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Still Time To Flock to the Zoo before School Starts
Special to The Truth
Summer goes by too fast. Savor the fun at the Toledo Zoo,
where every day brings you a new experience.
It starts with the all-new
Flamingo
Key,
Penguin
Beach
and
‘Keet
Retreat.
Flamingo Key, sponsored by Toledo Express Airport, shows off
the “avian supermodels” back at the Zoo for the first time
in decades. Near Primate Forest, Penguin Beach leads you
right through the penguins’ exhibit, along with daily
keeper-led
penguin
feeds
sponsored by ProMedica. Just a couple minutes away, ‘Keet
Retreat, sponsored by BP, offers a fun new walk-through
encounter with these bright, friendly little birds.
Don’t miss the summer’s
animal
feeds and enrichment demonstrations.
From keeper-led feeds of penguins, hippos and native turtles
to enrichment for Cinereous Vultures, Rhinoceros Hornbills
and elephants, watch 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. These
opportunities are free with regular Zoo admission.
In
Nature’s
Neighborhood,
the award-winning children’s zoo, even more fun is
waiting. The Stream is open for the summer, along with new
animals in the Forest Room, an interactive green screen in
Jumpin’ Junction and kids’ programs in The Workshop. At the
nearby Museum of Science, learn more about how animals fly
during daily Science of Animals and Flight shows at 11:30
a.m. and 1:30 p.m. All these activities are free with
regular Zoo admission.
Additional activities, offered at a separate fee and
available through online advance reservation, include new
Behind-the-Scenes Tours
that feature penguins, seals, big cats, rhinos, Watusi
cattle and Australian dingoes. Continuing this
year are family-favorite rides on the Safari Express
train, African Animal and historic carousels. The
Zoo’s ride passes make these opportunities more affordable
than ever.
Visitor experiences like these are just some of the reasons
the Toledo Zoo is rated the #1 zoo in the nation by USA
Today Travel, and among the top ten family attractions
nationwide by FamilyFun Magazine. More information is at
toledozoo.org.
This summer, the Zoo is open seven days a week from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. The Zoo is located on the Anthony Wayne Trail (US
25), four miles south of downtown Toledo. For more
information, please visit
toledozoo.org
or call 419.385.4040. Lucas County residents are admitted
free of charge on non-holiday Mondays from 10 a.m. to noon.
Valid ID showing proof of residency is required. |
