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What you should know
Visitor tip
The giraffe feeding experience is worth the extra fee and should be a priority—visitors consistently praise how giraffes come right up to you and gracefully take food from your hand, making it an unforgettable interactive experience.
Visitor tip
If visiting with young children, be prepared for their mixed reactions during giraffe feeding—they may be both excited about the close animal interaction and surprised by the giraffes' long black tongues grasping the food.
Visitor tip
This is the only zoo known to house such a large collection of giraffes, making the giraffe-focused exhibits and feeding experience the signature draw of the venue.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Zoo
- Specialty
- Largest collection of giraffes
- Must-Do Experience
- Giraffe feeding (hand-feeding with lettuce and leaves)
What visitors say
This is such an awesome zoo! From what I understand this is the only zoo with so many giraffes in it. You pay a little extra to feed them it is so worth it They just come right up to you they take it right out of your hand graciously.…
Giraffe feeding with young children is always amusing. Watching the internal contest between wanting the closeness with the animals- versus the reaction to the long black tongue coming out to grasp the leaves.
It was fabulous and my great grandsons Loved feeding the giraffes 🦒
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Did You Know?
- The International Center for the Care & Conservation of Giraffe houses one of the largest giraffe collections of any zoo, with visitors noting it as the only zoo with so many giraffes in its collection
- The facility offers an interactive giraffe feeding experience where visitors can hand-feed giraffes, with the animals taking food directly from guests' hands
- The zoo features a sky rail transportation system as an alternative to walking the grounds, providing visitors with an elevated viewing experience of the habitats
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