Franklin Park Zoo Full Tour - Boston, Massachusetts
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- The Franklin Park Zoo is a 72-acre (290,000 m2) zoo located in Boston, Massachusetts and is currently operated by Zoo New England, which also operates the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts. The zoo is located in the northeast portion of Franklin Park, Boston's largest park and the last component of the city's famed Emerald Necklace.
The zoo was opened to the public in 1912, and managed by the City of Boston until 1958, when the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) began management. Under the MDC's control, the zoo opened several new exhibits, including Bird's World (c. 1975), the Children's Zoo (1984), and the African Tropical Forest (1989). In 1991, the zoo's management was handed over to the Commonwealth Zoological Corporation (CZS), which also gained management of the Stone Zoo. In July 1997, the CZS was renamed Zoo New England to "reflect the changing image of both zoos". The zoo has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) since 1990.
Exhibits
The zoo contains more than 220 species of animals and includes the following main exhibit areas.
The Tropical Forest: a 3-acre (1.2 ha) building roofed by a huge Teflon-coated cloth dome. The building mimics the animals' natural environment with streams, moats, faux-rock structures, hidden fences and barriers. The exhibit includes western lowland gorillas, fruit bats, dwarf crocodiles, ocelots, ring-tailed lemurs, West African pottos, Baird's tapirs, Linne's two-toed sloths, green anacondas, giant anteaters, Ruppell's griffon vultures, De Brazza's monkeys, cotton-top tamarins, pygmy hippos and various birds and reptiles.
Serengeti Crossing: 4-acre (1.6 ha) grasslands exhibit with common ostriches, white-bearded wildebeest, Hartmann's mountain zebras, and common warthogs. The exhibit first opened in 1997, making it one of the first new exhibits to open at the zoo since the opening of the African Tropical Forest in 1989.
Kalahari Kingdom: A large African themed area housing two African lion brothers. Visitors can view them through a replica of a land rover "crashed" into the exhibit, glass, or from over a moat.
Outback Trail: Australian animals such as red kangaroos, western gray kangaroos, red-necked wallabies, emus, citron-crested cockatoos, North Island brown kiwis, laughing kookaburras and tawny frogmouths.
Giraffe Savannah: Opened in 1999, this large habitat contains a herd of Masai giraffes, black crowned cranes, Grévy's zebras and Somali wild ass.
Bird's World: A large building dating back to the zoo's 1912 opening containing dozens of bird species in four different environments: swamp, rainforest, desert, and wetlands. Outside, there is a large flight cage for Andean condors, Eurasian griffon vultures, and Steller's sea eagles, and other birds from around the world including black crakes, boat-billed herons, Gouldian finches, great hornbills, green aracaris, Indian peafowl, kea, lesser flamingos, sunbitterns, violet turacos and various waterfowl.
Butterfly Landing: a seasonal exhibit containing over 1,000 butterflies in free flight. This large outdoor "tent" also has streams and a waterfall surrounded by numerous plant species.
Children's Zoo: A three-acre complex which includes a new, walk-through aviary with assorted Asian birds, black-tailed prairie dogs, red pandas, turtles, Baikal teals, and Reeve's muntjacs. There is also the Franklin Farm, a barn with paddocks for livestock and an interaction area for goats with various outbuildings.
Gorilla Grove: This dynamic outdoor habitat features over 360,000 cubic feet for the troop to explore, including vines and trees for climbing, a cascading waterfall, and a multitude of built-in foraging opportunities for gorillas to discover throughout the day.
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Hi Tom,
I love this video of your full tour during your visit to Franklin Park Zoo!! You have the same hat and souvenir cup that I purchased to.
Thank You, I'm glad you enjoyed it. The hat and refillable drink bottle made great souvenirs, great minds think alike
Thanks for the tour Tom, that was really enjoyable. That’s a really nice zoo, lots of animals.
Really enjoyed watching the tour , thanks Tom . Really nice zoo, lots of animals.
This was an exceptional zoo, they had a very nice variety of animals. The indoor buildings were the best portion for me. I'm glad you enjoyed my tour
Awesome video Tom. The Franklin Park Zoo looks more beautiful than I remember, I love the outdoor Gorilla habitat that area is actually brand new. I really loved the pygmy Hippopotamus they are adorable animals, what was your favorite animal
This is a fantastic zoo, so many animals to enjoy. The indoor buildings were my favorite parts, especially the tropical building. I really enjoyed all of the different birds they have
That was a beautiful zoo
It really was, I was quite impressed with the design of the zoo. It's great to see they are continuing to add new habitats. The tropical building was gorgeous, I was so glad to go here
This looks like a very small but very interesting zoo
The habitats are spaced out, so the zoo is larger than it seems
@TomsRoadTrippin yes I noticed
Great video ! Will you be visiting the Utica Zoo ?
Where is that zoo located? I'll see about going this year
@@TomsRoadTrippin I know where the Utica Zoo is but is it okay if I tell you because I know you asked someone else so I could let him respond if you would like
And of course I watch your zoo and aquarium videos
Yeah my zoo and aquarium vids definitely have lots of animals 😃
Tom what happened to your camera after the wildebeest
The video didn't record correctly with the Zebras, I had the still image that I duplicated so you could see them
I Love red panda
So do I, they are so cute and Fuzzy
@TomsRoadTrippin ya they're very cute
Tom, what month do you want me to remind you about the jelly belly factory in California?
I'll be heading out West in late July, I'll be setting up my destinations in late June. So anytime in June will be perfect Holly, Thank You
@TomsRoadTrippin Ok. Your welcome 😊
I like the hat you got, its cute
Yeah I thought so too 😊
Not sure if you saw my question about the postcards or not. Do you want me to mail the actual postcards or would you rather I send several in an envelope?
@@TomsRoadTrippin no I didn't get your question. You can send them in an envelope.
@HollyCrossman45 OK, I'll send you your Florida postcard when I get back home
@@TomsRoadTrippin Thank you
Sorry Tom that I don’t watch your festival videos but I only watch your state or national parks if they have animals
Several of the National Parks have animals
The Florida Renaissance Festival had animals, Baby Animals 😃
@@TomsRoadTrippinwhat kinds of baby animals
@@peytonedwards9387 Have you ever been to the San Diego Zoo San Diego Zoo Safari Park Los Angeles Zoo or Santa Barbara Zoo before
Tom how old Is Sheldon
He's around 8 or 9 years old
I was so lucky to see kangaroos and tawny frogmouth and kookaburras and kolwas in oz
Those are all great animals, especially the Kookaburra 😁
@@TomsRoadTrippinoh yep I took pics I could send you the pics
@@TomsRoadTrippin I can send them to you 🤔🤔
Did you know that they used to have Tigers but they got rid of them and now the exhibit now belongs to the Hyenas
I actually enjoy Hyenas, they aren't ugly at all
@TomsRoadTrippin I second that
I meant goatie goats .
OOPS !
Yeah 😂