FLORIDA ZOOS, AQUARIUMS, and WILDLIFE

A sneaky alligator

Photo taken at Busch Gardens

A baby in his mother's arms

Green Grass Snake

A gator's toothy grin

Fort Lauderdale, FL Zoo

Tradewinds Park
3600 W. Sample Road
Coconut Creek, FL 33073
phone: 954.968.3880

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Gainsville, FL Zoo

Santa Fe Community Teaching Zoo
3000 N.W. 83rd Street
Gainesville, FL 32606
phone: 352.395.5601

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Jacksonville, FL Zoo

Jacksonville Zoological Gardens
370 Zoo Parkway
Jacksonville, FL 32218
phone: 904.757.4463

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Key West, FL Zoo

Key West Aquarium
1 Whitehead St.
Key West, Florida 33040
phone: 1.800.868.7482

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Lake Monroe, FL Zoo

Central Florida Zoo
3755 N.W. Highway 17-92 at I-4 (Exit 104)
Sanford, Florida
phone: 407.323.4450

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Loxahatchee, FL Zoo

Lion County Safari
2003 Lion Country Safari Road
Loxahatchee, FL. 33470
phone: 561.793.1084

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Miami, FL Zoo

Miami Metrozoo
1 Zoo Boulevard
12400 SW 152 Street
Miami, FL 33177
phone: 305.251.0400

Miami Seaquarium
4400 Rickenbacker Causeway
Key Biscayne, FL 33149
phone: 305.361.5705

Monkey Jungle
14805 Southwest 216th St.
Miami, FL 33170
phone: 305.235.1611

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Naples, FL Zoo

Naples Zoo at Carribean Gardens (formerly Jungle Larry's African Safari Park)
1590 Goodlette Rd
Naples Florida 34102
phone: 239.262.5409

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Orlando, FL Zoo

Sea World Orlando
7007 SeaWorld Drive
Orlando, FL 32821
phone: 800.327.2424

Gatorland
14501 South Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, FL 32837
phone: 1.800.393.5297

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St Augustine, FL Zoo

Marineland of Florida
9600 Oceanshore Blvd.
St. Augustine, FL 32080
phone: 904.471.1111

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Tampa, FL Zoo

Busch Zoological Gardens
3000 E Busch Blvd
Tampa, FL 33612
phone: 1.888-800-5447

Lowry Park Zoo
1101 W. Sligh Avenue
Tampa, FL 33604
phone: 813.935.8552

Dinosaur World
5145 Harvey Tew Road
Plant City, FL 33565
phone: 813.707.9776

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West Palm Beach, FL Zoo

Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park
1301 Summit Boulevard
West Palm Beach, Florida 33405
phone: 561.547.9453

There are many differences, most of which are not easy to see. One obvious difference is the shape of the head: Alligators have a broader, more rounded snout while crocodiles have a narrower, more pointed snout.

Another difference is the teeth: If you look at the side of a crocodile's mouth, you'll see the fourth tooth on the bottom jaw sticks outside of the top jaw and into a groove. The upper and lower teeth of a crocodile stick outside the jaws while the bottom teeth of the alligator fit into sockets in the upper jaw.

Alligators outnumber crocodiles 1,000 to 1 in the wild in North America.