SACRAMENTO - The Sac Zoo submitted plans to the city of Sacramento on Monday to expand its existing site in Land Park.

The plans to move the Sac Zoo to Elk Grove may have fallen through, but the zoo is not giving up hope of having growth in its original location, which has not had any expansion since the 1960s.

The proposed zoo expansion would be from 14.3 acres to 20.1 acres, looking to expand 4.4 acres where the former pony ride parcel is across from the entrance of the zoo, plus 1.4 acres north of the zoo in a current garden area.

It has become a go-to place to learn about animals outside of the classroom, and now the Sac Zoo is looking to expand so it can welcome even more students and visitors.

"We've always known we need more space," said the president of the board of trustees of

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