![]() When you finally make it to Louisville, check out their baby elephant Fitz. We’ve done both the tamandua and sloth encounters there. On your way to Indianapolis, be sure to book an animal encounter (only $45 total for three people) at the Columbian Park Zoo in Lafayette. This zoo is also one of only six in the country to have walruses. You can attend a Dolphin or “Magnificent Macaws” show (macaws only in the summer), and you can sharks in a touch tank. ![]() At Indianapolis you can feed giraffes, lorikeets, budgies, and flamingos. Synopsis: While the Louiville Zoo would be the southern-most stop on this trip, the highlight to us is the Indianapolis Zoo. Zoo Options: Louisville Zoo, Mesker Park Zoo, Scovil Zoo, Columbian Park Zoo, Indianapolis ZooĪnimal Highlights: Baby Elephant (Louisville) Walruses (Indianapolis) Flamingo Feeding (Indianapolis) Sloth Encounter (Columbian Park) You can’t see a walrus within 500 miles of the Indianapolis Zoo, so be sure to pencil in a stop! Both of these zoos demand 6+ hours, so be sure to clear out a full day for each of them. The two zoos have many similarities shared by very few other zoos, including a manatee building (only zoos outside of Florida to have them) and a cheetah run, showing off cheetahs running at top speeds. The Ohio trip with Columbus and Cincinnati provides a very strong duo of zoos, as both of those are in our top five. Toledo, Indian Creek, and Cleveland are on the north side of the state and could be included on a trip to Michigan. Synopsis: Our very first Zoocation in 2014 took us to Fort Wayne, Columbus, and Cincinnati. Zoo Options: Cincinnati Zoo, Columbus Zoo, Toledo Zoo, Indian Creek Zoo, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Fort Wayne ZooĪnimal Highlights: Cheetah Run Demonstration (Columbus, Cincinnati) Elephant feeding (Cleveland) Manatees (Columbus, Cincinnati) Giraffe Feeding (All) Destination: OhioĪn Ohio Zoocation gives you two chances to see manatees! When you get closer to Branson, Springfield is a nice change of pace to see the Dickerson Park Zoo (also consider seeing the World’s Largest Fork, and Lambert’s Cafe, home of the throwed rolls). Driving with children, we recommend a stop along the way at a smaller zoo, like Peoria. If you don’t mind driving, it’s just a 4.5 hour drive from Chicago. At the Saint Louis Zoo, you can see hippos, elephants, polar bears, penguins, and their world famous Sea Lion Sound exhibit (2018 winner of Best Exhibit). The biggest attraction here is the Saint Louis Zoo, which is free. Synopsis: This trip takes you down I-55 through Illinois. ![]() Louis) Giraffe Feeding (Peoria, Dickerson Park) Elephants (St. Louis Zoo, Grant’s Farm, Henson Robinson Zoo (Springfield, IL), Peoria Zoo, Dickerson Park Zoo (Springfield, MO), Branson’s Promised Land ZooĪnimal Highlights: Penguins (St. “We can really change the world by making one small behavior change.Saint Louis is home to one of the best penguins exhibits in the country “I think for most of us who work in the field of conservation, we really want to inspire people,” Ramer said. ![]() The cubs are now a year old and still doing well under the care of their mom. “She’s been such a good mom and we are just thrilled.” “Thirty hours later, she gave birth to a cub and it didn’t move for a long time and we thought, ‘Oh gosh, that third cub is dead’ and then it moved,” she recalled. But a cheetah can’t really take really take care of one cub, she won’t make enough milk.” So we knew that there was one alive that she was caring for. “She had one still born, she had another one born. “This was her last shot at being a mom,” Ramer said. Ramer’s care and attention is on display every step of the way on the show, especially when a pregnant cheetah, Wangari, went through a harrowing birth. “It actually kind of brings a tear to my eye when I think about it.”ĭr. “That's really what we're about, that is full circle, where we have an assurance herd we're breeding an endangered species, and we get to help with all of our international partners put that animal back in the wild,” Dr. ![]()
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