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Location: Stoneham

Stone Zoo552

in Stoneham, MA 02180
781.438.5100
Hours:Apr 1-Sep 30: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun, holidays 10am-6pm; Oct 1-Mar 31: Daily 10am-4pm
Cost:Adults $11; Seniors $9; Children (2-12) $7, (under 2) free
Ages:All Ages

about Stone Zoo:

Stone Zoo is a 26-acre site located near the Spot Pond Reservoir. The zoo is home to species from around the world including snow leopards, reindeer, several monkey species, and flamingos.

Animal exhibits include:
Dino Dig - A replica of an actual active archaeological dig site in Canada where children can dig for faux fossils from the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.
Mexican Grey Wolves habitat is home to the Mexican grey wolf, which is the rarest, southernmost, and most genetically distinct sub-species of the grey wolf in North America.
Monkey Exhibit features Coatimundis, Spider monkeys, and Colobus monkeys.
Himalayan Highlands is home to a beautiful pair of breeding snow leopards, Markhor goats, and the regional beast of burden, the yak.
Touchable Barnyard allows children and visitors a chance to get close and personal with a variety of friendly animals such as Hampshire sheep, miniature horses, and pygmy zebu.
Treasures of the Sierra Madre houses wildlife from the Southwestern United States and Mexico, including a breeding pair of jaguars, cougars, coyotes, Gila monsters, spectacled owls, cacomistle, and other indigenous reptiles and birds.
Windows to the Wild is the home to a variety of small birds, mammals, and primates from around the world, including African-crested porcupines, hyacinth macaws, emperor tamarins, two breeding colonies of Caribbean and Chilean flamingos, and much more.
Yukon Creek is a replica of the Canadian north woods, which houses members of their native wildlife such as bald eagles, Canadian lynx, and a pair of real reindeer.

Gibbon Exhibit, opened in June 2009 and home to a white-cheeked gibbon named Iggy, is 20 feet tall and provides ample space for climbing high and swinging throughout the exhibit.

Black Bear Exhibit, opened in May 2008, is home to three-year-old brothers that joined Stone Zoo from the Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR) in Tennessee.

getting there:

From I93 North, take Exit 34. Turn right onto Pond Street. The Zoo is approximately 1/2 mile on your right. From I93 South, take Exit 35. At bottom of ramp, turn left. Follow brown and white signs to the Zoo.

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