Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo
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| Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo | |
| Date opened | 1902 |
| Location | Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA |
| Number of Animals | 400 |
| Number of Species | 60 |
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The Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo was founded in 1902 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is located on Whittington Avenue.
The farm raises alligators and has done so for over one hundred years. There are hundreds of alligators, the largest being nineteen feet long.
In the lodge of the park is a collection of mounted alligators, a souvenir shop and a snack bar.
Located in the main alligator pit is a small headstone, a memorial to somebody's fox terrier that was killed by alligators on that spot back in 1906.
Along with the alligators there are a few museum exhibits, including the mummified carcass of a "Merman", similar to ones held in Ripley's Believe It or Not! museums.
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In addition to alligators, there are cougars, turkeys, chickens, wild boars, turtles, bobcats and many other types of animals to see.
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Goats, emus, llamas, whitetail deer, pigs and baby alligators are among the featured attractions.
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