Brandywine Zoo is a small zoo in Brandywine Park in Wilmington on the banks of the Brandywine River. Opened in 1905, the zoo has approximately 150 animals that live in 12 acres of natural enclosures and are mostly native to Asia and the Americas. Some of the animals in the zoo are river otters, Sandhill cranes, Andean condors, bobcats, South American llamas, capybaras, toucans, a two-toed sloth, and parrots,. There is also a small petting zoo for the kids. Brandywine Zoo is actively involved in worldwide conservation efforts to protect endangered animals such as Amur tigers, Andean condors, and lion tamarins. The zoo has also started a study of Delaware kestrel population.

Brandywine Zoo, 1001 N Park Dr, Wilmington, DE 19802, Phone: 302-571-7747

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