Garlyn Zoo
# Garlyn Zoo

The Garlyn Zoo is a zoo located in Mackinac County, Michigan. At 30 acres (12 ha), it is the largest zoo in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

## History

The Garlyn Zoo was started when Gary and Lynn found some property for sale near Naubinway. They started the zoo with some animals that they had already been raising, like pot-bellied pigs, pygmy goats, pheasants, peacocks and sika deer. They lived in an unfinished garage for six years, and sold their truck to pay for food. Since then, the zoo has grown to contain animals that are larger and more exotic, including tigers, lions, a bear, many reptiles and amphibians, alpacas, a bison, hyenas, alligators, fruit bats, koi, cougars, bobcats, tortoises and much more.

## Location

The zoo is located between Naubinway, Michigan, and Epoufette, Michigan, on US 2. It sits just across the roadway from Lake Michigan and its beaches.

## Attractions

The zoo features cedar mulched trails through the nature forest, a souvenir shop and a snack bar. There is RV and bus parking. There is also a petting zoo.

## Animals

### Mammals

* African lion
* Alpaca
* American badger
* American bison
* Arctic fox
* Bactrian camel
* Bobcat
* Brown bear
* Common marmoset
* Cougar
* Coyote
* Dingo
* Dromedary Camel
* Fruit bat
* Genet
* Gray wolf
* Groundhog
* Japanese macaque
* Javelina
* Llama
* Miniature donkey
* North American river otter
* Patagonian cavy
* Pig
* Porcupine
* Pygmy goat
* Raccoon
* Red fox
* Reindeer
* Ring-tailed lemur
* Siberian tiger
* Sika deer
* Skunk
* Sloth
* Spotted hyena
* Syrian brown bear
* White-tailed deer

### Birds

* Black swan
* Chicken
* Cockatiel
* Domestic duck
* Dove
* Emu
* Finch
* Golden pheasant
* Guinea fowl
* Macaw
* Mandarin duck
* Parakeet
* Peafowl
* Rhea
* Ruddy shelduck
* Silver pheasant
* Wild turkey

### Reptiles and amphibians

* African spurred tortoise
* American alligator
* Boa
* Clown tree frog
* Gila monster
* Iguana
* Madagascan mantella
* Poison dart frog
* Python
* Skink
* Tegu
* Turtles

### Fish

* Koi
