Vermont Zoo

The Vermont Zoo is a zoo located near Burlington, Vermont. It is home to over 900 animals from over 200 species. It is the only AZA-accredited zoo in the state of Vermont, it is owned and operated by the Greene Foundation.

## Animals and Exhibits

### North America

Showcases many animals native to the states, several of which are rescues who were unable to be returned to the wild.

* Bobcat
* Common Snapping Turtle
* North American River Otter
* American Beaver, North American Porcupine, Virginia Opossum, White-tailed Deer, Turkey Vulture, Ring-necked Pheasant, Wild Turkey
* Timber Rattlesnake
* Coyote
* American Bighorn Sheep, American Bison

### Amazonia

An indoor tropical rainforest focusing on the amazon river where visitors can walk amongst many South American birds, mammals and fishes without barriers. It is also home to a family of Gian Otters, which are the zoo's mascot species.

* Brazilian Prehensile-tailed Porcupine, Capybara, Cotton-top Tamarin, Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey, Golden-headed Lion Tamarin, Kinkajou, Red Howler Monkey, Short-tailed Gray Opossum, Six-banded Armadillo, Southern Tamandua, Southern Three-banded Armadillo, Alagoas Curassow, Ash Conure, Blue-and-Gold Macaw, Black-necked Stilt, Blue-throated Piping Guan, Chestnut Tinamou, Croaking Ground Dove, Gray-winged Trumpeter, Great Green Macaw, Great Ground Macaw, Hyacinth Macaw, King Vulture, Malone’s Parrotlet, Nublar Oropendola, Paradise Tanager, Roseate Spoonbill, Scarlet Ibis, Scarlet Macaw, Sunbittern, Wattled Macaw, Whooping Bellbird, Hilare’s Toad-headed Turtle, Mata-mata, Red-footed Tortoise, Argentine Horned Frog, Blue Poison Dart Frog, Dyeing Poison Dart Frog, Mission Golden-eyed Treefrog, Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog, Altum Angelfish, Arapaima, Banded Leporhinus, Challenger’s Amazon River Shark, Fawcett’s Lake Catfish, Golden Oscar, Guppy, Herring Cichlid, Julii Corydoras, Motoro Ray, Neon Tetra, Payara, Pirapitinga, Rainbow Bass, Red-eye Tetra, Redhook Myleus, Red-tail Catfish, River Xiphactinus, Rusty-striped Piranha, Silver Arowana, Silver Dollar, Speculichthys ferox, Suckermouth Catfish, Tambaqui
* Leafcutter Ant
* Tufted Capuchin
* Honduran Curlyhair Tarantula
* Phorusrhasraptus diabolus
* Ocelot
* Keel-billed Toucan, Cuvier’s Dwarf Caiman
* Giant Otter

### Denham Aviary

A large walkthrough aviary featuring birds from Southeast Asia and the Pacific. It is climate controlled so it can be visited year-round.

* Black-and-Chestnut Jungle Chicken, Dark-wing, False Angel Bird, Fangbird, Fellbird, Fine-backed Bushcreeper, Foeducrista spp., Fritsch's Megaphone Bird, Giant Elephant Bird, Hopthrush, Horrible Thrush, Laughing Painted Jay, Lily-mouthed Starling, Moro’ai Blue Lory, Needle-tailed Minivet, Orange-backed Woodpecker, Pink Marsh Plover, Princefisher, Skull Island Fruit Dove, Skull Island Sunbird, Skull Island Woodpecker, South Island Adzebill, South Island Giant Moa, Tangerine Fruit Dove, Titan Hornbill, Two-lined Tweezle, Woodpercher, Yellow Vinch, Edward’s Pheasant, Golden Pheasant, Lady Amherst’s Pheasant, Malay Great Argus, Malayan Crestless Fireback, Malayan Peacock-Pheasant, Palawan Peacock-Pheasant, Reeve’s Pheasant, Vietnamese Crested Argus, Alpine Moordenaar, Broad-beaked Gryp, Golden Tundra-Chicken, Harpy Gryp, Lesser Bronzed Gryp, Manwell’s Akree, Purple Piscator, Club-bird, Snuchu, Sooty Akree, Southern Uchiwa
* Radiated Tortoise

### Temperate Trail

Features animals from the Arctic, temperate and alpine zones of Asia.

* Arctic Fox
* Snow Leopard
* Eurasian Eagle Owl
* Chinese Goral, Red Panda
* Pallas’ Cat

### Wildlife Connections

The largest section of the zoo, Wildlife Connections is home to a Petting Zoo, a Reptile House, and Aviary for Lorikeets that guests can offer to feed nectar.

* Brown Rat
* Domestic Cattle, Alpaca, Llama, Domestic Donkey, Domestic Horse, Dromedary Camel, Zebu
* Domestic Goat, Domestic Sheep, European Fallow Deer, Reindeer, Domestic Chicken, Domestic Duck, Domestic Goose, Domestic Turkey
* Domestic Guinea Pig
* Domestic Pig
* African Giant Pouched Rat
* Asian Small-clawed Otter, Binturong
* Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec
* Red River Hog
* Sugar Glider
* Rainbow Lorikeet
* African Spur-thighed Tortoise, Aldabra Giant Tortoise, Galapagos Giant Tortoise, Burmese Brown Tortoise, Indian Star Tortoise, Leopard Tortoise
* African Bullfrog
* Chain Catshark
* Caribbean Hermit Crab
* Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
* Porcellionides pruinosus
* Chinchilla
* Common Degu
* Ball Python
* Central Bearded Dragon
* Pueblan Milk Snake
* Red-eared Slider
* Blue Death Feigning Beetle

### Cheetah Conservation Center

* Aardvark
* Cheetah, Domestic Dog

### Bird Yards and Aviaries

* Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur
* Bald Eagle
* Gracklutton
* Greater Rhea
* Hawkatoo
* Rough-backed Tundra Chicken
* Royal Bruineen
* Silverhip Bruineen
* Steppe Bruineen
* Sure-footed Bruineen
* Terraven