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Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, Gulf Shores, AL

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Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo

A small community zoo in Gulf Shores with about 118 species, 22 of them critically endangered.

20499 Oak Road East, Gulf Shores AL 36542 · Gulf Shores, AL

About Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo

The zoo is a non-profit community zoo on Oak Road East in Gulf Shores. Its animal collection includes lynxes, lemurs, lions, capybaras, alligators and many birds, and each animal has a documented backstory. Visitors can attend daily keeper chats and bird talks, which are included with regular admission. Paid add-ons include sloth and lemur adventures, giraffe feedings, and a sulcata tortoise feeding. Rides such as a zip line, carousel, safari cars and a kiddie train are also offered. The zoo was founded in 1989 as Zooland Animal Park.

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