Tourist Places in Monkey Jungle
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History of Monkey Jungle Monkey Jungle was founded in 1933 by Joseph DuMond as a study habitat for primate behavior. Six crab-eating Macaques from southeast Asia were released onto the original 10-acre site, and descendants of those original six are now a colony numbering in the hundreds. To fund his research, DuMond began allowing visitors to the site for 10 cents, but the territorial monkeys viewed the human visitors as intruders. To alleviate this problem he built a cage for the humans, similar to the system in place today, where visitors walk in caged pathways while the monkeys roam free. In addition to the original study area, the DuMond Conservancy has developed a 4-acre Amazonian Rainforest area where endangered monkeys have been successfully bred. A small group of retired laboratory animals are also cared for at this facility. King the Gorilla was recently moved to his own island habitat and this new area will be open to the public by the middle of 2001. Interestingly, King's previous small caged habitat (seemingly against DuMond's original philosophy) was the cause of much controversy and Monkey Jungle added a more humane habitat for this creature due to the protests. Tourist Attractions in Monkey Jungle Monkey Jungle
As the name suggest, Monkey Jungle is a house to a variety of primate species. Watch different types of monkeys swinging from one tree to other in this unique park during your Miami Tours. Rest assured that your visit to the Monkey Jungle will leave you with memorable experience. Other Miami Tourist Attractions offered by Miami Tourism are South Beach, Miami Metrozoo, Miami Children's Museum, Parrot Jungle Island, Coral Castle, Miami Museum of Science and Vizcaya. All this and more awaits to be explored by you during Miami Tours. Everglades
Spread over an area of 1.5 million acres, Everglades National Park is a must visit Miami Tourist Site. Apart from housing 14 rare species like West Indian Manatee, the Florida Panther and American Crocodile, Everglades National Park is a delightful place to visit during Miami Tours. Kindle your adventurous spirit by exploring the primitive portion of the park. Also try your hand at canoeing and set camps after a daylong walk in Everglades National Park.
Seaquarium
Ideally located on the causeway between downtown Miami and Miami Beach, Seaquarium is a place where you have a glimpse of sea creatures through an outdoor aquarium. Tourists are advised to plan at least a half day visit to Seaquarium to extract the maximum pleasure out of their visit to this one of the most beautiful Miami Tourist Attractions.
the Amazonian Rain Forest
exhibit, where a caretaker will answer questions about the endangered species residing there.
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