Big Fun for WILDLIFE, WIPEOUTS, HOME RUNS & HOLE-IN-ONES Wildlife Encounters At the tropical Sarasota Jungle Gardens , children can feed a flock of free-roaming pink flamingos, pose with brightly plumed parrots and watch mischievous ring-tailed lemurs. See the Children’s Rainforest Garden at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens for its centerpiece, a century-old banyan tree, plus cascading water features and an adventurous rope bridge. Save Our Seabirds offers avian lovers a chance to Sarasota Jungle Gardens connect with Florida’s feathered wildlife up close at its beautiful rescue and rehabilitation learning center on City Island. Big Cat Habitat & Gulf Coast Sanctuary provides a haven for more than 150 exotic animals like lions, tigers, bears, primates and more. On a Sarasota Bay Explorers ’ Sea Life Encounter Cruise, kids can spot playful bottle-nose dolphins and nesting egrets with the help of a friendly marine biologist. 30 Official Visitors Guide of Sarasota County ®
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