Where: 365 Elmwood St., North Attleboro, MA 02760 (click for map)
Contact: (508)-699-0129
Attractions: Zoo, Playgrounds, Julia's Garden, Petti Field, Senic View from the highest point in Bristol County
Open: Everyday from 7:00AM until Sunset (closed on major holidays)
We have been making some major improvements up at our WWI Memorial Park Zoo. Click here to read about them in The Sun Chronicle
Here are some of the animals that we have at our Zoo
POT BELLIED PIGS
Here is Gunther he was born on 5/22/1996
(we recently got 2 more Pot Bellied Pigs)
POT BELLIED PIGS ARE VERY INTELLEGENT ANIMALS, MANY CONSIDER THEM TO BE ONE OF THE MOST INTELLEGENT ANIMALS ON EARTH, COMING JUST BEHIND PRIMATES AND DOLPHINES. THEY CAN BE TRAINED TO DO MANY TRICKS. PIGS ARE VERY SOCIAL ANIMALS AND WILL TRY TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU. THEY ARE CREATURES OF HABIT AND DO NOT LIKE CHANGE, BUT WILL DO ALMOST ANYTHING FOR FOOD. PIGS HAVE POOR VISION BUT EXCELLENT SENSES OF SMELL AND HEARING. THERE AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IS 10-15 YEARS. AN AVERAGE LITTER SIZE CAN RANGE FROM 4 -13 PIGLETS, WEIGHING LESS THAN A POUND EACH. PIGS ARE VERY SENSITIVE TO THE SUN. IN THE WILD THEY WALLOW IN THE MUD TO STAY COOL AND PROTECT THEIR SKIN. PIGS USE THEIR SNOUT FOR RUTTING AND FORAGING. IT IS THE STRONGEST PART OF THERE BODY AND IS THE ONLY PLACE THEY CAN SWEAT FROM.
DAIRY GOATS
Pictured above is one of our many dairy goats Gwen. Be sure to visit her and her firends this Saturday, May 22nd when you come to Touch-A-Truck at the park.
Goats were one of the first animals to be tamed by humans and were being herded 9,000 years ago. Worldwide, more people eat the meat and drink the milk of goats than any other single animal. There are over 210 breeds. They are easy to handle and inexpensive to maintain. For this reason they are gaining popularity as show animals. The biggest expense in goat production is adequate fencing, because of their size and intelligence; goats are good at getting out. A female dairy goat is a doe; the male, a buck; the young, kid. Most breeding occurs in late summer through early winter. The gestation period is five months. Twins are common but single or triplet births are not rare. The life span of a goat is 8-12 years. Goat milk byproducts include cheese, soap and baby formula. All goats are born with horns but when they are very young you can dehorn them because it is much safer. Many dairy goats, in their prime, average 6-8 pounds of milk daily (roughly 3-4 quarts) during a 10 month lactation. Goats only have a lower set of teeth. Goats can be seen chewing even when there is no food around, due to their 4 chambered stomach. They can regurgitate there food to ensure collecting all the nutrients. The smaller goats (Pygmys) look like they are pregnant because their stomach is on one side and their intestines are on the other. Since they are short and close to the ground their organs cannot be “stacked” like ours.
