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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
Leopard
Arctic Fox
Ball python
Barn owl
Barred owl
Black howler monkey
Black vulture
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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