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ENCOUNTERS
Get Up Close and Personal
on your next trip to the Zoo!
Wild Encounters are the perfect way to meet your favourite animals up close.
Wild Encounters 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 the website at a later time.
Guardians of
Camels
Camels
Thursday-Sundays: 12:00pm
Go behind-the-scenes to feed our caravan of camels up-close!
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Guardians of
Giraffes
Giraffes
Thursday-Sunday: 11:30am
Join us on a behind-the-scenes adventure to meet the world’s tallest land mammal up-close
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Guardians of
Gorillas
Gorillas
Thursdays & Saturdays: 2:30pm
Join us for an exclusive behind the scenes visit with our Western lowland gorilla troop!
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Guardians of
Hippos
Hippos
Thursdays & Saturdays 1:30pm
Meet and toss some produce to our two river hippo sisters Perky and Petal!
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Guardians of
Polar Bears
Polar Bears
Fridays & Sundays : 2:30pm
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the back of our polar bear house and learn all about these incredible Arctic Ambassadors.
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Capybara
Thursdays-Sundays: 11:00am
Meet the world's largest rodent up-close and feed them some produce!
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Great Barrier Reef
Thursday & Saturday: 3:00pm
Friday & Sunday: 12:30pm
Venture to our Great Barrier Reef tank to help with an afternoon feed!
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Grizzly Bear
Thursday & Saturday: 2:00pm
Venture down into the Canadian Domain to meet our resident grizzly bear Shintay!
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Mischevious Meerkats
Thursday-Sunday: 3:30pm
Meet our mischievous mob of meerkats - Demi, Ashton, and Marvin!
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Savanna Safari
Friday & Sunday: 2:00pm
Experience an African safari without leaving the city with our warthog, eland, zebra, and watusi!
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The G.O.A.T Experience
Thursday & Friday: 3:30pm
Saturday & Sunday: 11:00am
Come brush and feed the G.O.A.Ts of the animal kingdom!
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Western Grey Kangaroos
Thursday-Sunday: 10:00am
Saturday & Sunday: 4:00pm
Join us to meet and feed one of Australasia's most iconic species!
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Winged Wonders: Fruit Bats
Thursday-Sunday: 4:00pm
Meet our winged wonders of the African Rainforest!
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Gift a Behind-the-Scenes
Experience!
WILD ENCOUNTER GIFT CARDS HERE!
Please contact us at [email protected]
or 289-200-4362 for more information.