The Rainforest Park In Florida That Will Take You On An Adventure Of A Lifetime
By Marisa Roman|Published April 10, 2018
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Marisa Roman
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A New Jersey native with over 15 years of writing experience, Marisa has studied at both New York University and Florida International University. She has lived all over the country, including a decade stint in South Florida. Marisa is well-versed in exploration as she travels a good majority of the year in her self-converted Sprinter van. Her articles have been featured in various notable publications over the years, she has a published collection of short stories, and three completed screenplays under her belt.
If we told you that in Florida you had a chance to be surrounded by monkeys in the only semi-natural tropical rainforest in North America, you probably would think we were out of our darn minds. However, for those of you who have been to South Florida and visited the famed Monkey Jungle, you know exactly what we mean.
Monkey Jungle is a 30-acre wildlife park in Miami, Florida established back in the 1930s.
What began as a way to study endangered monkeys in a semi-natural habitat by animal behaviorist Joseph DuMond soon became a chance for locals to observe, too.
This one-of-a-kind subtropical rainforest allows students, visitors, and scientists get up close and personal with some of the most amazing creatures on earth.
Humans are the ones walking inside the enclosures while the monkeys are fit to roam around, climbing on top of the structures to bring up bowls of treats.