Have you ever wanted to meet one of our Sea Lions up close and personal? Join us for a WILD encounter at Wildlife World Zoo! Learn what it takes to care for our amazing marine mammals, and see what goes in to training them. You will be able to get an individual or group photo, and after learning some training techniques you will get to try out your skills as an honorary trainer! Then you will become a sea lion’s new best friend by feeding them some fish and leave this incredible experience smelling like a Sea Lion trainer.

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$89 for each guest

Each encounter is limited to 6 participants

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Zoo admission is not included in the price of a Sea Lion encounter

• Children age 3-11 must be with a paid adult (minimum age to participate in an encounter is 3) 

• Children age 12-17 can participate with a non-paid adult spectator. Non-paid spectators must sit in the stands and are not able to participate in the encounter. 

• Cancellation Policy – There are no cancellations or refunds 

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**Allergy alert: You will come in contact with fish fed to the Sea Lions and possible shellfish residue

*All encounters are dependent on the animal’s behavior. We do not ever force our animals to participate in something they are uncomfortable with

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This is not a private encounter. You will be sharing the experience with other guests. If you would like a private experience, you will need to book all 6 spots even if you don’t have 6 people in your group.

Experience the opportunity of a lifetime with our NEW Capybara encounter! Come meet Chewy and his care team in Shipwreck Cove. This encounter will give you the opportunity to feed Chewy and learn from his care team what it takes to raise and care for such a unique animal. Feel the texture of his fur and see his webbed feet up close, then snap a selfie with everyone’s favorite Capybara!

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$69.00 for each guest

Each encounter is limited to 6 participants.

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Zoo admission is not included in the price of a Capybara encounter

• Children age 3-11 must be with a paid adult (minimum age to participate in an encounter is 3)

• Children age 12-17 can participate with a non-paid adult spectator. Non-paid spectators must sit in the stands and are not able to participate in the encounter.

• Cancellation Policy – There are no cancellations or refunds 

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*Allergy alert: Our animals in Shipwreck Cove are fed a variety of food including fish, shellfish, nuts and eggs. They may have residue from these items on their skin when touching or feeding them. If you have allergies to any of these items, we do not recommend participating in this encounters.

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This is not a private encounter. You will be sharing the experience with other guests. If you would like a private experience, you will need to book all 6 spots even if you don’t have 6 people in your group.

Have you ever wanted to meet a sloth? Come meet Luna and her care team. This encounter will give you the opportunity to feed Luna and learn from her care team what it takes to raise and care for such a unique animal. Feel the texture of her hair and take a selfie with our slow-moving ambassador from the Wildlife Encounters Show.

 

$69.00 for each guest

Each encounter is limited to 6 participants.

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Zoo admission is not included in the price of a Sloth encounter

• Children age 3-11 must be with a paid adult (minimum age to participate in an encounter is 3) 

• Children age 12-17 can participate with a non-paid adult spectator. Non-paid spectators must sit in the stands and are not able to participate in the encounter. 

• Cancellation Policy – There are no cancellations or refunds 

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*All encounters are dependent on the animal’s behavior. We do not ever force our animals to participate in something they are uncomfortable with.

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This is not a private encounter. You will be sharing the experience with other guests. If you would like a private experience, you will need to book all 6 spots even if you don’t have 6 people in your group.

Have you ever wanted to meet the animals in our Wildlife Encounter Shows? Join us for our small mammal encounter where you will get a chance to meet porcupines, armadillos or a skunk! Spend some time with your furry and ‘sharply’ dressed animal ambassadors from our Wildlife Encounters Show and our community outreach program. Give treats to porcupines and armadillos, feel the fur on a skunk and maybe even boop a snoot or two.

Each encounter includes 2 animal ambassadors

*All encounters are dependent on the animal’s behavior. We do not ever force our animals to participate in something they are uncomfortable with.

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$69.00 for each guest

Each encounter is limited to 6 participants.

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Zoo admission is not included in the price of a Mammal encounter

• Children age 3-11 must be with a paid adult (minimum age to participate in an encounter is 3) 

• Children age 12-17 can participate with a non-paid adult spectator. Non-paid spectators must sit in the stands and are not able to participate in the encounter. 

• Cancellation Policy – There are no cancellations or refunds 

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*Allergy alert: High chance of coming into contact with nuts and eggs.

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This is not a private encounter. You will be sharing the experience with other guests. If you would like a private experience, you will need to book all 6 spots even if you don’t have 6 people in your group.

Love reptiles? Join us for an adventure with our reptiles and meet Kaa the 11 foot Albino Burmese Python, along with Helios the Red Tegu or Bowser the Common Snapping Turtle. Feel the difference between the scales of a snake and a Tegu. Check this experience off your bucket list and get up close and personal with our amazing reptile ambassadors!

Each encounter includes 2 animal ambassadors.

*All encounters are dependent on the animal’s behavior. We do not ever force our animals to participate in something they are uncomfortable with.

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$69.00 for each guest

Each encounter is limited to 6 participants.

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Zoo admission is not included in the price of a Reptile encounter

• Children age 3-11 must be with a paid adult (minimum age to participate in an encounter is 3) 

• Children age 12-17 can participate with a non-paid adult spectator. Non-paid spectators must sit in the stands and are not able to participate in the encounter. 

• Cancellation Policy – There are no cancellations or refunds 

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*Allergy alert: High chance of coming into contact with eggs.

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This is not a private encounter. You will be sharing the experience with other guests. If you would like a private experience, you will need to book all 6 spots even if you don’t have 6 people in your group.