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| 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 | |
| Location | Rising Sun, Maryland, United States |
| Website | www |
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 165 animals of 75 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. The Zoos beginning included just deer and a few domestic animals. Now the Zoo is home to over 165 exotic animals and a professionally trained staff of zookeepers and professionals. The zoo welcomes over 85,000 visitors a year.
List of animals
Mammals
- Alpaca
- American Bison
- African Crested Porcupine
- African Serval
- Arctic Fox
- Bactrian Camel
- Binturong
- Black-backed Jackal
- American Black Bear
- Bobcat
- European Brown Bear
- Fallow Deer
- Giraffe
- Llama
- Pot-bellied Pig
- Prairie Dog
- Pygmy Goat
- Reeve's Muntjac
- Sheep
- Siamang
- Sicilian Donkey
- Silver Fox
- Bennett's Wallaby
- Arctic Wolf
- Timber Wolf
- African Watusi
- White Bengal Tiger
- White-faced Capuchin
- Zebra
Birds
- Barred Owl
- Blue-and-Gold Macaw
- Blue-eared Pheasant
- Chinese Silkie Chicken
- 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
- African Sulcata Tortoise
- American Alligator
- Ball Python
- Burmese Python
- Corn Snake
- Hermann's Tortoise
- Red-footed Tortoise
- Red-eared Slider
- Aldabra Tortoise
Amphibians
Arthropods
References
External links
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