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ENCOUNTERS
Get Up Close and Personal On Your Next Trip to the Zoo!
The perfect way to meet your favourite animals up close!
Runs Year-round!
Tickets are typically released two weeks prior to encounter date.
If you do not see the date that you are looking for, please check back soon.
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Arctic Ambassadors
Friday to Monday
Go behind the scenes of our Tundra Trek and discover how animals like snow geese and Arctic wolves help share the story of climate change and conservation.
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Africa Rainforest
Friday to Monday
Embark on a captivating journey into the heart of the African rainforest with this exclusive Wild Encounter to meet our Ring-tailed lemurs, pygmy hippos, meerkats and Lake Malawi cichlids!
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Ballin' with the Armadillos
Saturday
Meet Kuzco, our charismatic three-banded armadillo! In this unique encounter, you'll have the chance to see him up close and may even get the opportunity to gently feel his protective, armour-like shell.
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Burrows & Caves
Friday to Monday
Discover the hidden world of animals that dig, burrow, and thrive in the dark. Begin your adventure with Brock the African spurred tortoise, offering him enrichment and an opportunity to touch his shell. Step behind the scenes to take a rare peek into our colony of naked mole-rats, then venture to our meerkats to provide enrichment in their holding area (and maybe spot their nocturnal roommate, Mr. P the Cape porcupine!).
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Kangaroo
Friday to Monday
Discover the magic of Australasia in our captivating 'Down Under' Wild Encounter and meet our mob of kangaroos as well as go behind-the-scenes of our Oceans and Island’s tanks!
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Sunrise in Sumatra
Friday to Monday
Enjoy a peaceful, behind-the-scenes experience in the IndoMalayan Pavilion before the zoo opens to the public.
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Animal Ambassadors: Keeper's Choice!
Friday, Sunday & Monday
Step into the Outreach and Discovery Zone and get a surprise encounter with one of our captivating animal ambassadors!
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Guardian Tours
Guardians of Snow Leopards
Friday, Sunday & Monday
Go behind-the-scenes with our snow leopard family! Get the chance to have an up-close encounter with any of our 4 cats, Pemba, Minu, Zoya, or Jita!
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Guardians of White Rhino
Friday, Saturday & Monday
Get up close and personal with one of the world’s largest land mammals in our exclusive White Rhino Encounter.
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Experience!
WILD ENCOUNTER GIFT CARDS HERE!
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