Ba Sing Se Zoo

Originally located within the city, the Ba Sing Se Zoo was rebuilt by Avatar Aang and relocated to the agrarian zone of Ba Sing Se.

History
While flying high over Ba Sing Se in search of Appa, Aang landed at a small zoo. Around the zoo, he saw a wide variety of animals, all of which were miserable in their small cages and partially starved. Kenji, the zookeeper, told Aang that the zoo was no longer receiving funding from the Dai Li because the children stopped coming. Nobody came to the zoo because it was also quite filthy, and one of the cages showed an animal lying near multiple piles of feces. Kenji would have liked nothing more than to let his animals run wild in open spaces, and Aang suggested moving the animals outside into an open area just outside the city.



The animals proved much more difficult to control than Aang had originally thought, and they ended up running wild over the city, terrorizing the citizenry. Hog monkeys destroyed a shop, various animals attacked the citizens, and the cabbage merchant had his cabbages eaten by a rabaroo. After unsuccessfully trying to restore order, Aang pulled out his bison whistle and blew a huge burst of air through it using airbending, which drew the attention of the animals. He then hopped on an air-scooter as the animals ran after him.

Meanwhile, Kenji frantically tried to get the guards to open the gate. They refused until they saw the oncoming stampede. Once the gates were opened, Aang flew past the stampede on his glider, then created another air scooter to ride. Using earthbending, he created a wall around the animals. He continued to earthbend paths, secluded areas and habitat accessories. The children and their families came flocking to the new zoo and the zookeeper thanked Aang for his help, and he told Aang he should have a job with animals. However, the zoo animals were not the only creatures that followed the sound of the whistle, as many cats, dogs and cat-dog hybrids were also inside the animal pens. Afterwards, Kenji told Aang that he should stick to saving people.

Known fauna

 * Armadillo lion
 * Gemsbok bull
 * Dragonfly
 * Elephant mandrill
 * Hog monkey
 * Platypus bear
 * Rabaroo
 * Turtle seal

Trivia

 * The zoo's name (快樂動物園) as written in "Tales of Ba Sing Se" actually translates as "Happy Zoo".