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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 '''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 zoo is home to 127 animals of 60 different species while being the home of the [[Jeremiah Brown House and Mill Site]] which is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
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 ==
==List of animals==
===Mammals===
• [[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]]
• [[European fallow deer|Fallow deer]]
• [[Reticulated giraffe|Giraffe]]
• [[Llama]]
• [[Patagonian cavy]]
• [[Pot-bellied pig]]
• [[Black-tailed prairie dog|Prairie dog]]
• [[Pygmy goat]]
• [[Reeves's muntjac]]
• [[Sheep]]
• [[Siamang]]
• [[Siberian tiger]]
• [[Donkey|Sicilian donkey]]
• [[Red-necked wallaby|Bennett's wallaby]]
• [[Arctic wolf]]
• [[Ankole-Watusi]]
• [[White tiger]]
• [[Colombian white-faced capuchin|White-faced capuchin]]
• [[Grant's zebra|Zebra]]


=== Mammals ===
===Birds===
[[Alpaca]]
• [[Barred owl]]
• [[Blue-and-yellow macaw]]
• [[Blue eared pheasant]]
• [[Silkie|Silkie chicken]]
• [[Grey parrot]]
• [[Domestic turkey]]
• [[Duck]]
• [[Tanimbar corella|Goffin]]
• [[Harris's hawk]]
• [[Heritage turkey]]
• [[Hyacinth macaw]]
• [[Salmon-crested cockatoo|Moluccan cockatoo]]
• [[Peafowl|Peacock]]
• [[Golden pheasant]]
• [[Sandhill crane]]
• [[Scarlet macaw]]
• [[Silver pheasant]]
• [[Sun parakeet|Sun conure]]
• [[White cockatoo|Umbrella cockatoo]]


===Reptiles===
[[American bison|American Bison]]
• [[African spurred tortoise]]
• [[American alligator]]
• [[Ball python]]
• [[Boa constrictor]]
• [[Corn snake]]
• [[Hermann's tortoise]]
• [[Red-footed tortoise]]
• [[Red-eared slider]]
• [[Aldabra giant tortoise]]


===Amphibians===
[[African crested porcupines|African Crested Porcupine]]
• [[African bullfrog]]

[[African Serval]]

[[Arctic fox|Arctic Fox]]

[[Bactrian camel|Bactrian Camel]]

[[Binturong]]

[[Black-backed jackal|Black-backed Jackal]]

[[American black bear|American Black Bear]]

[[Bobcat]]

[[Eurasian brown bear|European Brown Bear]]

[[Fallow deer|Fallow Deer]]

[[Giraffe]]

[[Llama]]

[[Pot-bellied pig|Pot-bellied Pig]]

[[Prairie dog|Prairie Dog]]

[[Pygmy goat|Pygmy Goat]]

[[Reeves's muntjac|Reeve's Muntjac]]

[[Sheep]]

[[Siamang]]

[[Sicilian Donkey]]

[[Silver fox (animal)|Silver Fox]]

[[Red-necked wallaby|Bennett's Wallaby]]

[[Arctic wolf|Arctic Wolf]]

[[Timber Wolf (animal)|Timber Wolf]]

[[African Watusi]]

[[White tiger|White Bengal Tiger]]

[[White-headed capuchin|White-faced Capuchin]]

[[Zebra]]

=== Birds ===
[[Barred owl|Barred Owl]]

[[Blue-and-yellow macaw|Blue-and-Gold Macaw]]

[[Blue eared pheasant|Blue-eared Pheasant]]

[[Chinese Silkie Chicken]]

[[Duck]]

[[Tanimbar corella|Goffin]]

[[Harris's hawk|Harris's Hawk]]

[[Heritage turkey|Heritage Turkey]]

[[Hyacinth macaw|Hyacinth Macaw]]

[[Salmon-crested cockatoo|Moluccan Cockatoo]]

[[Peafowl|Peacock]]

[[Golden pheasant|Golden Pheasant]]

[[Sandhill crane|Sandhill Crane]]

[[Scarlet macaw|Scarlet Macaw]]

[[Silver pheasant|Silver Pheasant]]

[[Sun parakeet|Sun Conure]]

[[White cockatoo|Umbrella Cockatoo]]

=== Reptiles ===

[[African spurred tortoise|African Sulcata Tortoise]]

[[American alligator|American Alligator]]

[[Ball python|Ball Python]]

[[Burmese python|Burmese Python]]

[[Corn snake|Corn Snake]]

[[Hermann's tortoise|Hermann's Tortoise]]

[[Red-footed tortoise|Red-footed Tortoise]]

[[Red-eared slider|Red-eared Slider]]

=== Amphibians ===
[[Pyxicephalus|Pixie Frog]]

=== Arthropods ===
[[Tarantula]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{official website|http://www.plumptonparkzoo.org}}
*{{official website|http://www.plumptonparkzoo.org}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/plumptonparkzoo%20 www.youtube.com/user/plumptonparkzoo ]
* {{youtube|u=plumptonparkzoo}}



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[[Category:Zoos in Maryland]]
[[Category:Zoos in Maryland]]
[[Category:Zoos established in 1985]]
[[Category:Zoos established in 1985]]
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Latest revision as of 03:06, 10 November 2024

Plumpton Park Zoo
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scale:2000 region:US 39°42′15.29″N 76°0′5.35″W / 39.7042472°N 76.0014861°W / 39.7042472; -76.0014861
LocationRising Sun, Maryland, United States
Websitewww.plumptonparkzoo.org
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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

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Mammals

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• 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

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• 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

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• African spurred tortoise • American alligator • Ball python • Boa constrictor • Corn snake • Hermann's tortoise • Red-footed tortoise • Red-eared slider • Aldabra giant tortoise

Amphibians

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• African bullfrog

References

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