The Dallas Zoo is wonderful!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 7/29/11
As Dallas Zoo members, we are there ALOT! We also are members of other local zoos (2), but Dallas is our favorite, and we visit at least twice a month. My children are ages 11, 9 and 3, so I need alot of activities to keep them all entertained.
The newest part of the zoo, Giants of the Savannah, offers giraffe feedings, lion exhibitions, talks with the keepers, an informative monorail ride and you can dine next to the lions!
My kids always ask to ride on Clarence the Camel, a real camel, in the hooved livestock exhibit!!!
SOAR, a Festival of Flight, is a bird show the kids just love!! Their favorite is the Lacerte Children's Zoo. It includes a Nature Exchange, where they encourage kids to learn about nature. My daughter loves the Discovery House, with small animals you can pet and daily art projects. My 3 year old always ask to ride a pony, then wants to take the pony home. You can also feed birds in the aviary. They offer seed sticks and a cup of woms, and explain the difference in bird beaks and their diet as they eat from your hand. In the center is a wonderful filtered "creek", where children in shorts and swim suits splash and chase each other. In Texas, during the summer, I think a water feature is a must, and even my 11 year old has fun splashing and cooling off!
I see so many visitors that quickly pass through the Children's Zoo, never allowing their children time to be interactive with any of the exhibits.