I'll try to keep it brief. Amazing! Incredible! Fantastic! Fascinating and Wonderful! You will be a total hero for taking your family to this place.
My only criticism is of the "Walk About" area. This is a small area behind the gift shop, maybe half an acre or so, with more exotic small animals. We found this to be a bit depressing, and frankly the animals seemed a bit sad too, as the enclosures were way too small. Two full grown baboons were in a cage that was no more than 10 x 15, they did not look happy. Another had monkeys that were just pacing back and forth. A clear sign of anxiety to us, especially when they had put many things in its cage to play with. A three toed sloth, while super cool to see, had nails so overgrown it had trouble grabbing the few branches in its tiny cage. Another indication to us that there's likely an under staffing problem, and I'm sure lack of money plays a roll as well. We have to just think, these unique creatures have made an agreement with the universe that they will be here, for us to learn about and appreciate, otherwise, we'd never see them.
But overall, we loved it!!! Now we can say we've seen and touched an American Bison, a Water Buffalo, a Zebra, a Giraffe and so many others.
Ok this review was not brief, but one last tip, get at least the 4 pack of treats, ACTUALLY, get 2 four packs. We were at the 1/4 mile mark and we ran out. The animals are so much fun to feed. That's it, hope this helps, have fun! read more