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St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park

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St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park

Open since 1893: Inspiring conservation, engaging in education, and giving you the chance to experience exciting animals and wild adventures.
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Discover a diverse collection of birds, mammals & reptiles while you explore our park. Only place in the world that you can view all 24 species of crocodilian. Educational shows at the top of every hour starting a 10 a.m.

11/07/2024

🎁 Spruce up your tree and gifts with unique ornaments! Save on all ornaments in our online shop this week only. 🎄✨ Give souvenir Zoo ornaments, sparkly sequined ornaments, and some that also contribute to conservation programs.

11/04/2024

Maximo understood the assignment. 🐊

✍️ Be next to your sign. ✅

Photo provided by Gen, General Curator.

11/02/2024

Of course we have alligator ornaments 🐊 and lots of other animals, too!
Explore weekly holiday deals to brighten your season! 🎊

First week of November starts with deals on all of our ornaments: decorate your space or give them as gifts. Find more ornaments and upcoming deals in our online gift shop.

Plus you can also shop the Zoo's physical gift shop or choose Pick Up at the Zoo if you're nearby.

10/31/2024

Wild wading birds are still roosting in our Native Bird Rookery & Swamp. Our evening events are a great time to see all the wild birds flying in to rest for the night and for you to experience something new! ✨ Join us for our Night Market on November 8th for shopping and conservation! Details on our website and the Facebook Event page.

Photos by JCB- Forge A Path Media

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween! 🎃 Have fun and be safe on your trick-or-treating adventures! Thank you all for joining us at our annual Creatures of the Night event: where it's safe for princesses to take candy from witches; where skeletons can just hang out; and a fun place to meet cool creatures! 🐊

10/29/2024

Having a hard time choosing a gift for an animal lover? Try a refillable gift card from the Zoo! 🐊 Use it for memberships, admission, in-park shopping, food, souvenir photos, and exclusive tours. Available for purchase at the Zoo or on our website.

*Not available for the Online Shop.

10/29/2024

Enjoy an evening under the stars at the Zoo! Shop for holiday gifts while supporting conservation. Tickets are $10, cashless entry. Local artisans will be there!

Find more info on our Facebook Event Page about details and vendors.

10/29/2024

Homeschool Day Alert 🚨 💀 Register online for a spooky fun day at the Zoo learning about animal skeletons!

10/28/2024

He is a gigantic crocodile and can jump over half of his body out of the water! 🐊 💦 Watch Maximo and Sydney get fed on Saturdays at 12pm. Upgrade your zoo experience with the Maximo Encounter: Get the best view for the show and join the Zookeepers on the upper platform! 🐊

Most crocodilians can jump out of the water to catch prey using their strong tail muscles. With 24 different types of crocodilians, there is a variety of ways to catch their food.

Photo by Jay Meredith

10/26/2024

Warning ⚠️ It happens sometimes. The wild wading birds DO get a little too close. Crocodilians are ambush predators and will grab food when the opportunity presents itself.

🐊 Crocodilians are incredibly smart animals. Our Zookeepers train all of the crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials for feeding and other husbandry needs. Utilizing feeding stations, sounds, and other techniques, training helps to monitor the health of the crocodilians and create safer interactions between them and the Zookeepers.

Photos: Morelet's crocodile with egret, and American alligator with Roseate Spoonbill. By JCB-Forge A Path Media.

10/26/2024

Take your fall flavored drink everywhere you go, and in a spooky cool color, too. 👻

Our popular purple Yukon tumbler is available inside the Gift Shop and in our Online Store. Choose the Pick Up at the Zoo option, or shop the gift shop without needing zoo admission. Link on our page.

Photos by Pips Ink Photography and Jenn Leonard ()

10/25/2024

Today is a FANTASTIC day! 🙌🤩 World Lemur Day and 🙌 Lemurs need our help and conservation efforts. They are losing habitat and falling victim to the illegal pet trade. The IUCN estimates that 98% of lemurs will face extinction in the next 20years! 😱

Support Lemurs: check out the LemurReserve.org or LemurConservationNetwork.org

Photos provided by Jessie, Bird & Mammal Keeper.

10/25/2024

What’s going on in the Swamp?! 🐊🐊🐊 We’ve lowered the water so we can get construction equipment in there to build up the swamp edges and mounds, which the alligators have been loving! As well as improving the boardwalk itself during the quiet season in our native bird rookery.

We are also constructing new guest restrooms next to Gomek’s Pavilion. Gen, our General Curator, is placing stickers that are visible to the birds on the one-way windows. This will prevent the birds from flying at the glass.

10/24/2024

That moment you're done trick-or-treating and you need to organize the good candy from the okay candy. 🎃 🐛 Enrichments for our animals comes in a variety of ways: from different foods to different ways of getting the food!

We also have a variety of mammals around the Zoo! From Sloths and Lemurs to tiny monkeys like tamarins. 🐒

10/24/2024

Pranks or goodies: a highly personal interpretation. 🐀 🎃 We love our scavengers! Vultures play a crucial role in disposing of carcasses, and this group is involved in conservation.

