Living Desert Zoo

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park is a small zoo of native Chihuahuan Desert animals and birds in the Octillo Hills overlooking Carlsbad.

Birds:

sparrow House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

dove White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)

roadrunner Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

hawk Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

Snakes:

snake Rattlesnake, <TBS>

snake Tiger Rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris)

snake Banded Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus klauberi)

snake Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum

snake Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox).

Mammals:

mule deer buck mule deer buck mule deer buck (Odocoileus hemionus)

pronghorn pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)

elk Elk (Cervus canadensis)

wolf Mexican grey wolk (lobo) (Canis lupus baileyi)

cougar Mountain lion (Puma concolor)

prairie dog Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)

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Last modified 8 April 2026