Belize: Belize Zoo

Belize Zoo is not your typical zoo. It only has animals that are native to Belize – jaguars, tapirs, pumas, javelinas, ocelots, coatimundi, tucans, jaguarundi, and so on. The zoo is in the middle of jungle and wildlife is everywhere. All the animals here were either injured or brought as former pets, they are rehabilitated and then released into the wild. It’s an incredible place to see some of the most bizarre and elusive animals in the world like tapirs (half elephants half cows), happy eagles, and majestic jaguars.