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Montgomery Zoo

Q: Where is Montgomery Zoo?

United States. Montgomery Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 32.420° N, 86.277° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, about 427 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Montgomery Zoo?

55 species. Citizen-science photos record 55 species at Montgomery Zoo, including Common Ostrich, Common Peafowl, Bald Eagle, American Alligator and Scarlet Ibis. 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 Montgomery Zoo in the wild?

Common Ostrich: De Hoop Nature Reserve. Some of the animals photographed at Montgomery Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Common Ostrich (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in De Hoop Nature Reserve), Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park) and Bald Eagle (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Great Bear Rainforest).

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

Opened 1935, 25 ha. Montgomery Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1935 and covers about 25 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 55 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 55 spp. present

Montgomery Zoo is a 40-acre (16 ha) zoo located on the north side of Montgomery, Alabama. The zoo is an independent city department, and is supported in part by The Montgomery Area Zoological Society. It is home to approximately 750 animals representing 140 species. After not renewing their Association of Zoos and Aquariums membership in 2013, the zoo opted to remain accredited solely by the Zoological Association of America. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

32.420° N 86.277° W

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Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1935

Size

Large

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Getting there

montgomeryzoo.com ↗

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Struthio camelus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in De Hoop Nature Reserve+ 26 more parks

Pavo cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Udawalawe National Park+ 26 more parks

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Great Bear Rainforest+ 35 more parks

LC Endemic

Alligator mississippiensis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Big Cypress National Preserve+ 3 more parks

Eudocimus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Caroni Swamp+ 1 more park

Phoenicopterus chilensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Lauca National Park+ 4 more parks

Puma concolor

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Torres del Paine National Park+ 21 more parks

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in El Palmar National Park+ 10 more parks

Before you go

Where is Montgomery Zoo?

United States

Montgomery Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 32.420° N, 86.277° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, about 427 km away.

What animals can you see at Montgomery Zoo?

55 species

Citizen-science photos record 55 species at Montgomery Zoo, including Common Ostrich, Common Peafowl, Bald Eagle, American Alligator and Scarlet Ibis. 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 Montgomery Zoo in the wild?

Common Ostrich: De Hoop Nature Reserve

Some of the animals photographed at Montgomery Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Common Ostrich (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in De Hoop Nature Reserve), Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park) and Bald Eagle (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Great Bear Rainforest).

When did Montgomery Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1935, 25 ha

Montgomery Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1935 and covers about 25 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 55 species are photographed there.