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Indian Creek Zoo’s Friendly Tour Guide
Meet our dog Arrow who loves to greet our zoo visitors. Look for her as you make your way around the zoo!
2024 Animals on Exhibit: wolves, camels, wallabies, kangaroos, white-tail deer, fallow deer, ducks, geese, ostriches, capybara, ring-tailed lemurs, red-ruffed lemurs, goats, sloths, spider monkeys, macaws, alligators, bobcats, reindeer, macaque monkey, great horned owl, toucans, hornbills, red-tailed hawks, marmosets, Ayam Cemani chickens, Dexter cows, raven, frill-back pigeons, continental giant rabbits, peacocks and the aviary.
Alligator mississippiensis
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
The capybara or greater capybara is a giant cavy rodent native to South America. It is the largest living rodent and a member of the genus Hydrochoerus. The only other extant member is the lesser capybara.
Macropus rufogriseus
The Bennett’s or Red-Necked Wallabies are common in eastern Australia. A small population of albino Bennett’s wallabies live on Bruny Island, off the southeast coast of Tasmania.
Lynx rufus
The Bobcat is territorial and largely solitary. It ranges from southern Canada to central Mexico, including most of the continental United States.
The Continental Giant, also known as the German Giant, is a very large breed of rabbit. On average, they weigh around 25 lbs and are approximately 3 feet in length.
Ceratogymna atrata
The Black Casqued Hornbill lives in Sub-Saharan Africa. These birds make their nests in holes high up in the trees, sometimes more than 66 feet above the ground. The weight of a hornbill’s casque and bill are so heavy that their first two neck vertebrae are fused to support the weight.
Camelus dromedarius
The dromedary is the tallest of the camel species. They have a single hump, sharp vision and a great sense of smell. Compared to the Bactrian camel, the dromedary has a lighter build, longer limbs, and a greater height at the shoulder.
Dama dama
Fallow Deer are common throughout Europe. The call of the Fallow deer is called “groaning,” and it sounds a lot like burping.
Bubo virginianus
The Great Horned Owl is one of the largest owls in North and South American. They are most active at night and like to rest in coniferous trees during the day. A Great Horned owl’s strong talons require a force of 28 pounds to open.
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Hyacinth macaws are one of the largest species of parrots. They live in Southern Brazil and Western Bolivia. Macaws typically mate for life.
Macropodidae
These marsupials from Australia are herbivores that are powerful kickers and can jump up to 30 feet high depending on the specific species.
Callithrix jacchus
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Struthio camelus
Well known as one of the very species of large flightless birds native to Africa. As the largest bird species, the Ostrich lays the largest eggs of any bird. Their acute sense of hearing and vision allows them to spot predators from far distances.
SCIENTIFIC NAME
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Common Raven
The common raven (Corvus corax) is a large, black bird with a thick neck, shaggy throat feathers, and a long, thick beak
Pigtail macaques get their name from a unique feature of their morphology. Their short tails, which they carry half-erect, resemble the tails of pigs, thus giving them their name “pigtail” macaque.
Varecia rubra
The word lemur comes from lemurs, which means ghosts or spirits. They live in the rainforests of Masoala in Madagascar. Red ruffed lemurs have a long claw on the second toe of their back leg to brush their fluffy coats.
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-tailed hawks are common raptor species in North America. They are known for their outstanding hunting ability and are commonly used in falconry. Pairs remain together for years in the same territory.
Rangifer tarandus
Reindeer, also known as the caribou in North America, is native to the Arctic and regions of northern Europe, Siberia, and Northern America. Some subspecies have knees that make a clicking noise when they walk so the animals can stay together in a blizzard.
Lemur catta
The Ring-tailed lemur is a primate from the island of Madagascar. It is the most recognized lemur because of its long, black and white ringed tail. It is also female dominant, a trait common among lemurs.
Choloepus hoffmani
Known for their slow speeds, sloths have a slow metabolism and sleep between 15-18 hours each day. They spend most of their lives hanging from branches in the rain forests, only coming down once a week to avoid predators.
Ateles belzebuth
Also known as the white-fronted or long-haired spider monkey, they’re an endangered species of spider monkey. They are herbivorous, have a strong tail that they use as a limb, and are specialists at swinging!
Canis lupus
Timber Wolves in the wild are usually found in packs of five to 12 animals. There is one alpha male and one alpha female in the pack.
Ramphastos tucanus
Native to South America, more specifically to tropical rain forests. They are the second largest toucan in the world. They have a long, narrow tongue that is frayed at the tip which increases their sense of taste.
Odocoileus virginianus
White-Tailed deer are found from southern Canada to South America. “White-tailed” refers to the white underside of the deer’s tail, which it displays and wags when it senses danger.
2024 ADMISSIONS
Temps must be at least 55 degrees for some animals to be outside for viewing.
Available For Pre-Booking Only.
Please book online, or
call (734) 224-0390
