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Buttonwood Park Zoo, New Bedford, MA

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Buttonwood Park Zoo

A small city-run zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts, home to animals from several continents.

425 Hawthorn Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 · New Bedford, MA

About Buttonwood Park Zoo

Buttonwood Park Zoo sits in the middle of Buttonwood Park in New Bedford. The city owns and runs it, with help from the Buttonwood Park Zoological Society. Its animals come from Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, and South America. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums accredits the zoo, which has been praised as one of the finest small zoos in the country. Visitors can see amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, and invertebrates, and the site offers a live red panda camera. The zoo occupies part of a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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