Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park

If you want animals, go to Lion Country Safari. Unlike big-city zoos, this intimate 23-acre attraction is more like a stroll in the park than an all-day excursion. It features about 500 animals representing more than 100 different species. The monkey exhibit and petting zoo are favorites with kids. Stroller and wagon rentals are available. The newest attraction is the Tropics of the Americas, a 3-acre jungle path and complex that immerses guests in the animals, plants, and culture of a New World rainforest. You'll encounter animals such as jaguars, monkeys, giant anteaters, tapirs, bats, birds, snakes, and more. A new Siamang Habitat opened in 2005; it is currently home to a pair of primates known to be the largest species of lesser apes in the world. There are two Malayan tigers at the zoo now -- there are only 47 in North America. A baby jaguar cub was born in October of 2008. Mom is one of the zoo's endangered jags. New in 2009, a baby anteater named EO and two baby spider monkeys, a critically endangered species, born in November of that year. Allow at least 2 hours to see all of the sights here.

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