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The Belize Zoo is 30 minutes drive from the hotel and will only take you approximately an hour to tour the entire zoo. A visit to the Belize Zoo is the best way to get to know to the animals of Belize, and to understand why it is important to protect the habitats that sustain them. Here you will see the animals in their own habitat. Being the only Zoo in the country and consisting of 9 acres of tropical savanna, it exhibits over 125 animals all native to Belize. The zoo keeps animals which were orphaned, born at the zoo, or rehabilitated animals.   The Belize Zoo has the 5 different species of wildcat which live deep within the rainforests of the Maya Mountains. These include the Jaguar, Margay, Ocelot, Jaguarondi and the Puma. It has a well-built collection of bird species, starting from parrots and macaws, up to vultures and hawks, and wading birds. It also includes the endangered Jabiru Stork. Furthermore, it also exhibits a few of the more common snakes of Belize including the most dangerous one, which is the Fer- de -lance. Most of the poisonous snakes tend to be secretive and nocturnal. Therefore, if you want to see these snakes, the best place is in the Belize zoo.    |
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The Junior Buddy Program - Guests can play with a Jaguar. |
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| Getting nose to nose with a Jaguar is literally an awe inspiring sensation. Looking directly into the cat's eye less than an inch away. Hearing the chicken bones crushed with such force by those powerful jaws as a you feeds Junior treats. It will be an experience of a lifetime for many many people. When you Visit the Belize Zoo, for an extra $50 USD for 1 to 4 persons, you will be admitted to the Jaguar exhibit where you will be placed in a protective holding pen where you can get up close and interact with the Jaguar. You will be allowed to scratch the Cat's head, rub his belly, feed him rewards when he rolls over on command or puts his paw up to the visitors own hand as if giving a "high 5". |
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For another close experiance |
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| We at Jaguar paw have donated 'The Gibnut Girls' who are 6 Paca living in a wonderful exhibit next to the Jaguar.They swim, come beg for food from visitors and lounge in their new cave and hollow logs while living a grand life they could have only hoped for. Some were actually taken from a hunter's cage and scheduled to be dinner that evening. Talk about a reprieve! |
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