Palm Beach
Zoo At Dreher Park - West Palm Beach, FL
Pictures and a video clip from a visit to
the Palm Beach Zoo At Dreher Park located in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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The "Palm
Beach Zoo At Dreher Park" is located at 1301 Summit Blvd, West Palm
Beach, FL 33405. It's open every day (except Thanksgiving and
Christmas) from 9 AM to 5 PM. Although the Palm Beach Zoo is much smaller than the massive Miami MetroZoo, it has a great collection of animals and activities. There are about 1,700 unique animal species spread out across the Palm Beach Zoo's 23 acres of property just east of I-95 and just south of the Palm Beach International (PBI) airport. Since we're members of the Zoological Society of Florida (ZSF) through the Miami MetroZoo, we paid 50% to enter the Palm Beach Zoo. The normal admission prices are $12.95 for adults, and $8.95 for seniors (60+) or children (3-12). It's a bargain for a day of fun. |
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To learn more about the animals, you can attend any of the long list of daily activities. Just a few of them are the Wings Over Water Show, Jaguar Talk, African Serval Encounter, Black Bear Training, Wild Things Show, Digsite Encounter, Bush Dog Conversation Talk, Snake Encounter, and the American Alligator Encounter. | ||
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Palm Beach Zoo Walkway |
Binturong Sign |
Some of the features of the Palm Beach Zoo include the Interactive Play Fountain for kids, the Animal Contact Yard, the Wildlife Carousel, the Florida Pioneer House, the Mayan Hut, the Mayan Pyramid, and the Tropics Cafe. | ||
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Orange & Yellow Iguana |
Siamang Monkey Island |
One of the best way to see the animals at their most active is to visit during feeding time. The staff at the Palm Beach Zoo have a schedule for feedings the Flamingos, the Aldabra Tortoises, the Pelicans, the Primates, the Broad-Snouted Caiman, the Black Howler Monkeys, the Pantanals, the Capybaras, and the Siamang apes. There are also a few feed dispensing machines located throughout the park for feeding the waterfowl and turtles. | ||
Siamang Ape |
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Green Iguana Head |
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One of my favorite parts about visiting the Palm Beach Zoo is encountering the multitude of large Green Iguanas that wander freely around the park. They can be seen resting on tree branches, climbing through bushes, scurrying up bamboo trees and sunning themselves on the fence posts. They are very tame so it's easy to get close and snap some great pictures. | ||
Scarlet Macaw |
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Two-Toed Sloth |
Pelican |
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Red-ruffed Lemur |
White Swan |
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Mallard Duck |
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Cotton Top Tamarin |
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Emu |
Royal Blue Peacock |
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Peacock Feather Display |
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Red Kangaroo |
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Tiger Falls |
Tiger Waterfalls Enclosure |
Tiger Hindquarters |
Aldabra Tortoise |
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Aldabra Tortoise Head |
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Green Iguana Face |
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During this visit to the Palm Beach Zoo, I also captured a few short video clips of the animals in action with my Canon S5 IS. To view the video, click on the link below. It's encoded in the Windows Media (WMV) format, runs about 3 minutes long and has a file size of 53 MB. To download the video to your hard drive, right click on the link and choose "Save Target As" or "Save Link As". | ||
White & Red Isis Bird |
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Mallard Duck |
Florida Cooter Turtle |
White Peacock Mating Display |
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