The headliners
Alligators
From the big boys sunning on the bank to the ones you'll get to hold. Louisiana has around two million wild alligators, more than any other state.
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Zam's Ecological Park
Every tour starts here: face to face with the gators, turtles and nutria that call Zam's home.
The residents
Who You'll Meet
The crowd favorite
Nutria
These big, orange-toothed swamp rodents came to Louisiana from South America by way of 1930s fur farms. Now they're everywhere, and they love a carrot.
Old souls
Snapping Turtles
The star is an alligator snapping turtle ZZ calls his “original girlfriend.” She weighs about 140 pounds, and you'll see why everyone keeps their fingers clear of that beak.
Swamp smarts
Bayou Fun Facts
Gator country
Louisiana has the largest alligator population in the country, about two million.
Nature's cleanup crew
Big alligators eat a lot of nutria, which helps protect the marsh from nutria damage.
A comeback story
American alligators were once endangered. Protection in the 1970s helped them make a full recovery.
Tours daily at 1:30 PM
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