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Boston Where the Wild Things Are
The Franklin Park Zoo (One Franklin Park Road, Boston; 617-541-5466), the largest zoo in New England, is a 72-acre urban oasis whose attractions include the Australian Outback Trail, with wallabies and kangaroos, and Butterfly Landing (late May through September), an enclosure for more than 1,000 butterflies. Serengeti Crossing is a mixed-species habitat where wildebeests, antelope, zebra, ostrich and ibex coexist. The Tropical Forest is home to gorillas, DeBrazza¡¯s monkeys, saddle-billed storks, capybaras, mandrills, pottos and tropical birds. There are also a children¡¯s zoo, reptile house, simulated wetlands and more.
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