When you visit us at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens, you might see a playful otter doing twists and turns underwater, a silly llama enjoying some feed or a funny…
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If you’ve visited the Central Florida Zoo recently, you might have noticed a familiar face is missing. Our male Amur leopard, Temur, has been moved off exhibit. While we will miss sharing…
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The Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens is getting a very special new animal resident for two days in April—the Easter Bunny himself. He’ll make a stop in Sanford for the Zoo’s…
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The Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens is normally a hot spot for kids and families, but on April 8, it’s the adults’ turn to enjoy. The Zoo’s WILDLY popular beer tasting…
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With 2023 just kicking off, you might be looking over your calendar and getting excited about all the fun to come. We know everyone at our Sanford zoo is doing just that!…
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EUSTIS, Fla. (January 12, 2023) — Good barbecue. Good music. A good cause. Does it get better? The Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens’ Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation (OCIC) is bringing…
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What does a nearly 400-pound black bear do when he breaks a tooth? Typically, if you’re a bear in the woods gnawing on a snack and you break a tooth—you have no…
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SANFORD, Fla. (December 14, 2022) — After a month-long closure due to Hurricane Ian, the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens reopened to welcome guests on October 26. But while the Zoo…
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and you can find festive fun all over Central Florida. As a community mainstay, we at the Zoo love to see how the Orlando…
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When guests visit the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens on select nights from Nov. 18 to Jan. 15, they’ll be greeted by extravagant, handcrafted lanterns with over 10,000 dazzling lights and…
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