Ba Sing Se Zoo

Originally located within the city, the Ba Sing Se Zoo was relocated to and built by Avatar Aang in the Agrarian Zone of Ba Sing Se.

History
Flying high over Ba Sing Se, Aang landed at a small zoo, looking for Appa. Looking around, he saw a wide variety of animals, all of whom were miserable in their small cages. Many of them were also partially starved. Kenji, the zookeeper, told Aang that the zoo was no longer receiving funding from the Dai Li because it was no longer popular with the children. Nobody came to the zoo because it was also quite filthy (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. [ang suggested moving the animals outside into an open area just outside the city.



The animals proved much more difficult to control than Aang 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 Rabbiroo. 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. Kenji told Aang he should have a job with animals. However, the zoo animals weren't 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.

What happened to the Zoo after Ba Sing Se's liberation and the end of the War is unknown.

Known Fauna

 * Armadillo Lion
 * Gemsbok Bull
 * Dragonfly
 * Elephant Mandrill
 * Hog Monkey
 * Platypus Bear
 * Rabbiroo
 * 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".