Plumpton Park Zoo
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. The Jeremiah Brown House and Mill Site, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, is also on the site.
| Location | Rising Sun, Maryland, United States |
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| Coordinates | scale:2000 region:US 39°42′15.29″N 76°0′5.35″W |
| Website | www |
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 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
- Crested porcupine
- Serval
- Arctic fox
- Bactrian camel
- Binturong
- Black-backed jackal
- American black bear
- Bobcat
- Eurasian brown bear
- Fallow deer
- Giraffe
- Llama
- Pot-bellied pig
- Prairie dog
- Pygmy goat
- Reeves's muntjac
- Sheep
- Siamang
- Sicilian donkey
- Silver Fox
- Bennett's Wallaby
- Arctic wolf
- Timber wolf
- Ankole-Watusi
- White tiger
- White-faced capuchin
- Zebra
Birds
Reptiles
Amphibians
Arthropods
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