The Miami Metro Zoo is an excellent place in Florida that’s spans a whopping 750 acres of land. This one is the only tropical zoo in the US continent and one of the finest ones in the entire world. The zoo has as many as 3000 animals that are from different regions of the world, mainly, Asia, Africa, Latin America and Australia. 500 of animals can be found here without any cage so that you can directly interact with them. Don’t worry as none of these 500 are any endangered species. They are all human-friendly with no injury or life-threat at all.
The Top 10 Amazing Miami Metro Zoo animals:
As mentioned above, the Miami Zoo has as many as 3000 different animals, but some of them are really very special which you may or may not find that easily in most of the other zoos. Further, it is not just the uniqueness but the cuteness of the animals as well, that matters a lot. The following are the 10 amazing most animals that you can find in Miami Zoo on any day:
1. Giraffe:
Giraffes are one of the largest size animals that are equally human-friendly. You can find many giraffes in the Miami Zoo and their enclosure is usually found overcrowded. Visitors are allowed to feed giraffes and this is one of the most fun-filled activities that you can enjoy for hours. You can remember this for a long time that you fed kale from your hand to a 20 feet long giraffe. Kids just find this close giraffe feeding experience extremely awesome.Elephants – There is a total of 6 elephants that you can find in the Miami Zoo Florida, which for any zoo is a quite significant number. 2 of the elephants arrived not too long ago and that makes a total of 4 elephants that are of African origin here. The other 2 elephants are Asian and stay together quite happily and see many visitors every day. Socializing with these massive creatures has always been a treat for people of all ages that come from far and wide places of US. The African elephants here are the most lovable and they find the soft ground and the hot weather quite ideal and it is for this reason that the Director of Communications, Ron Magill refers to this enclosure as the Club Med for Elephants.
2. Elephants:
There is a total of 6 elephants that you can find in the Miami Zoo Florida, which for any zoo is a quite significant number. 2 of the elephants arrived not too long ago and that makes a total of 4 elephants that are of African origin here. The other 2 elephants are Asian and stay together quite happily and see many visitors every day. Socializing with these massive creatures has always been a treat for people of all ages that come from far and wide places of US. The African elephants here are the most lovable and they find the soft ground and the hot weather quite ideal and it is for this reason that the Director of Communications, Ron Magill refers to this enclosure as the Club Med for Elephants.Rhinos – Rhinos are the only animal left that somehow resembles the gigantic dinosaurs that we have heard about in the stories or saw them in fictional movies. The rhinos with their very sharp and strong horns are very scary animals. However, the real rhino encounter that park gives a very different view to the kids and other people visiting here. There are audio clues that the visitors follow while the approach the Indian Rhino in the zoo. The animal underwent a long training just for the purpose of being a source of entertainment for the visitors. The visitors are able to feed the rhino right through the fence. You can have this experience every day in the zoo but within the timings of 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM. It is still better to check the timing before you especially come to visit the rhino.
3. Rhinos:
Rhinos are the only animal left that somehow resembles the gigantic dinosaurs that we have heard about in the stories or saw them in fictional movies. The rhinos with their very sharp and strong horns are very scary animals. However, the real rhino encounter that park gives a very different view to the kids and other people visiting here. There are audio clues that the visitors follow while the approach the Indian Rhino in the zoo. The animal underwent a long training just for the purpose of being a source of entertainment for the visitors. The visitors are able to feed the rhino right through the fence. You can have this experience every day in the zoo but within the timings of 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM. It is still better to check the timing before you especially come to visit the rhino.
4. Gorilla:
Gorilla, an endangered animal but extremely lovable only through the cage. The Miami Zoo had one male Gorilla named, JJ, who died a few years ago. The 50-year-old Josephine had also passed away who stayed for quite a few years with JJ. However, the leadership role among the gorillas is now with 42-year-old Fredrika, who is now the sort of in charge of the female gorillas and have many fans around Miami. It is expected that Fredrika will now be moved to some other institution in order to socialize with other gorillas.
5. Lions:
Lions, the king of the jungle is not less than that at the Miami Zoo. Here you will find a miraculous family of lions where you will see 1 male, 1 female and then 5 cubs. The lions at the zoo are quite enjoyable to see and in return, they just want some good attention and respect, both from the visitors and their caretakers as well.
6. Zebra:
The zoo houses two distinct species of zebra, namely, Brant and Grevy. They are distinguishable with their distinctive stripe patterns. Just like any other animal from the horse family, the zebras too are quite friendly and sociable. The zoo has 3 zebras, where one is a male and two females and they become a source of enjoyment for several hundred visitors every day.
7. Tiger:
One of the rarest breeds of tigers, Sumatran, could be found here in the Zoo. According to an estimate, less than 400 tigers of this breed are only remaining today. There are 2 such lions in the zoo, where one is a male, aged 9 years and the other female, aged 6 years. Both of them generally are laid back but can get aggressive with their keepers, which most of the visitors have also seen and enjoyed.
8. Florida Black Bear:
This is one of the most exotic native animals of Florida. Libby and Laurel are the 2 most lovable black bears that you can find in the zoo. Both are females, aged 6 and were transferred to Miami Zoo from Akron Zoo, and are loved by Miami Zoo visitors, since then.
9. Meerkats:
The meerkats found in this zoo are quite perky and cute. They exist in fairly large groups and then divide their basic duties such as hunting food and also keeping guard. There is a group of 4 meerkats in the zoo where two are males and two females. They are looked after quite well by the zoo keepers and are very often provided with their different favorite toys, new food items and new smells for them to enjoy.
10. Camel:
Oscar and Sarah are the two Dromedary camels found here in the zoo. Both of them are quite friendly, social and outgoing with no fuss at all. Then there are two other, Bactrian camels and these are the ones that have two humps, unlike the Dromedary, that has only one. Visitors just love to see this animal, feed them and to take pictures outside its enclosure.
