11 Interesting Facts about the Tupelo Buffalo Park

1. Tupelo Buffalo Park was the home to Tukota, the first white Buffalo in Mississippi.
2. The Zoo hosts an annual month long Pumpkin Patch every October.
3. TBP is home to the Wold Famous Oliver the Capuchin Monkey whose escapes made worldwide news and had spots on the Colbert Report and made David's Letterman's Top 10 List. 
4. The park originally began as a cattle ranch.
5. TBP's gift shop building was previously located in New Albany, MS and was modeled after the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio (GM&O) Railroad Depot.
6. It is the largest zoo in Mississippi spanning 227 acres.
7. At one time, TBP had the largest herd of buffalo east of the Mississippi River, totaling over 300 head.
8. TBP is home to two Cotton-Top Tamarins, Tonya and Terry. Cotton-Top Tamarins are critically endangered and one of the rarest primates in the world with less than 6,000 left in the wild.
9. Today, TBP is home to over 270 animals, representing 85 species.
10. TBP hosts an annual White Buffalo Pow Wow on the second weekend in May each year.
11. The land on which the TBP is located was once the site of a short-lived Chickasaw Indian Village named “Etoukouma” that was inhabited in the early 1700's.

The Tupelo Buffalo Park & Zoo is located at 2272 North Coley Road and is open 9-4 Monday through Saturday and 11-4 on Sundays. You can find more information on their website, Tupelo Buffalo Park.