Celebrate an Aus-some Summer at the Toledo Zoo
At the Toledo Zoo this summer, every day brings you a new Australia-themed experience with Wild Walkabout, presented by Mercy.
It starts with animal feeds and enrichment demonstrations that change daily. From cassowaries to Great Barrier Reef fish, see your favorite animals chow down or interact with keepers and enrichment objects. It’s fun for visitors to watch and meaningful for the animals, too. This is one way the Zoo encourages naturalistic behaviors and stimulates the animals’ senses. Animal feeds and enrichment demonstrations are free with regular Zoo admission. The full schedule is at toledozoo.org/feedings.
In Nature’s Neighborhood, the award-winning children’s zoo, you’ll discover even more fun. The Play Stream is open for the summer splashing, while in the air-conditioned indoors you’ll encounter animals in The Forest, an interactive green screen in Jumpin’ Junction and kids’ programs in The Workshop. The Contact Yard lets you get up close to some groovy goats, and indoors, guinea pigs are waiting to greet you. Your family will love the daily live animal shows where you could meet a dingo, wallaby, kookaburra or other amazing animal. These activities are free with regular Zoo admission.
Additional activities, offered at a separate fee, include Behind-the-Scenes Tours that feature the Polar Bear Cubs/Arctic Encounter®; Australia: Off the Beaten Path; Africa! (giraffe feed included); and Elephant Excellence. Continuing this year are family-favorite rides on the Safari Express train, African Animal and historic carousels. New ride passes make these opportunities more affordable than ever. And for a fun meal break, consider a Picnic on Safari, served at the Africa! Overlook and including an optional opportunity to feed one of the Zoo’s ostriches right from your hand.
It’s all part of a Wild Walkabout summer, which runs through Monday, September 2. Don’t miss Baru, the huge saltwater crocodile brought to Toledo by Block Communications Inc. – at 17 feet long, the largest saltwater croc in North America -- or the walk-through wallaby exhibit, where you’ll come closer to these gentle marsupials than you’ve ever been before. Learn more attoledozoo.org/walkabout.
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Organization Name: Toledo Zoo
Organization Address: Toledo, OH