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Space
Farms Zoo & Museum
218 Route 519
Sussex, NJ. 07461
Phone: (973) 875-5800
Open Daily
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Last Entrance at 4 p.m.
May 1 thru October 31
Admission
Prices
Adults (13-64) – $12.95 plus tax
Children (3-12) – $8.50 plus tax
Seniors (65+) – $11.95 plus tax
Group rates available
Season
Passes Available
Contributing Photographer:
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Zoo 
Space Farms Zoo & Museum has
over 500 live wild animals. Including
more than 100 species.
As you tour the wild friends and
family at Space Farms, you will have
the opportunity to visit and observe
the Space Farms Zoo, which includes
bobcats, tigers and lions, buffalo,
hyena, wild ponies, timber wolves,
various types of foxes, bears and
deer, leopards, monkeys, jaguars,
coyotes, llamas, yaks, snakes, and
hundreds more. This private collection
of North American wildlife is the
largest in the world — even
rare, exotic species thrive in the
natural Space Farms environment.
Record-Holding Zoo
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Largest bear
in the world -Goliath — 2000
pounds, 12 ft. tall (Guiness World
Records) lived at Space Farms 1967
– 1991
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Life Longevity
Record – bobcat — 33
years
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Life Longevity
Record – jaguar — 21
years
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Life Longevity
Record – puma — 22 years
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| Special Programs
to Restore Endangered and Threatened Species
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- South Korea's elk herd
- Fallow deer in Taiwan
- Wild turkeys in many states
- Assist in relocating endangered
species threatened by human contact
- The last breeding pair of endangered
Hokkaido Bears were brought to Space
Farms — and now the species
continues in Japan.
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- Don’t miss our Lemurs! A
trio of endangered Ring Tailed Lemurs
will entertain you with their playful
antics. Native to Madagascar, an island
off the east coast of Africa, these
arboreal (tree dwelling) cuties are
known to jump 10 feet high with ease.
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