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===Palaces of Moctezuma II===
The palace of [[Moctezuma II]] also had two houses or [[zoo]]s, one for [[Bird of prey|birds of prey]] and another for other [[bird]]s, [[reptile]]s, and [[mammal]]s. About 300 people were dedicated to the care of the animals.

There was also a [[botanical garden]] and an [[aquarium]]. The aquarium had ten ponds of salt water and ten ponds of fresh water, containing various fish and aquatic birds. Places like this also existed in {{lang|nci|[[Texcoco (Aztec site)|Texcoco]]|italic=no}}, {{lang|nci|[[Chapultepec]]|italic=no}}, {{lang|nci|Huaxtepec|italic=no}} (now called [[Oaxtepec]]), and {{lang|nci|[[Texcotzingo]]|italic=no}}.<ref>Cortés, H. 1520, p. 89.</ref>