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An official Path Through History Site! Ross Park Zoo officially opened in 1875, and is currently the fifth oldest zoo in the country. A historical, family attraction, this quaint facility is home to more than 100 different species of animals, including African penguins, red pandas, wallabies, and Amur tigers. Seasonal: April through November.
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African penguin
African spurred tortoise
Alpine Goat
Amur leopard
Arctic Fox
Ball python
Barn owl
Barred owl
Black howler monkey
Black vulture
Black-and-white ruffed lemur
California king snake
Chicken
Cinereous vulture
Cougar
Coyote
Emperor scorpion
Flemish giant rabbits
Geoffroy’s marmoset
Golden-headed lion tamarin
Green aracari
Green tree python
Guinea hog
Mali uromastyx
Mombosa golden starburst tarantula
Nigerian dwarf goat
Nubian goat
Pallas’s cat
Pancake tortoise
Peafowl
Prehensile-tailed porcupine
Pygmy goat
Red panda
Red wolf
Red-eared slider
Red-footed tortoise
Red-tailed boa
Sand cat
Shetland sheep
Snow leopard
Snowy owl
Tennessee fainting goat
Turkey vulture
Two-toed sloth
Yellow-footed tortoise
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Ross Park zoo is open daily from 10 am – 4 pm with the last admission at 3 pm. The zoo will be closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Additionally, the zoo will be closed the following Tuesdays in 2023 for staff training and development: May 2nd, June 6th, September 5th, October 3rd, November 7th, and December 5th. Winter admission rates are in effect from November 1st – March 31st. Standard admission rates apply April 1st – October 31st.
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