Lynnwood Park Zoo is an animal park spread over 10 acres of land, with a lovely half-acre pond and a popular picnic area. Established in 1990, the zoo is the only park of its kind in the area and features more than 80 animal exhibits, with a large range of species – mammals, reptiles, birds, and others. Some of the most popular mammals are zebra, grey fox, wallaby, pygmy goat, coatimundi, mara, grivet monkey, Java and rhesus macaques, and many others. The reptile exhibition contains the American alligator, corn snake, Burmese python, king snake, eastern box turtle, blue tongued skink, savannah monitor, and others. The most important birds housed here are the barred owl, emu, red golden pheasant, redtail hawk, and others.

1071 Wells Rd, Jacksonville, NC 28540, Phone: 910-938-5848

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