▁Category : Organ izations ▁based ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Category : R al ston ▁Pur ina ▁Category : Organ izations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁Category : Organ izations ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Category : 1 9 2 7 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Missouri ▁Category : 2 0 1 1 ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁Missouri <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁El mv ale ▁Jung le ▁Z oo ▁is ▁a ▁zoo ▁in ▁Spring water , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁season al ▁business ▁open ▁from ▁Victoria ▁Day ▁week end ▁until ▁Canadian ▁Thanks g iving ▁week end . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁Sam ▁Pers i , ▁whose ▁family ▁purchased ▁the ▁zoo ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁When ▁established ▁the ▁zoo ▁was ▁only ▁ 2 ▁acres ▁large , ▁and ▁exhib ited ▁mainly ▁re pt iles ▁and ▁birds . ▁It ▁has ▁grown ▁to ▁include ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁animals ▁from ▁countries ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁such ▁as ▁South ▁America , ▁Australia , ▁Africa , ▁and ▁Asia . ▁ ▁The ▁zoo ▁is ▁located ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes ▁north ▁of ▁Bar rie , ▁near ▁El mv ale , ▁and ▁covers ▁ 2 5 ▁acres . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁destination ▁for ▁school ▁field ▁tri ps , ▁with ▁the ▁zoo ▁seeing ▁ 1 5 0 ▁tri ps ▁during ▁June ▁alone . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁zo os ▁in ▁Canada ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official