Zoo

Southwick's Zoo

Q: Where is Southwick's Zoo?

United States. Southwick's Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 42.065° N, 71.585° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Acadia National Park, about 360 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Southwick's Zoo?

62 species. Citizen-science photos record 62 species at Southwick's Zoo, including Sika Deer, Grey Crowned Crane, Common Peafowl, Laughing Kookaburra and Common Ostrich. 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 Southwick's Zoo in the wild?

Sika Deer: Nikko National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Southwick's Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Sika Deer (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Nikko National Park), Grey Crowned Crane (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Amboseli National Park) and Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park).

Q: When did Southwick's Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1963, 31 ha. Southwick's Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1963 and covers about 31 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 62 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 62 spp. present

Southwick's Zoo, is a 300-acre zoological park in Mendon, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1963, it is the largest zoo in New England. The Southwick and Brewer families have operated the zoo since its inception. The zoo is home to more than 850 animals from various regions of the world, offering visitors a chance to observe over 165 species of exotic animals. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

42.065° N 71.585° W

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Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1963

Size

Large

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Getting there

southwickszoo.com ↗

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Cervus nippon

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Nikko National Park

Balearica regulorum

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Amboseli National Park+ 25 more parks

Pavo cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Udawalawe National Park+ 26 more parks

LC Endemic

Dacelo novaeguineae

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Royal National Park+ 15 more parks

Struthio camelus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in De Hoop Nature Reserve+ 26 more parks

Camelus bactrianus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park

Osphranter rufus

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Phacochoerus africanus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Kidepo Valley National Park+ 39 more parks

Before you go

Where is Southwick's Zoo?

United States

Southwick's Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 42.065° N, 71.585° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Acadia National Park, about 360 km away.

What animals can you see at Southwick's Zoo?

62 species

Citizen-science photos record 62 species at Southwick's Zoo, including Sika Deer, Grey Crowned Crane, Common Peafowl, Laughing Kookaburra and Common Ostrich. 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 Southwick's Zoo in the wild?

Sika Deer: Nikko National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Southwick's Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Sika Deer (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Nikko National Park), Grey Crowned Crane (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Amboseli National Park) and Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park).

When did Southwick's Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1963, 31 ha

Southwick's Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1963 and covers about 31 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 62 species are photographed there.