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.

Plumpton Park Zoo
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LocationRising Sun, Maryland, United States
Websitewww.plumptonparkzoo.org
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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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AlpacaAmerican bisonCrested porcupineServalArctic foxBactrian camelBinturongBlack-backed jackalAmerican black bearBobcatContinental Giant rabbitCougarEurasian brown bearFallow deerGiraffeLlamaPatagonian cavyPot-bellied pigPrairie dogPygmy goatReeves's muntjacSheepSiamangSiberian tigerSicilian donkeyBennett's wallabyArctic wolfAnkole-WatusiWhite tigerWhite-faced capuchinZebra

Birds

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Barred owlBlue-and-yellow macawBlue eared pheasantSilkie chickenGrey parrotDomestic turkeyDuckGoffinHarris's hawkHeritage turkeyHyacinth macawMoluccan cockatooPeacockGolden pheasantSandhill craneScarlet macawSilver pheasantSun conureUmbrella cockatoo

Reptiles

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African spurred tortoiseAmerican alligatorBall pythonBoa constrictorCorn snakeHermann's tortoiseRed-footed tortoiseRed-eared sliderAldabra giant tortoise

Amphibians

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African bullfrog

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