The city of Miami, Florida is more than just a busy gateway be air and sea to destinations around the globe. Many unique experiences await visitors such as can be enjoyed at Parrot Jungle Island. In addition to parrots, lions and tigers, ligers which are a cross between a tiger and a lion await visitors. Along with flamingos so closely associated with southern Florida, creatures at Parrot Jungle range from baboons and orangutans to chimpanzees.
In 1935, the Joseph DuMond family brought 6 monkeys to Miami only to find the climate and landscape a perfect habitat for them. As interest grew, DuMond began developing some 30 acres making it possible for humans to wander through a caged area while the monkeys were free to interact with and show off for them.
A unique feature of the Miami Zoo is there are no cages. The animals are grouped according to habitat needs and behavioral ability to get along with each other in an African safari-type atmosphere. One new resident is Abacus, a black rhino member of the endangered animals list. The zoo is home to the only Sultan Tit known to exist in captivity. This creature descends from the dinosaur age.