Promised Land Zoo in Branson is a family owned and operated zoo established in 1999. It began with just a few animals and now it has over 500 animals and expanded to more than 120 acres. The zoo is open daily from 9am to7pm year round. Visitors can bottle feed animals daily at 10am, 2pm, and 6pm. There are hundreds of animals from all over the world that represent 50 species. There are Kangaroos, antelope, deer, lemurs, tropical birds, large replies and many more. Rescued large reptiles and tropical birds can be seen inside the zoo.
Promised Land Zoo is a complete fun and a great adventure for family with kids. School buses and charter buses as well can be accommodated inside the zoo. The zoo offers personal tour so you can get up close and personal with the animals. Bottle feed a camel, a monkey, or hear stories of the zoo from your personal tour guide. Some animals are in large pens that you can toss them food. The goats and ponies are amusing creatures. Few parrots have impressive language that is fun to talk to.
The petting zoo can let you get up close and feed goats, horses, porcupine, tortoise, hogs and much more. When you drive through the property, you will be greeted by emus, deer, buffalo all looking for some food. You can buy various sizes of food at the shop. As you drive along, you stop for awhile and feed the animals every time they come close. The animals are not shy and will come to your window and eat the food out of from your hands. If you have ample time, you can drive for an hour and enjoy looking at the animals.
The Promised Land Zoo is a truly bizarre place. In just one minute you’re in the middle of the wooded hills of the Ozarks, the next minute you see herd of zebras while buffalo eyeing you and ostriches chase your car. The zoo has monkeys, big cats, and all other kinds of animals.
Going to Promised Land Zoo, be sure to bring camera with you – you may love to snap some photos of Forrest Hump (a baby camel), an adorable Zebra, and the squirrel monkeys. Other baby popular baby animals is an Olive Baboon named Calamity Jane that animal show performer Jungle Josh performer fed and raised by himself. The zoo also has the world’s largest albino Burmese Python.
All visitors are welcome to walk around the zoo, ask questions, or take pictures. The zoo has the Parakeet Paradise, a screened house full of exotic birds. The zoo also feature live animal shows daily at 11am, 1pm, 3pm, and 5pm where Jungle Josh and his helpers take out all kinds of fascinating animals for visitors to feed while Jungle Josh teaches you about each unique animal. The zoo has facilities of gift shop full of fun nature themed items such as stuffed animals and zoo themed merchandise.
So if you are looking for something unique and different to enjoy, something exotic on the wild side, come to the Promised Land Zoo in Branson.
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