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St. Augustine Alligator Farm
The St. Augustine Alligator Farm is the only zoological park in the world with a collection
of all 23 species of living crocodilians.
The St. Augustine Alligator Farm is the only zoological park in the world with a collection
of all 23 species of living crocodilians.
In terms of the largest number of specimens there are dozens of American alligators, of all sizes,
from babies to huge adults.
But the biggest reptile of them all is Maximo. At over 15 feet in length and the weight of 1250 pounds,
Maximo, a saltwater crocodile from Australia, is the largest crocodillian in the park.
from babies to huge adults.
But the biggest reptile of them all is Maximo. At over 15 feet in length and the weight of 1250 pounds,
Maximo, a saltwater crocodile from Australia, is the largest crocodillian in the park.
He is still growing and may reach up to 18 feet in length in the next few years.
But there is more then reptiles in the Park.
The wading bird rookery is the native swamp exhibit where hundreds of wading birds fly in to roost in
the late afternoons.
Herons, egrets, ibis, spoonbills, and wood storks can be seen in their natural environment.
But there is more then reptiles in the Park.
The wading bird rookery is the native swamp exhibit where hundreds of wading birds fly in to roost in
the late afternoons.
Herons, egrets, ibis, spoonbills, and wood storks can be seen in their natural environment.
There are also exotic birds and
mammals on display, like South
American toucans and parrots,
Australian kookaburras and
emus, Asian pheasants, and
African turacos.
The mammal collection
includes seven different species
of endangered monkeys.
They range in size from the
world's smallest monkey, the
mouse-sized Pygmy Marmoset,
to the large South American
Spider Monkey that swings
across the branches of its
exhibit.
mammals on display, like South
American toucans and parrots,
Australian kookaburras and
emus, Asian pheasants, and
African turacos.
The mammal collection
includes seven different species
of endangered monkeys.
They range in size from the
world's smallest monkey, the
mouse-sized Pygmy Marmoset,
to the large South American
Spider Monkey that swings
across the branches of its
exhibit.
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