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Canton Grand Safari Adventure, Grand Saline, TX
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Canton Grand Safari Adventure

An independent East Texas zoo where visitors can feed animals and book hands-on encounters with otters, sloths, monkeys, and lemurs.

Farm to Market Road 1255, Grand Saline, TX, USA · Grand Saline, TX

About Canton Grand Safari Adventure

Canton Grand Safari Adventure is an independent zoo in East Texas, also branded as East Texas Zoo and Gator Park. Visitors can feed animals around the park and book hands-on encounters with animals such as otters, a sloth, monkeys, and lemurs. The park also offers an after-hours evening visit for adults, group and birthday packages, and field trip packages for students. The park advertises more than 140 exotic animals, including spotted hyenas named Shenzi and Banzai. Some animals are available for hands-on encounters, while others are viewed from behind fences.

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