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Jackson Zoo

Q: Where is Jackson Zoo?

United States. Jackson Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 32.320° N, 90.221° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, about 707 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Jackson Zoo?

13 species. Citizen-science photos record 13 species at Jackson Zoo, including Laughing Kookaburra, American Flamingo, Serval, Northern Tamandua and Jaguar. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Jackson Zoo in the wild?

Laughing Kookaburra: Royal National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Jackson Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Laughing Kookaburra (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Royal National Park), American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve) and Serval (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ngorongoro Conservation Area).

Q: When did Jackson Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1919, 20 ha. Jackson Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1919 and covers about 20 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 13 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 13 spp. present

The Jackson Zoo is a zoo that was established in 1919 in Jackson, Mississippi and exhibits over 120 species and approximately 250 individual animals, providing the public the opportunity to observe and study wildlife from around the world and region. The Jackson Zoo is in the historic 110-acre (0.45 km2) Livingston Park and welcomes approximately 85,000 visitors annually from Mississippi and surrounding states. 20,000 school children make their way to the zoo throughout the school year. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

32.320° N 90.221° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1919

Size

Large

Visit

Getting there

jacksonzoo.org ↗

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

LC Endemic

Dacelo novaeguineae

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Royal National Park+ 15 more parks

Phoenicopterus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve+ 10 more parks

Leptailurus serval

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Ngorongoro Conservation Area+ 13 more parks

Tamandua mexicana

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Corcovado National Park+ 21 more parks

Panthera onca

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas+ 12 more parks · Nearby records

Python bivittatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Big Cypress National Preserve+ 7 more parks · Nearby records

Alouatta pigra

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve+ 4 more parks · Nearby records

Pongo pygmaeus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Tanjung Puting National Park+ 3 more parks · Nearby records

Before you go

Where is Jackson Zoo?

United States

Jackson Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 32.320° N, 90.221° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, about 707 km away.

What animals can you see at Jackson Zoo?

13 species

Citizen-science photos record 13 species at Jackson Zoo, including Laughing Kookaburra, American Flamingo, Serval, Northern Tamandua and Jaguar. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Jackson Zoo in the wild?

Laughing Kookaburra: Royal National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Jackson Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Laughing Kookaburra (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Royal National Park), American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve) and Serval (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ngorongoro Conservation Area).

When did Jackson Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1919, 20 ha

Jackson Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1919 and covers about 20 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 13 species are photographed there.