Zoo

Jungle Island

Q: Where is Jungle Island?

Miami, United States. Jungle Island is a zoo or wildlife park in Miami, United States. Its coordinates are 25.786° N, 80.174° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Everglades National Park, about 91 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Jungle Island?

39 species. Citizen-science photos record 39 species at Jungle Island, including Blue-and-yellow Macaw, American Flamingo, Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Red-footed Tortoise and Blue Flyer. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Jungle Island in the wild?

Blue-and-yellow Macaw: Emas National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Jungle Island also live in the parks and cities we cover: Blue-and-yellow Macaw (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Emas National Park), American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve) and Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Nitmiluk National Park).

Q: When did Jungle Island open and how big is it?

Opened 1936, 5.6 ha. Jungle Island, a zoo or wildlife park in Miami, United States, opened in 1936 and covers about 5.6 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 39 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🏙️ In Miami

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 39 spp. present

Jungle Island, formerly Parrot Jungle, is a relaunched eco-adventure park on Watson Island, Miami, Florida, United States. The park re-opened following a series of major renovations after the park incurred damage from Hurricane Irma. The park features new pop-up waterslides, an outdoor wind tunnel flight experience, zip lines, escape rooms, a Nerf battle stadium and other attractions. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

25.786° N 80.174° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1936

Size

Medium

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Ara ararauna

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Emas National Park+ 12 more parks

Phoenicopterus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve+ 10 more parks

LC Endemic

Calyptorhynchus banksii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Nitmiluk National Park+ 3 more parks

Chelonoidis carbonarius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Emas National Park+ 2 more parks

Osphranter rufus

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in El Palmar National Park+ 10 more parks

Tockus deckeni

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Tarangire National Park+ 14 more parks

Pulsatrix perspicillata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Darién National Park+ 32 more parks

Before you go

Where is Jungle Island?

Miami, United States

Jungle Island is a zoo or wildlife park in Miami, United States. Its coordinates are 25.786° N, 80.174° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Everglades National Park, about 91 km away.

What animals can you see at Jungle Island?

39 species

Citizen-science photos record 39 species at Jungle Island, including Blue-and-yellow Macaw, American Flamingo, Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Red-footed Tortoise and Blue Flyer. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Jungle Island in the wild?

Blue-and-yellow Macaw: Emas National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Jungle Island also live in the parks and cities we cover: Blue-and-yellow Macaw (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Emas National Park), American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve) and Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Nitmiluk National Park).

When did Jungle Island open and how big is it?

Opened 1936, 5.6 ha

Jungle Island, a zoo or wildlife park in Miami, United States, opened in 1936 and covers about 5.6 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 39 species are photographed there.