
When Roger Williams Park Zoo opened in 1872, its collection of animals was small and included raccoons, guinea pigs and squirrels. Not exactly a must-see attraction. Things are quite different these days. The zoo is now marking its 150th anniversary, fresh off a record-setting year in which 834,960 people visited its collection of more than
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