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This zoo features more than 300 species of birds, reptiles and mammals, including North American buffaloes, bobcats, giraffes, monkeys, zebras and llamas. The structures within the park, including a wooden gristmill, date to the 18th century.

Open daily 10am-5pm; closed major holidays.

Location: 1416 Telegraph Rd., Rising Sun Maryland 21911 Telephone 410-658-6850

Other Wildlife Viewing nearby:
(Bear) Lums Pond Animal Hospital
(Millville) Animal Hospital of Millville
(Baltimore) Baltimore Zoo
(Smyrna) Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
(Wilmington) Brandywine Park
(Wilmington) Brandywine Zoo

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