Daniel.

The Parks at Chehaw

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