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Brooklyn's Zoo
Prospect Park Zoo
450 Flatbush Avenue and Empire Boulevard
Brooklyn, NY 11225
Tel: (718) 399-7339
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$5.00 children, $6.00 seniors, $8.00 adults.
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OngoingHours
Mon – Fri: 10 am – 5 pmSat, Sun: 10 am – 5:30 pm
Hours above apply April-Oct
Nov-March: daily 10 am-4:30 pm
This 12-acre zoo is situated within the heart of Brooklyn and is part of Prospect Park’s Children’s Corner. It features more than 125 species from around the globe, including mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Visitors can roam the lush gardens, marshes and scrubland of Discovery Trail, visit domestic animals on the farm, or head inside to meet nocturnal critters and a troop of Hamadryas baboons. The weekly schedule of animal encounters, keeper chats and sea lion feedings keeps attendees busy.
- Directions: Subway: B, Q, S to Prospect Park
About this Organization
Prospect Park ZooThis 12-acre zoo houses nearly 100 species and has many interactive exhibits and three major areas that provide close-up views of animals, from sheep to weaver finches to gar fish to the ever-popular baboons.
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