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Potawatomi Zoo was established in Potawatomi Park when a single deer was donated to the park board by Albert Russell Erskine, then president of the Studebaker Corporation. As the oldest zoo in Indiana, today's 23-acre Potawatomi Zoo is rich in history and building a promising future.
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954:"A Look Back: Indiana's oldest zoo"
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1269:"Zoo Boo at Potawatomi Zoo"
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1018:"Chimps Move to New Zoo"
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1071:"Big and Loud Campaign"
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1112:"Conservation Efforts"
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472:Western grey kangaroo
140:Public transit access
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418:Australian Outback
333:Grey-crowned crane
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963:2019-05-03
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670:Jersey cow
594:green roof
574:vinegaroon
393:Amur tiger
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122:of species
111:of animals
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1295:April 11,
894:April 20,
626:capybaras
558:treeshrew
485:Cat House
409:Red panda
385:red panda
100:Land area
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