SOUTHWEST DALLAS. A statuesque bronze giraffe measuring 67-and-a-half-feet tall greets one and all as they enter the Dallas Zoo. This exciting attraction is home to a variety of wildlife, and it features exhibits like "Primate Place" and "Snout Route," which houses animals with distinctive noses like tapirs and anteaters. There is also a "Wilds of Africa" exhibit, which contains some 80 species of African animals. The facility houses approximately 8000 animals from some 380 different species.