Join us as we take you on an up close adventure to see where one of the newest member of our zoo family lives. You will learn how our keepers care for these beautiful, endangered cats, and find out how you can make a difference for tigers worldwide.

Join us as we take you on an up close adventure to meet the world’s tallest land mammal. You will be taken behind the scenes of our giraffe habitat and learn what it takes to care for this iconic African species.

Join us as we take you on an up close adventure through our Australasia Pavilion. Learn what it takes to care for one of Australia’s most iconic marsupials as well as the other species that live “down under”. Meet a MacLeay’s spectre and enrich the birds in our free flight aviary. *All proceeds from Australia Day Wild Encounters, Sunday, January 26, will be going to Zoo and Aquarium of Australia (ZAA) Wildlife Conservation Fund to work towards the rescue and rehabilitation needs of affected wildlife, bringing together expertise, resources, equipment and facilities to help native animals in the crisis-affected areas.*

Join us as we take you behind the scenes of white rhino barn. You will get to see how our keepers care for these animals and learn more about how you can help maintain their population in the wild.

Join us as we take you on an up close adventure to visit our masters of camouflage, the snow leopards! You will learn all about how our keepers take care of these beautiful agile cats and how you can make a difference to their survival in the wild!

Join us as we guide you through our lush African Rainforest Pavilion. You will be taken inside our ring-tailed lemur habitat where our lemurs, Aldabra tortoises, and African crowned cranes live, feed our Malawi cichlids and enrich our meerkats as you explore some of our behind the scenes areas and learn more about how our keepers care for these animals on a daily basis. Please note: There will be no BTS access at Gorillas.