{"id":3526,"date":"2026-02-10T05:29:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T05:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/?p=3526"},"modified":"2026-04-08T02:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T02:12:14","slug":"large-crocodile-gator-ponds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/10\/large-crocodile-gator-ponds\/","title":{"rendered":"Large Crocodile & Gator Ponds"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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CROCODILE & GATOR PONDS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Home of the Big Boys<\/strong><\/p>

When you enter Gatorama, you\u2019ll immediately be greeted by our family of crocodiles and alligators, who call the front ponds home. This is where the \u201cBig Boys\u201d live, and it\u2019s one of our favorite places in the park! The front ponds are always full of activity, from sunbathing reptiles to playful splashes, giving visitors a chance to see these incredible predators in action.<\/p>

Come check out the whole family, including Bully, Jimmy, Spike, Titan, Palmer, and all of their friends. Gatorama is proud to host the largest colony of American crocodiles in the United States<\/strong>, and with approximately 65 alligators and 17 crocodiles in the front ponds alone, there\u2019s always plenty to watch and admire.<\/p>

If you haven\u2019t yet experienced one of our keeper training sessions with the Face to Face Alligators, the boardwalk offers the perfect vantage point. From a safe distance, you can observe our expert staff at work, interacting with and caring for the animals while demonstrating the intelligence, strength, and personalities of each alligator and crocodile. Whether it\u2019s a quiet sun-soaked afternoon or a lively feeding session, the front ponds are a must-see stop at Gatorama.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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CROCODILE & GATOR PONDS Home of the Big Boys When you enter Gatorama, you\u2019ll immediately be greeted by our family of crocodiles and alligators, who call the front ponds home. This is where the \u201cBig Boys\u201d live, and it\u2019s one of our favorite places in the park! The front ponds are always full of activity, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3569,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[169],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-meet-the-animals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3526"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3530,"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3526\/revisions\/3530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}