Crikey, would ya look at that big 'un and other Orlando, FL Things to Do Tips

I must admit I've got a weakness for crocodiles. These mysterious, oft-unnoticed yet supremely menacing predators have been around virtually unchanged since the times of the dinosaurs. The best place to see them is Gatorland, a virtual gator wonderland.

Here you can:

- get up close (but not that close) with alligators keeping their body warm in the sun,

- watch them jump for a piece of steak (always a thrilling sight fraught with anticipation of danger),

- eat gator steak,

- feed them fish (dead fish flung by tourists must be a major component of their diet),

- witness a crazy guy trying to poke a gigantic man-eating Australian saltwater crocodile in a soft spot,

- witness an even crazier guy pull a gator by the tail and, inexplicably, start wrestling with it, WWF-style (just kidding about the WWF),

- put other dangerous creatures around your neck (a boa, mind you, not a gator),

- observe gators in a swamp, their natural environment. After seeing gators jump, perform, wrestle, doing everything except breaking out in taps , this would seem like an anti-climax.

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Watch animals perform tricks that humans can scarcely imagine let alone duplicate. All at SeaWorld.

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