ANIMALS IN THE ZOO

NATIVE ANIMALS

 

The native animals that live in the woods, swamps and waters of the Lowcountry are more and more displaced by a rapidly growing population. At the Lowcountry Zoo, you will see the following animals in their naturalistic habitats. All of these animals were either born in captivity in an AZA accredited zoo or have sustained an injury and would not survive in the wild.

• Alligators
• Bald Eagles
• Grey Foxes
• Hawks
• Owls
• Red Foxes
• River Otters
• White-Tailed Deer
• Wild Turkeys

 

 

DOMESTIC ANIMALS OF THE

PLANTATION

The Dalton and Linda Floyd Domestic Animals of the Plantation Exhibit provides an element of education not only for the Lowcountry Zoo but it connects the zoo to The Lowcountry Trail and Brookgreen's history. The animals in this exhibit are now considered "historic rare breeds" and are much more like animals of the 1800s than the hybrid descendants of today.

• Dominique Chickens
• Marsh Tacky Horses
• Mule
• Red Devon Cows
• Tunis Sheep
• Spainish Goats

 

 

 

 

CYPRESS AVIARY

The Cypress Aviary is the only known aviary built over an existing cypress swamp. You may stroll through on an elevated boardwalk and observe the birds feeding and flying in this natural setting. Some of the birds you may observe in the aviary are listed below.

• Black-crowned night herons
• Egrets
• Great blue herons
• Hooded merganser
• Ibises