Zoo Tours: Florida | ZooTampa at Lowry Park

EPISODE 103

We've gone through attractions with the focus all on local wildlife, but we've never seen anything like this before. Featuring the animals of America's backwoods is one thing, but when it comes to Florida, that's a whole other level. From the forests, to the swamps, and to the coasts, this exhibit perfectly reflects the Sunshine State's unmatched biodiversity. On this very extensive tour, you'll learn all about ZooTampa's Manatee, Otter, and raptor rescue and rehabilitation efforts. I introduce you to a variety of the Florida Wildlife Center's 85 animals - many of which we may never see again. Like a litter of seven Striped Skunks, red wolves, the Florida black bear, and the disappearing Florida panther. Enjoy!

Full Species List - October 31st, 2020 (Subject to Change)

1. Tomistosa
2. Red wolf
3. Bald eagle
4. Cownose Ray, Stingray, Atlantic Stingray (removed)
5. Greater Siren
6. Southern Copperhead
7. Eastern Coralsnake
8. Scarlet Kingsnake
9. Florida Pine Snake
10. Blue-striped Garter Snake
11. Florida Cottonmouth
12. Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake
13. Indigo Snake
14. Puerto Rican Crested Toad
15. Timber Rattlesnake
16. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
17. Fiji Banded Iguana
18. Grey Ratsnake, Yellow Ratsnake
19. Percula Clownfish, Kenya Tree Coral, Leather Toadsboot, Cabbage Leather Coral
20. Cuban Tree Frog
21. Stinkpot Turtle
22. Eastern Glass Lizard
23. Spotted Turtle
24. Cave Salamander
25. Tokay Gecko
26. Spotted Salamander
27. Spotted Turtle
28. Gopher Tortoise
29. Alligator Snapping Turtle, Bluegill
30. Black Drum, Red Drum
31. Banded Bamboo Shark, Lookdown, Honeycomb Moray, Atlantic Spadefish
32. Porkfish, Pinfish, Hardhead Sea Catfish, Sheepshead, Common Snook, Mangrove Snapper
33. Violitin Lionfish
34.  Grey Grouper, Green Moray Eel
35. Cuban Iguana
36. Pygmy Seahorse
37. Burfish
38. Florida Manatee, Brown Pelican, Yellow-spotted River Turtle, Giant Amazon River Turtle, Fly River Turtle, Hooded Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Bluegill
39. River Otter
40. American Alligator
41. Snowy Egret
42. Florida Panther
43. Great Horned Owl
44. Roseatte Spoonbill, Northern Pintail, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Wilson's Plover, African Spoonbill, Royal Tern, Black necked Stilt, Northern Pintail
45. Caribbean Flamingo
46. Striped Skunk, Sandhill Crane, Gopher Tortoise, Florida Box Turtle, Eastern Box Turtle, Three-toad Box Turtle
47. Eastern Screech Owl
48. Barred Owl
49. American Black Bear
50. Sandhill Crane
51. Clouded Leopard (recently added just outside of the attraction)

Florida Panther Renderings:

Here's what happened to Stingray Bay

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[ZooTours]

*Get your 'Save the Manatees' TEE here, and start saving manatees! All proceeds go towards the Save the Manatee Club:*

The Save the Manatee Club is an award winning non-profit organization established by Jimmy Buffett. Their efforts involve educating the public about threats manatees face everyday, advocating for stronger protection, and financially sponsoring and supporting rescue and rehabilitation centers across the globe.

[noahm]

Great job with this episode! I love this diverse collection!

Trivia Answer: He got his name because he is a Cuban Iguana, and the Cuban sandwich is very popular in Florida.

[LeafProductions]

This was the very section of the zoo that made me fall in love with Zoo Design. Just everything added up in here not only culminated in an overall immersive experience, but an incredibly educational one as well. And the best part? The fun never stopped. It just felt like a huge expose for North American wildlife and it was just an incredible experience. ZooTampa has to be the best zoo I've visited and it brought so much joy to see you show it off once again!

[Vic-sefz]

I went to the zoo, it was amazing! Unfortunately most of the Florida section was under construction at the time. The manatee exhibit was my personal favorite.

[emanueltheodorus]

So apparently 12 stingrays died due to supersaturation. Yikes. Stingray touch pools are honestly pretty risky habitat to maintain because one malfunction can be equal to deaths of all of them in one go. John Ball Zoo, Calgary Zoo, and Brookfield Zoo learned this the hard way.

Oh and did I see a sign "Do not feed or MOLEST the gators??" Whatever the f happened that made the zoo made that sign?

[katiesmith]

0:46 aint nobody told me that we got apes, gorillas, elephants, rhinos, giraffes, shoebill storks? jaguars, african painted dogs, african penguins,
aldabra giant tortoises, galapagos giant tortoises, gharials, komodo dragons, malayan tapirs and tigers, hippopotamus, sun bears, and wallabies in Florida.


*this is all a joke btw lol*

[DaffyTaffy]

love your vids looking forward to this one as well!! Much love from Okc! Gotta come check out our zoo soon man.

[ZoosTravelers]

This is still my favorite of the ZooTampa Habitat. Looking forward to seeing the updates when they finish them next spring. As always, great job with the video! Looking forward to seeing where you take us next!!

[platinumtidal]

I’m happy to see you finally return to ZooTampa, was lucky enough to get to visit it over this years spring break, getting the chance to see the False Gharial, Manatees, and Florida Panther was such a great experience, I hope to visit again once the changes to Florida are done, I’m guessing the next section you’ll do a tour is is Primates

[ultimateparkmasters]

This is an awesome exhibit at probably one of my favorites at Tampa, I always look forward to it

[classycthulhu]

Despite being a lizard, I think Sandwich can be considered an honorary Florida Man

[ratbones]

Love to see the zoo helping out manatees! Really like this whole exhibit. It’s awesome that a lot of these animals are rescues.

[AikenAdventures]

This may be the most fascinating zoo video I’ve ever watched.

[codynabseth]

I absolutely love your videos they both so informative and also give a good look at all zoos. One question though: How did you figure out the size of the exhibits? Through a website or something?

[graphite]

Is the iguana named after the Cuban Sandwich?

[razaabbas]

very good, this zoo also rehabs and releases wild animals back into the wild, also this place is incredible. Very good video I like it.

[dylangeltzeiler]

If it isn’t the Zoo that featured on the 4 Season National Geographic Documentary Secrets Of The Zoo: Tampa.

[lesliechu]

Zuka-Zama!!! Also this is episode 103, eh! Also, visit the Woodland Park Zoo soon because it's the last few weeks there to see animatronic dinosaurs there, along with visiting the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, too! Leaping Velociraptor!🦕🦖

[unicornwizard]

DO A TOUR OF THE DENVER ZOO
OR CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN ZOO down here we have a really good zoo facility, and spectacular animals

[NaturesCookFlavor]

Hopefully to visit one day.
Enjoyed your sharing 🎁