▁This ▁medical ▁center ▁car es ▁for ▁all ▁zoo ▁animals ▁except ▁the ▁ele ph ants , ▁g ira ff es , ▁r hin oc eros es , ▁hi pp op ot am us , ▁and ▁b ison , ▁which ▁are ▁treated ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁exhib its . ▁ ▁The ▁par king ▁lot ▁accommod ates ▁ 5 0 0 ▁vehicles . ▁The ▁city ▁named ▁the ▁street ▁ast ride ▁the ▁zoo ▁D ere ch ▁Ah aron ▁Sh ul ov ▁( Ah aron ▁Sh ul ov ▁Way ) ▁after ▁the ▁zoo ' s ▁founder . ▁ ▁Animal ▁species ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁zoo ▁hous ed ▁ 2 , 2 0 0 ▁animals ▁representing ▁ 2 7 1 ▁different ▁species : ▁ 6 0 ▁fish ▁species , ▁ 6 8 ▁m amm al ▁species , ▁ 2 8 ▁re pt ile ▁species , ▁ 1 1 ▁am ph ib ian ▁species , ▁and ▁ 1 0 4 ▁bird ▁species . ▁Many ▁species ▁were ▁introduced ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁years , ▁as ▁the ▁collection ▁number ed ▁ 2 0 8 ▁species ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Food ▁sources ▁ ▁The ▁massive ▁amount ▁of ▁f ruits ▁and ▁veget ables ▁consum ed ▁daily ▁by ▁the ▁zoo ' s ▁animals ▁are ▁acquired ▁free ▁of ▁charge ▁through ▁an ▁agreement ▁Sh ul ov ▁worked ▁out ▁with ▁Isra eli ▁companies ▁that ▁tit he ▁their ▁produce ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁Jewish ▁law . ▁During ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁Temple ▁in ▁Jerusalem , ▁ter um ah , ▁a