The most popular events at the zoo are usually Boo at the Zoo for Halloween and Zoo Lights during December.Dr. I'm sure there are a few more but I can't recall really missing anything else. I don't believe the Gulf Breeze Zoo has elephants anymore. Those were the only animals that don't live at the zoo that upset me. Excuse my friend who is overly excited that she got Zachary to jump up and down!Įlephants! A camel? that would be cool. Make sure you try- it's too much fun! On the right is peek-a-boo and below is a short video of Zachary jumping for us.
That's just what we were able to prompt him to do. Zachary is able to blow a kiss, tell the time (well- he points to his wrist like he knows how to), jump up and down, and play peek-a-boo. One of the zookeepers told my friend the one in the front's name is Zachary, which he responds to well. At the end of the boardwalk is a large river and a two large gorillas on an island. There's a long wooden boardwalk that sits above the free-range safari area. This is by far one of my favorite attractions at the zoo. The animals all seem to be friendly but only when you have a feed cup in your hands! Kids can feed ($3 a cup) the goats, sheep, llamas, rabbits, a pink pig, and guinea pigs. It was the second busiest attraction at the zoo when we visited. The petting zoo is near the entrance of the zoo. I still think you get close enough to the giraffe's and I'm sure this is safer! There used to be a platform at the GB Zoo where you could be level with the giraffe's neck but that was changed this time. As soon as we were out of feed, he left us! He did give us a quick show- licking his face- before the left. We purchased $3 feed cups and fed the majority of the feed to this giraffe here. We saw two adults and a younger giraffe at the zoo. See how close that ostrich is to the train in the picture below? Good thing the train goes slow! The train promises close up glimpses of rhinos, gorillas, chimpanzees, deer, antelope, and zebras!
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For an additional $3 per person, you should definitely take this 15 minute locomotive ride as you are able to see ( surprisingly close up) animals as the train runs through the safari free range area. I didn't take a ride on the train this time, but have many times before. Just make sure you close the first set of doors before walking through the second- I saw a bird almost fly out when some kids were exiting! It took him about 3 minutes to eat ate all the bird seed before flying away! Instantly a beautiful parakeet flew on our budgie stick. We purchased the budgie treat stick (a mix of bird seed and honey on a stick- see in photo below) for a $1. This was definitely one of my (and Lily's) favorite attractions at the zoo. Beautiful birds of every color- most were parakeets. There were at least five other families in the bird budgiery at the time we were there, but there were plenty of birds to go around. The free flight budgiery was one of the busiest places in the zoo. Here is our experience including a list of attractions at the zoo! For more information including directions, visit their website. It is located at 5701 Gulf Breeze Pkwy across from the Gulf Breeze Flea Market.
They stay open later for Boo at the Zoo and Zoo lights. The Zoo is open daily at 9 and closes between 4pm and 8pm depending on time of the year. Children 2-12 are $9.95 and there is a senior discount of $12.95 The cost was $13.95 for myself, but my niece (who is under 2) was free. This is feed time, and the animals are playful and aware. It only took us two hours to tour the entire zoo. We went around 9 am (which is right when they open)because I was told this was the best time to go~ This is true for a few reasons. I recently visited the Gulf Breeze Zoo with my niece for the dayso I wanted to offer some information for those new to the Pensacola area on the Gulf Breeze Zoo. 50+ Acres in Gulf Breeze- great entertainment for the children!
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