Space Farms Zoo and Museum
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Space Farms Zoo and Museum is a combination of a natural environment for animals and a historical museum located at 218 Route 519
, in Wantage Township in Sussex County
, New Jersey
, in the United States
.
Founded in 1927, the zoo is home to a wide selection of mammal
s and reptile
s of the North America
region are present at the Space Farms zoo for visitors to see, including some endangered species
. At one time, Space Farms Zoo and Museum was host to the largest bear in captivity in the world named, Goliath a Kodiak Bear
. The 2,000-pound (900 kg) Goliath still stands tall in front of a diverse taxidermy exhibit in the main hall of the museum. He was preserved in an imposing upright position after his death in 1991. His abnormally large skull is upstairs, where one can compare it to skulls of other animals. His status as the world's largest was first published by Ripley's Believe It or Not and was verified by The Guinness Book of World Records.
The Space Farms museum houses an extensive variety of antique vehicles and items used during the early history of the United States
such as horse drawn carriages and early motorcycles. There are also colonial period tools and weapons on display.
Children can feed young animals by hand and there is a large food and drink area for picnics. There is also a gift shop
and playground
area where people can explore nature without being in the wild.
County Route 519 (New Jersey)
County Route 519 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Daniel Bray Highway in Delaware Township to the New York state line in Wantage Township...
, in Wantage Township in Sussex County
Sussex County, New Jersey
The County of Sussex is the northernmost county in the State of New Jersey. It is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 Federal decennial census, 149,265 persons resided in Sussex County...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Founded in 1927, the zoo is home to a wide selection of mammal
Mammal
Mammals are members of a class of air-breathing vertebrate animals characterised by the possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in mothers with young...
s and reptile
Reptile
Reptiles are members of a class of air-breathing, ectothermic vertebrates which are characterized by laying shelled eggs , and having skin covered in scales and/or scutes. They are tetrapods, either having four limbs or being descended from four-limbed ancestors...
s of the North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
region are present at the Space Farms zoo for visitors to see, including some endangered species
Endangered species
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...
. At one time, Space Farms Zoo and Museum was host to the largest bear in captivity in the world named, Goliath a Kodiak Bear
Kodiak Bear
The Kodiak bear , also known as the Kodiak brown bear or the Alaskan grizzly bear or American brown bear, occupies the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago in South-Western Alaska. Its name in the Alutiiq language is Taquka-aq. It is the largest subspecies of brown bear.- Taxonomy :Taxonomist C.H...
. The 2,000-pound (900 kg) Goliath still stands tall in front of a diverse taxidermy exhibit in the main hall of the museum. He was preserved in an imposing upright position after his death in 1991. His abnormally large skull is upstairs, where one can compare it to skulls of other animals. His status as the world's largest was first published by Ripley's Believe It or Not and was verified by The Guinness Book of World Records.
The Space Farms museum houses an extensive variety of antique vehicles and items used during the early history of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
such as horse drawn carriages and early motorcycles. There are also colonial period tools and weapons on display.
Children can feed young animals by hand and there is a large food and drink area for picnics. There is also a gift shop
Gift shop
A gift shop is a store primarily selling souvenirs relating to a particular topic or theme. The items sold often include coffee mugs, stuffed animals, t-shirts, postcards, handmade collections and other souvenirs....
and playground
Playground
A playground or play area is a place with a specific design for children be able to play there. It may be indoors but is typically outdoors...
area where people can explore nature without being in the wild.