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Long Hot Summer

August 22, 2023

It’s been extraordinarily hot this summer and it seems as though it isn’t going to stop anytime soon.

If you are coming to the Zoo, please visit as early in the day as possible to see the animals before they seek out the cooler, more hidden areas of their exhibits.

Our dedicated staff provides the animals with various ways and opportunities to stay cool in this heat.

For some species, this means providing them access to their holding barns. These animals have the choice to come and go from their barns. All the animals will seek out the coolest parts of their exhibit during the heat of the day.

Look for animals in the shade and shadows of their exhibits, nestled down in the cooler grass, and don’t forget to check out the reptile house where it is always cool in the summer and warmer in the winter.

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Wednesdays with Waylon - Waylon is going wild with paint for Art on the Wild Side. All the animal art created will be available for purchase during the online auction March 16-23. For event details go to https://24ArtontheWild.givesmart.com. #artonthewildside #waylonwednesdays #wednesdayswithwaylon

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Wednesdays with Waylon. Waylon looses his first tooth, get a visit from a friend and finds a new toy. #wednesdayswithwaylon #singingdogsoftiktok #toothfairy #puppyfun

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Wednesday with Waylon continues with the animal resolutions. Waylon visits with the Capybara sisters, Kate and Kyra, and the Watusi, Dak, and Dalia this week. #wednesdayswithwaylon #resolutions #singingdogsoftiktok #puppyfun #waylon #capybara #watusi

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This week's Wednesdays with Waylon, Waylon is having fun exploring the Tiger yard. His fun in the tiger yard was not only for exercise but to begin working on his recall training so we have a way to get him back to his keepers if he ever manages to slip out of his harness. Don't worry, no tigers are in the yard. #wednesdayswithwaylon #singingdogsoftiktok #zoomies #puppyfun

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For the January Wednesdays with Waylon, Waylon will be visiting his animal friends to learn their New Year’s resolutions. This week he visit with the lynx and red river hogs. #wednesdayswithwaylon #singingdogsoftiktok #puppyfun #waylon #newyearsresolution

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Debbie Booker 4 weeks ago

Lunch at Savannah was very good.

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Ta La 4 weeks ago

It was great so many different animals!

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Sarah Boggan 1 month ago

What a great zoo! We were very pleased with everything about it. It’s clean, there’s plenty of restrooms, they let you bring in your lunch or you can stop and pick up something from a pretty good variety of snacks and sandwiches from machines or go to a cafe. My daughter liked the carousel as well! Note that the carousel and the experiences are extra costs so read up on those before you visit. 👍

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Trensetta100 1 month ago

We enjoyed our visit to the Zoo. The wife and I visit Foley Alabama three times a year. This was our first time visiting the zoo there. There wasn’t a line to get inside, and had a great experience. Can’t wait to visit again.😊

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bethany Barlow 1 month ago

We loved our visit! Such an affordable option for a zoo. Plenty of animals to see. Loved how close you get to all of them. Very clean and tidy. Disappointed the tigers weren’t out though. But overall a fantastic experience! Our kids loved it.

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Julia Anne 2 months ago

Such a beautiful zoo! Very clean with ample restrooms and benches. There were so many animals to see which was very unexpected. We saw tigers, lyons, monkeys, giraffes, lemurs, many types of local birds, etc. For an extra fee, you can feed the giraffes and have an opportunity to get up close and personal with several different zoo animals.

There is a great little enclosed bird area with turtles where you can sit and watch the birds. They also have a great gift shop with wonderful gift items.

Overall, it was a wonderful experience. We had a great time watching the animals and will definitely be back!

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Dolce Vita! 3 months ago

Very nice small zoo. They offered feeding a giraffe for $5 during a certain time window…very worth it! It is a beautiful zoo, a nice layout also with a petting zoo of farm animals for small kids. They have a merry-go-round. You can take a small motorized car ride to see a few animals. Enjoyed the day at the zoo. Employees work hard and are very knowledgeable.

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