What became the Holtsville zoo got its start nearly 50 years ago with a single raccoon. Harold Malkmes, Brookhaven Town's highway superintendent in the 1970s, loved animals and couldn't resist when the furry critter was brought to the town's Coram compost yard, his family said. To read more about how to zoo started, click the link in bio. (Photo credits: SCDHS, Tom Lambui & Morgan Campbell) - #longisland #zoo #raccoon #animals #holtsville