Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens


Caribbean Gardens is an Old Florida attraction that's been updated into a modest zoo. It has narrated boat rides in a lake to visit free-roaming, island-bound monkeys, giraffe and alligator feeding attractions, and some unique species such as honey badgers and the Madagascan fossa, which looks something like a cougar crossed with a mongoose. All presentations are included in admission; last tickets sold at 4pm.


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