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Founded in 1912, Franklin Park Zoo is set on a sprawling 72-acre site in Boston’s historic Franklin Park. The zoo is home to over 100 species of animals, including African lions, giraffes ...
Three new animals have been born at Franklin Park Zoo over the past few months, including a zebra, stork, and crane. Two of the animals are the first of their species to be born at the zoo.
Franklin Park Zoo animals are staying cool during summer heat 02:43. DORCHESTER - It's hot and humid in Massachusetts and humans have all kinds of ways to stay cool: swimming, ice pops or even ...
The animals of Franklin Park Zoo are rattled up by the constant dirt bikes and the deafeningly loud bass of illegal parties in the park, leading zookeepers and experts to worry about the animals ...
At the Franklin Park Zoo, which is currently open to the public with some capacity restrictions, acute changes to an animal’s environment have historically resulted in a number of altered behaviors.
Three species of animals were born in the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston this year — a Hartmann’s mountain zebra, a yellow-billed stork and a wattled crane. Check out photos.
On Oct. 30 and 31, Franklin Park Zoo in Boston is hosting its annual Zoo Howl. The event is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “During this popular Halloween event, children are invited to trick-or-treat ...
Red panda at the Franklin Park Zoo's new children's zoo. (Courtesy Zoo New England / Sarah Woodruff) “Nature’s Neighborhoods,” the new children’s zoo that invites children to play among ...
Franklin Park Zoo animals got the chance to get up and dance Sunday when Berklee students stopped by to play for the abnormally furry audience. The Berklee student-led group, The Movement, gave a ...
BOSTON (WHDH) - The Franklin Park Zoo invited everyone in the area– animals and humans alike– to celebrate Millie the tapir, Pablo the western lowland gorilla, Ptolemy the pygmy hippo and ...
Turns out, zoo animals aren't all that different from us, especially those at Franklin Park Zoo. The zoo exhibits Zookeepers have found ways to keep the animals cool during the summer heat.