ously ▁except ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Museum ▁of ▁Transport ation . ▁The ▁zoo ▁replaced ▁it ▁with ▁another ▁G - 1 6 ▁mini ature ▁train ▁engine ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁zoo ▁is ▁host ▁to ▁ 8 5 ▁animals ▁among ▁ 3 5 ▁species , ▁including ▁two ▁species ▁on ▁the ▁end anger ed ▁list , ▁the ▁red ▁p anda ▁and ▁snow ▁le op ard . ▁It ▁is ▁constantly ▁under going ▁changes ▁with ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁species ▁being ▁added ▁including ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁an ▁interactive ▁av i ary ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁a ▁re pt ile ▁house ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁favorite ▁attra ctions ▁are ▁Bo , ▁the ▁very ▁lov able ▁wol ver ine ; ▁N ina , ▁the ▁c oug ar ; ▁T asha ▁( who ▁died ▁at ▁a ▁very ▁old ▁age ▁recently ) ▁and ▁Bor is , ▁the ▁snow ▁le op ards ; ▁Nova , ▁the ▁red ▁p anda ▁who ▁was ▁later ▁joined ▁by ▁Take o ▁( S oph ia , ▁the ▁zoo ' s ▁red ▁p anda , ▁was ▁sent ▁for ▁bre eding ▁at ▁Den ver ▁Z oo ); ▁and ▁Richard , ▁M om , ▁and ▁O ops , ▁the ▁Japanese ▁mac a ques . ▁Rec ent ▁add itions ▁are ▁red ▁wol ves , ▁cin ere ous ▁v