Capron Park Zoo Capron Park Zoo Review and Species List - June 2025

MOG2012

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Hello Zoochatters, here is another species list talking about Capron Park Zoo, a Zoo I haven't visited since 2018/2019.

Capron Park Zoo is a Zoo located in Attleboro, Massachusetts. It's only 8 acres large and is AZA-accredited. It was opened in 1937.


I visited this Zoo on June 1, 2025 and spent around 45 minutes there with the review being based on this visit. Overall, this Zoo is just okay as they are trying to fill in their empty exhibits. I'm going to provide a species list in the next post.

 
Lemur Islands:
  • Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata)
  • Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Grottoes:
  • Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) [not seen]
  • Lion (Panthera leo)
Sadler Building:
  • Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis)
  • Reeve's Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)
  • Chinese Red Panda (Ailurus styani)
  • Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
  • De Brazza's Monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)
  • Serval (Leptailurus serval)
  • Indian Flying-Fox (Pteropus giganteus)
  • Rodrigues Flying-Fox (Pteropus rodricensis)
  • Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
  • Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
Small Animals Building:

  • Silvery-cheeked Hornbill (Bycanistes brevis)
  • Nile Monitor (Varanus niloticus)
  • Barred Owl (Strix varia)
  • North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
  • Geoffroy's Tufted-ear Marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)
  • Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni)
  • Palawan Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonsis) [not seen]

Central Enclosure:


  • Domestic Yak (Bos grunniens)

Capron Building / Animal Armor:
There were two empty enclosures, likely the former chinchilla and woylie enclosures

  • Crevice Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) [Signed as Pancake Tortoise]
  • Rough-scaled Plated Lizard (Broadleysaurus major) [Signed as Sudan Plated Lizard]
  • Giant African Millipede (Archispirostreptus gigas)
  • Stripe-tailed Scorpion (Paravaejovis spinigerus)
  • Antilles Pinktoe Tarantula (Caribena versicolor)
  • Carpet Python (Morelia spilota)
  • Palawan Porcupine (Hystrix pumila) [Signed as Palawan Crested Porcupine]
  • Bolivian Grey Titi (Plecturocebus donacophilus)
Rainforest Building:

  • Malaysian Blood Python (Python brongersmai)
  • Red-tailed Green Ratsnake (Gonysoma oxycephalum) [not seen]
  • Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus)
  • Amazon Milk Frog (Trachycephalus resinifictrix)
Free-Roaming:
  • Beautiful Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus)
  • Black-naped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus)
  • Collared Finchbill (Spizixos semitorques) [not seen, unsigned]
  • Indian Flying-Fox (Pteropus giganteus) [not seen, unsigned]
  • Magpie Shrike (Urolestes melanoleucus) [not seen]
  • Mindanao Bleeding-Heart (Gallicolumba crinigera)
  • Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
  • Purple Starling (Lamprotornis purpureus)
  • Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata) [not seen, unsigned]
  • Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)
  • Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys) [not seen]
  • Rodrigues Flying-Fox (Pteropus rodricensis) [not seen, unsigned]
  • Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat (Cossypha niveicapilla) [unsigned]
  • Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) [not seen]

To be concluded:
 
Conclusion
Now that I've finished the species list, here is the breakdown.​
Total Species (not including ambassadors) - 46 species
  • Carnivorans (Order Carnivora) - 6
  • Primates (Order Primates) - 5
  • Even-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans (Order Artiodactyla) - 2
  • Bats (Order Chiroptera) - 2
  • Sloths and Anteaters (Order Pilosa)
  • Rodents (Order Rodentia)
  • Perching Birds (Order Passeriformes) - 5
  • Pigeons and Doves (Order Columbiformes) - 4
  • Waterfowl (Order Anseriformes) - 1
  • Hornbills and Hoopoes (Order Bucerotiformes) - 1
  • Cassowaries and Emu (Order Casuariiformes) - 1
  • Kagu and Sunbittern (Order Eurypygiformes) - 1
  • Landfowl (Order Galliformes) - 1
  • Cranes, Rails, and Allies (Order Gruiformes) - 1
  • Owls (Order Strigiformes) - 1
  • Snakes (Suborder Serpentes) - 3
  • Lizards (Suborder Sauria) - 2
  • Turtles and Tortoises (Order Testudines) - 2
  • Crocodilians (Order Crocodylia) - 1
  • Spiders (Order Araneae) - 1
  • Scorpions (Order Scorpiones) - 1
  • Frogs and Toads (Order Anura) - 1
  • Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies (Order Hymenoptera) - 1
  • Order Spirostreptida - 1

The Zoo is more diverse than I thought it was with only fish lacking. Despite having many losses like Indian crested Porcupine, night monkeys, warty pigs, and sloth bears, there also have been many new animals like Palawan Porcupine.

This will be my last review until August where I might review Lincoln Park Zoo. Despite it's small size, it's a good zoo that I would visit again. I hope you all find this species list helpful and accurate but feel free to notice anything missing or incorrect
 
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