The Franklin Park Zoo at One Franklin Park Road in Boston, Massachusetts has a wide variey of mammals, birds and insects. There is the Serengeti Crossing with zebras, wildebeest, ostrich and ibex sheep; the Australian Outback Trail featuring wallabies, emus, and kangaroos; the Giraffe Savannah with giraffes; Kalahai Kingdom where the lions rule; the Tropical Forest representing warthogs, storks, mandrills, monkeys, tapir, gorillas and tropical birds; The Butterfly Landing which is a walk-through enclosure for 1,000 butterfiles (seasonal & nomimal additional admission); and the hands-on Franklin Farm with chickens, sheep, goats, cows, etc. There are also anacondas, vultures, waterfowl, cockatoos, pygmy hippos, porcupines, prairie dogs, reptiles, amphibians, leopards, zebras, and dwarf crocodiles.
There are food concessions (seasonal), a gift shop and a small train. The zoo is open year-round except Thanksgiving and Christmas (closes early in Winters).
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