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Accessibility
ADA accessible with clear walkways throughout enclosures. Excellent for visually impaired visitors — tactile and auditory animal experiences available.
Visitor tip
Supervise small children closely, as some animals require careful handling and the responsibility for safety falls on visitors rather than staff restrictions. This hands-on freedom is what makes it unique, but requires active parental oversight.
Visitor tip
The venue is exceptionally accessible for visually impaired visitors — tactile and auditory animal experiences are fully integrated, and clear walkways throughout all enclosures make navigation safe and enjoyable for those with visual impairments.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Petting Zoo & Animal Encounters
- Highlights
- Fennec foxes, capybaras, kangaroos, sloths, lemurs, hands-on animal interactions
- Accessibility
- ADA accessible with clear walkways, sensory-friendly experiences
- Admission
- Very affordable
What visitors say
We've been to several of the petting zoos from central oklahoma to central arkansas, and this one is the most interactive we've been to! We got to hold fennec foxes, feed a capybara, among so many other animal encounters! The people…
Best hands on wildlife experience we’ve had! My husband is visually impaired to the point of almost no sight and loved getting to experience feeling and hearing the animals. Our friend also is legally blind and had no trouble navigating…
I loved my experience visiting pawsitively wild. It was very unique. The staff was a lot of teenagers on summer break and it was busy. You really have to watch little kids. Some of the animals should not be messed with so it is up to…
From 179 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- PAWsitively Wild Animal Encounters is specifically designed for accessibility, featuring tactile and auditory animal experiences that allow visually impaired visitors to fully engage with animals through touch and sound, with well-maintained clear pathways throughout enclosures
- The facility operates as both a petting zoo and animal rescue center, actively rescuing animals from various backgrounds and integrating them into their interactive exhibits
- Visitors can hold and directly interact with fennec foxes, a rare exotic species, as part of the fully hands-on encounter experience
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