Hooded Vultures (brown) are Critically Endangered and the Cape Vultures (white/gray) are Endangered. Our October conservation fundraising is supporting the SAFE African vulture program: The goal is to address the threat of poisoning, monitor populations, increase knowledge about vulture population status in current gap areas, and increase public engagement in African vulture conservation both among visitors to AZA institutions and within range-country communities. https://buff.ly/3ONAtd2

You can help when you visit the zoo: donate-a-dollar at the ticket gate or round-up your purchases. Every dollar helps!

10/23/2024

"Candy is gross. Kale & pumpkin insides are yummier." - The Lemurs. 🎃

We provide our animals with creative enrichments all year long, but pumpkin season takes the fun to a new level.

World Lemur Day is Friday October 25th and we'll be celebrating with our bachelor group of Lemurs: Black & White-ruffed, Red-ruffed, and Ring-tailed.

"With 98% of lemur species threatened with extinction and 31% critically endangered, the time to act is now." https://buff.ly/3RGV9Fo

10/23/2024

Hey Zoo Fans, one of our Bird & Mammal Keepers, Jessica, has entered the World Lemur Festival Art Gallery contest! Show support for one of our own AND lemurs. ❤️ World Lemur Day is Friday October 25th.

Vote here: https://www.lemurreserve.org/world-lemur-festival-art-gallery-2024/?

Address

999 Anastasia Boulevard
Saint Augustine, FL
32080

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

Website

http://alligatorfarm.com/

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Videos

When the baby squirrels are in charge of the pumpkin carving. 🎃🐿️ These are Tri-colored squirrels or Prevost’s squirrels from forests of Southeast Asia. Currently, there are 3 babies with mom in this habitat by the Komodo Dragon building. Videos provided by Taylor, Bird & Mammal Keeper. #pumpkincarving #pumpkinseason #enrichment #squirrellife #staugustinealligatorfarm #alligatorfarm #staugustine #babyanimals #cuteanimal

It’s a dangerous job, but someone has to do it! 🐊 Jim, Curator of Reptiles, clearing out the overflow drain for the Alligator Lagoon before the hurricane hit. Jim has been with the Zoo for over 30 years! 👏 Watch the Alligator Lagoon Live Webcam on YouTube. #staugustinealligatorfarm #alligatorfarm #staugustine #explorestaugustine #staugustinefl #alligators #hurricanemilton #hurricaneprep

Birds in Bathrooms 🌀 Poor things got soaked and their yard is underwater, but they are secured and safe in the guest bathrooms! #birdsinbathrooms Featured are the critically endangered Hooded Vultures. #staugustinealligatorfarm #alligatorfarm #staugustine #staugustinefl #HurricaneMilton #hurricaneprep #vultures

Getting Jurassic Park Vibes 🌀🐊Alligators Bellowing during #HurricaneMilton Video: Zoo Director, John Brueggen 📍Native Bird Rookery and Swamp at the Zoo #staugustinealligatorfarm #alligatorfarm #staugustine #explorestaugustine #staugustinefl #crocodiles #alligators #hurricane #hurricaneprep

Baby Spooky Noodles 🐍 Eastern Indigo Snakes: Archon & Cooper 🙌 They hatched in 2023 and it was the first time we ever hatched this gorgeous species of snake. Native to the Southern US, they are Endangered due to habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation. Available on our website are educational resources (found under Conservation & Research tab) and Adopt Eastern Indigo Snake kits with adorable plushes! #staugustinealligatorfarm #alligatorfarm #staugustine #explorestaugustine #babysnakes #spookyseason #staugustinefl #endangered #reptiles #spookyseason👻 #dangernoodle

Unforgettable Fun with the Sloths 🦥 Hang out with the Sloths, meet other rainforest animals, and learn all about rainforest conservation! The perfect way to level up your day at the Zoo. 🙌 There’s only 4 spots per Encounter, and reservations can be made on our website (link in profile). #staugustinealligatorfarm #alligatorfarm #staugustine #explorestaugustine #staugustinefl #sloths #rainforests #animalencounter #holidaygift #familyfuntime

Playtime in the sprinklers to beat the end of summer heat! 💦 Meet Chili & Pepper, Green-winged Macaws. You can see them and other parrots or macaws on the perches next to our Americas Waterfowl Pond. 🦜 We change out birds often, so there’s a variety to see each time you visit. You can also see them at our daily Rainforest Review show. Download the NEW Alligator Farm App for showtimes and more. Video provided by Megan, Ast. Curator of Birds & Mammals. #staugustinealligatorfarm #alligatorfarm #staugustine #explorestaugustine #staugustinefl #enrichment #macaws #parrots #birdsofinstagram #sprinkler

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Our Story

On May 20, 2018, the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park celebrated its 125th Anniversary. This date in May was officially proclaimed “St. Augustine Alligator Farm Day” by then-mayor Greg Baker in 1993 during the zoo’s centennial celebration. Discover a diverse collection of birds, mammals & reptiles and 24 species of crocodilian. Educational shows at the top of every hour starting a 10 a.m.