The rebirth of Cleveland's zoo was symbolized in its renaming as the Cleveland Zoological Park in 1944. With management of the grounds placed under the direction of a highly specialized administration that was focused solely on its growth, the zoo quickly began to both distinguish itself from and develop an identity outside of the city's park system.
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