Big vibes @ Silver Springs #nature #rhesusmacaque #vervetmonkey #ocalaflorida | Ross Brothers

Santa’s Winter Home in Florida’s Silver Springs, ca. 1963. At the International Deer Ranch roadside attraction, Santa Claus hears the Christmas wishes of visiting children, who then throw coins into a flaming spring and pet baby animals in the animal nursery. The brief clip comes from the promotional film “Deer Santa,” recently re-digitized by the State Archives of Florida. In the full film, “Santa’s deer and their many cousins meet the happy children,” who hand-feed deer and explore the Florida