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| zoo name = Plumpton Park Zoo |
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| image caption = A peacock at Plumpton Park Zoo |
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| date opened = 1985 |
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|date_opened= 1985 (30 years ago) |
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| location = [[Rising Sun, Maryland|Rising Sun]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]] |
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The '''Plumpton Park Zoo''' is located in [[Rising Sun, Maryland]], United States, along [[Maryland Route 273]], which is part of the [[Mason and Dixon Scenic Byway]]. The [[Jeremiah Brown House and Mill Site]], which is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], is also on the site. |
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The zoo was started by Edward Plumstead in 1985 on his family estate, initially with deer and a few domestic animals. Now the zoo is home to over 180 exotic animals of 60 different species and a professionally trained staff of zookeepers and professionals. The zoo welcomes over 85,000 visitors a year. |
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==List of animals== |
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===Mammals=== |
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• [[Alpaca]] |
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• [[American bison]] |
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• [[Crested porcupine]] |
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• [[Serval]] |
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• [[Arctic fox]] |
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• [[Bactrian camel]] |
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• [[Binturong]] |
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• [[Black-backed jackal]] |
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• [[American black bear]] |
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• [[Bobcat]] |
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• [[Continental Giant rabbit]] |
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• [[Cougar]] |
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• [[Eurasian brown bear]] |
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• [[European fallow deer|Fallow deer]] |
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• [[Reticulated giraffe|Giraffe]] |
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• [[Llama]] |
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• [[Patagonian cavy]] |
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• [[Pot-bellied pig]] |
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• [[Black-tailed prairie dog|Prairie dog]] |
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• [[Pygmy goat]] |
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• [[Reeves's muntjac]] |
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• [[Sheep]] |
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• [[Siamang]] |
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• [[Siberian tiger]] |
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• [[Donkey|Sicilian donkey]] |
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• [[Red-necked wallaby|Bennett's wallaby]] |
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• [[Arctic wolf]] |
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• [[Ankole-Watusi]] |
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• [[White tiger]] |
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• [[Colombian white-faced capuchin|White-faced capuchin]] |
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• [[Grant's zebra|Zebra]] |
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===Birds=== |
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• [[Barred owl]] |
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• [[Blue-and-yellow macaw]] |
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• [[Blue eared pheasant]] |
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• [[Silkie|Silkie chicken]] |
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• [[Grey parrot]] |
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• [[Domestic turkey]] |
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• [[Duck]] |
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• [[Tanimbar corella|Goffin]] |
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• [[Harris's hawk]] |
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• [[Heritage turkey]] |
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• [[Hyacinth macaw]] |
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• [[Salmon-crested cockatoo|Moluccan cockatoo]] |
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• [[Peafowl|Peacock]] |
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• [[Golden pheasant]] |
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• [[Sandhill crane]] |
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• [[Scarlet macaw]] |
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• [[Silver pheasant]] |
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• [[Sun parakeet|Sun conure]] |
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• [[White cockatoo|Umbrella cockatoo]] |
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===Reptiles=== |
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American Bison |
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• [[African spurred tortoise]] |
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• [[American alligator]] |
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• [[Ball python]] |
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• [[Boa constrictor]] |
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• [[Corn snake]] |
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• [[Hermann's tortoise]] |
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• [[Red-footed tortoise]] |
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• [[Red-eared slider]] |
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• [[Aldabra giant tortoise]] |
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===Amphibians=== |
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African Crested Porcupine |
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• [[African bullfrog]] |
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African Serval |
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Arctic Fox |
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Bactrian Camel |
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Binturong |
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Black-backed Jackal |
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American Black Bear |
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Bobcat |
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European Brown Bear |
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Fallow Deer |
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Giraffe |
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Llama |
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Pot-bellied Pig |
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Prairie Dog |
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Pygmy Goat |
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Reeve's Muntjac |
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Sheep |
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Siamang |
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Sicilian Donkey |
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Silver Fox |
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Bennett's Wallaby |
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Arctic Wolf |
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Timber Wolf |
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African Watusi |
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White Bengal Tiger |
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White-faced Capuchin |
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Zebra |
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Birds |
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Barred Owl |
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Blue-and-Gold Macaw |
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Blue-eared Pheasant |
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Chinese Silkie Chicken |
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Duck |
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Goffin |
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Harris's Hawk |
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Heritage Turkey |
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Hyacinth Macaw |
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Moluccan Cockatoo |
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Peacock |
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Golden Pheasant |
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Sandhill Crane |
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Scarlet Macaw |
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Silver Pheasant |
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Sun Conure |
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Umbrella Cockatoo |
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Reptiles |
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African Sulcata Tortoise |
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American Alligator |
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Ball Python |
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Burmese Python |
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Corn Snake |
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Hermann's Tortoise |
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Red-footed Tortoise |
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Red-eared Slider |
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Amphibians |
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Pixie Frog |
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Arthropods |
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Tarantula |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*{{official website|http://www.plumptonparkzoo.org}} |
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[[Category:Zoos in Maryland]] |
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[[Category:Zoos established in 1985]] |
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[[Category:1985 establishments in Maryland]] |
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| Location | Rising Sun, Maryland, United States |
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The Plumpton Park Zoo is located in Rising Sun, Maryland, United States, along Maryland Route 273, which is part of the Mason and Dixon Scenic Byway. The Jeremiah Brown House and Mill Site, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, is also on the site.
The zoo was started by Edward Plumstead in 1985 on his family estate, initially with deer and a few domestic animals. Now the zoo is home to over 180 exotic animals of 60 different species and a professionally trained staff of zookeepers and professionals. The zoo welcomes over 85,000 visitors a year.
List of animals
[edit]Mammals
[edit]• Alpaca • American bison • Crested porcupine • Serval • Arctic fox • Bactrian camel • Binturong • Black-backed jackal • American black bear • Bobcat • Continental Giant rabbit • Cougar • Eurasian brown bear • Fallow deer • Giraffe • Llama • Patagonian cavy • Pot-bellied pig • Prairie dog • Pygmy goat • Reeves's muntjac • Sheep • Siamang • Siberian tiger • Sicilian donkey • Bennett's wallaby • Arctic wolf • Ankole-Watusi • White tiger • White-faced capuchin • Zebra
Birds
[edit]• Barred owl • Blue-and-yellow macaw • Blue eared pheasant • Silkie chicken • Grey parrot • Domestic turkey • Duck • Goffin • Harris's hawk • Heritage turkey • Hyacinth macaw • Moluccan cockatoo • Peacock • Golden pheasant • Sandhill crane • Scarlet macaw • Silver pheasant • Sun conure • Umbrella cockatoo
Reptiles
[edit]• African spurred tortoise • American alligator • Ball python • Boa constrictor • Corn snake • Hermann's tortoise • Red-footed tortoise • Red-eared slider • Aldabra giant tortoise
Amphibians
[edit]References
[edit]External links
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