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  • Archway entrance of the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens.

    A Wild Adventure Awaits at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens

    August 1, 2024
    OCLS

    Escape into the wild at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens! The Zoo was first established in 1923 as the Sanford Zoo, when a rhesus monkey was given to the Elks Club in Sanford by a traveling circus. Today, the Central Florida Zoo is home to more than 350 animals representing more than 100…

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