Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Center for Great Apes is an animal sanctuary for great apes located east of Wauchula, Florida.Founded as a nonprofit organization in 1993, the sanctuary has about 70 orangutans and chimpanzees who were formerly used in entertainment, scientific research, or the exotic pet trade. [2]
Lion Country Safari is a drive-through safari park and walk-through amusement park located on over 600 acres in Loxahatchee (near West Palm Beach), in Palm Beach County, Florida.
Monkey Jungle is a 30-acre (12 ha) primatarium and zoological park located in South Miami, Florida. Established in 1933 by Joseph DuMond for the exhibition and study of endangered monkeys in semi-natural habitats after releasing 6 Java Macaques into a subtropical forest, the park is now home to over 300 primates.
ZooTampa at Lowry Park (formerly known as Lowry Park Zoo or Lowry Park Zoological Garden) is a 63-acre (25 ha) nonprofit zoo located in Tampa, Florida.In 2009, Lowry Park Zoo was voted the #1 Family Friendly Zoo in the US by Parents Magazine, [3] and is recognized by the State of Florida as the center for Florida wildlife conservation and biodiversity (HB 457).
Cheetah-Mike (also known as Org) was a male chimpanzee owned by Suncoast Primate Sanctuary after being donated from Noell's Chimp Farm in Palm Harbor, Florida. [17] Alleged to have been born about 1931 (claimed age in February 2008 was 77), [ 18 ] to have been acquired from the estate of Johnny Weissmuller in 1957, and to have been "one of the ...
The Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) is the largest association of wildlife centers and sanctuaries in Africa, consisting of 23 organizations in 13 countries.As an alliance, PASA works to secure a future for Africa’s primates by rescuing and caring for orphaned and abused apes and monkeys, protecting endangered primates from extinction, educating the public, and empowering communities. [1]
The sanctuary is one of only eight free-release primate sanctuaries in the world, [2] and home to over 90 indigenous and exotic primates from around the world. A number of primates have also been born wild at the sanctuary. [3] The sanctuary is non-subsidised, and supported by funding generated from guided tours and sales of curios.
The Gulf Breeze Zoo (originally The Zoo Northwest Florida) is a 50-acre (20 ha) zoo located in Woodlawn Beach, Florida, neighboring Navarre and Gulf Breeze, Florida.It has over 900 exotic animals including rhinos, hippos, Western lowland gorillas, and orangutans that visitors can view during an African preserve train ride.