One of our Hyenas Sept - 2008 - This male lemur named Siley was born February 21, 2008	Safari Zoological Park is home to many different types of animals. Contact us to see how you can help sponsor an animal or habitat. Ring-tailed Lemurs
During a recent tour for a Brownie troop, Tom "sang" this young alligator to sleep.	Tom will often join a tour to bring out some young animals for our visiters to see quite close.
	The largest alligator ever recorded in Florida was 17 feet 5 inches long (5.3 meters). The largest alligator ever recorded measured 19 feet 2 inches (5.8 meters) and was found in Louisiana. The growth rate of alligators varies with food availability and temperature. At the northern limits of its range, or when food is scarce, alligators grow slowly. In Louisiana, where food is abundant, young alligators can grow about one foot (30 centimeters) per year with the greatest growth in the first year. On land alligators can lumber along dragging their tails, or they can walk on their toes with heels of the hind feet and most of the tail well off the ground. Using this "high walk" alligators can run up to 30 miles per hour (38 kph) for short distances!