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An animal adventure around every corner of Miami

It’s not just fun in the sun, Miami is home to countless species of beautiful wildlife

An animal adventure around every corner of Miami

It’s not just fun in the sun, Miami is home to countless species of beautiful wildlife

WEBVTT BUT FIRST, SOME BIRD WATCHING. SHAYNA: FISH, FLAMINGOS COMMIT ANOTHER FINE FEATHERED FRIENDS, THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ANIMAL ADVENTURE AROUND EVERY CORNER IN MIAMI. JUST ASK OUR PRODUCER, JESSE. >> I’M SCARED OF BIRDS. >> IS A SWEETHEART. SHAYNA: MY TURN. I’M AFRAID. >> TOUCH HIM. NEVER KISS ON THE FIRST AID. AND THEN THIS ON SHAYNA: ALAS, WE HAD TO STI WITH OUR SCHEDULE. BECAUSE A WARM WELCOME BY THIS DELIGHTFUL DUO, SQUIRT AND MINERAL MAKE HIM A AWAITED US AT THE MIAMI SEAQUARIUM. >> ARE YOU EXCITED TO SEE HER? YOU ARE? SHAKE YOUR SHOULDERS AND HIPS. CHAIKIN. -- SHAKE IT. GOOD GIR. >> THEY WERE BORN HERE, THEY TRAINED HERE. EVERY SINCE THEY BEGAN TO YOU AND SMALL PIECES OF FISH. AS THEY RECOGNIZE US A BECAME FRIENDS WITH US JUST WHAT WE ARE FRIENDS WITH OTHER HUMAN BEINGS. SHAYNA: THEY ARE PART OF A PROGRAM WHERE GUESTS CAN INTERACT WITH THE DOLPHINS. >> 30 MINUTES HANDS-ON, YOU GET HUGS AND KISSES. YOU GET LOTS OF BELLY RUBS, BACKGROUNDS. AND YOU GET TO TAKE A RIDE ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE POOL ON ONE OF OUR DOLPHINS. THE ONLY ROLE WE HAVE IS YOU YOU MUST HAVE FUN. IT IS A GREAT TIME. SHAYNA: AN HOUR OUTSIDE OF MIAMI , A CHANGE OF PACE. THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES. >> I HAVE BEEN COMING OUT HERE MY ENTIRE LIFE. THE PEACEFULNESS OF TRANQUILITY, THE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT THINGS YOU CAN SEE. EVERY DAY IS A NEW THING. SHAYNA: KELLY ALVAREZ AS A TOUR GUIDE. WE ARE A PARK WHERE WE PRETTY MUCH HOUSE ABOUT 2000 ALLIGATORS MOST OF THEM ARE BORN HERE. THEY LIVE THEIR ENTIRE LIFE HERE. WE ARE A PLACE TO COME AND HAVE SOME FUN, LEARN ABOUT ANIMALS BOTH NATIVE AND INVASIVE. EDUCATE AND HAVE FUN. SHAYNA: PART OF THE FUN, FEEDING THE GATORS. >> WE HAVE A BIG BUCKET OF CHICKENS. ALL OF THE ALLIGATORS ARE STARTING TO SWARM OF US. >> THAT POP SOUND WE DO IS LIKE THEIR CALL. THEY KNOW WHEN THEY HEAR THAT THERE IS FOOD. THEY WILL HANG OUT HERE WITH THEIR MOUTH WIDE OPEN, WAITING FOR FOOD. THAT IS A HIS. NOT LIKE A HOUSE CAT. THAT IS TELLING ALL THE OTHER GUYS, THIS IS MY CHICKEN. YOU HEAR THAT? SHAYNA: A TRIP TO THE FARM INCLUDES AN AIRBOAT TOUR OF THE EVERGLADES. WHERE GATORS ARE SLIGHTLY MORE SUBTLE. >> HE IS JUST HANGING OUT. HE IS SUNBATHING, TRYING TO NOT HAVE TOO MUCH ENERGY. SHAYNA: THIS IS WHERE THE TOUR SPEEDS UP. >> TYPICALLY WE DO 360 SPINS WHICH IS A LOT OF FUN. SHAYNA: KELLY SAYS SLOWING DOWN -- THIS BIRD IS A TRICOLORED HERON. SHAYNA: AND TAKING IN THE BEAUTY OF THE EVERGLADES IS WHAT SHE FINDS MOST ENJOYABLE. THIS IS AN AREA YOU CAN GO TO, REJUVENATE YOURSELF. OUT THERE IN THE EVERGLADES, YOU CAN SEE ON FOR MILES.
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An animal adventure around every corner of Miami

It’s not just fun in the sun, Miami is home to countless species of beautiful wildlife

At the Miami Seaquarium, park guests can interact with the dolphins. An hour outside of Miami, Everglades Alligator Farm is South Florida’s oldest alligator farm.

At the Miami Seaquarium, park guests can interact with the dolphins.

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An hour outside of Miami, Everglades Alligator Farm is South Florida’s oldest alligator farm.