This ornament honors the Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum.
The Zoo is located on 78 landscaped acres in historic Mohawk Park. Nearly 1500 animals, covering 436 species, are housed alongside a variety of interactive and educational exhibits.
The back piece shows some of the animals including the elephant "Gunda" seen in the Elephant Encounter exhibit, a graceful giraffe of the African savanna, a snow leopard, one of the Zoo's rare and endangered animals as well as a toucan and a monkey found at in the Zoo's Tropical American Rain Forest.
The front piece shows the historic miniature train that encircles the park.