The line graph illustrates the total number of monthly visitors to the three most frequented exhibits at a zoo – the Aquarium, the Giant Pandas, and the Penguin Encounter – over the course of a single year.
Overall, all three exhibits followed a remarkably similar pattern, seeing a significant rise in attendance from January to a summer peak in August, before falling sharply in the final quarter. The Giant Pandas exhibit consistently attracted the highest number of visitors each month, making it the most popular of the three.
In January, all three attractions started with comparable figures, with the Aquarium and the Penguin Encounter recording around 180,000 visitors, and the Giant Pandas slightly lower at 160,000. Attendance climbed steadily for eight months. The Giant Pandas exhibit took the lead by March and maintained it, eventually peaking in August with the highest figure of 550,000 visitors. The Aquarium and the Penguin Encounter also reached their respective peaks in August, both surpassing 500,000 visitors.
Following the August high, attendance fell dramatically for all exhibits. By November, the numbers had dropped back down close to the starting figures, with the Aquarium recording the lowest point at approximately 190,000 visitors. However, all three exhibits experienced a small recovery in December. The Giant Pandas finished the year strongest, recording roughly 280,000 visitors, significantly higher than the Penguin Encounter (around 260,000) and the Aquarium (just below 250,000).