walk on the wild side at the OKC Zoo

TThe Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden, Oklahoma’s most visited cultural attraction, invites guests to experience awe‐inspir‐ing moments with the world’s wondrous wildlife without leaving the state. The OKC Zoo features immersive habitats with up‐close viewing, innovative programs and engaging experiences that pro‐vide engaging opportunities for guests to connect to wildlife and wild places like never before!

This summer, OKC Zoo guests from Oklahoma and beyond, can journey to Africa with the opening of its most ambitious project in its history, Expedition Africa presented by Inasmuch Foundation. This bold, 12‐acre habitat expansion is designed to immerse visitors into a space where they can discover the wildlife of Africa in an unforgettable way. Guests will enjoy enhanced animal habitats including a vast savanna for multiple species, memorable guest experiences and animal feeding encounters plus, beloved African species such as giraffe, wildebeest, zebra, lemurs, honey badger, hyena, meerkat and more. Expedition Africa highlights a new, state‐of‐the‐art giraffe barn that is now home to the Zoo’s six giraffes. The enhanced space offers indoor viewing areas of the Zoo’s giraffes year‐round and feeding opportunities. An iconic feature of Expedition Africa is the Zoo’s historic Love’s Pachyderm building. This familiar site to generations of Oklahomans has been reimag‐ined to provide a multi‐use space for animal habitats, a children’s interactive play area and private events.

For Oklahomans looking to further connect with wildlife and wild places, travel the world with the OKC Zoo. The OKC Zoo’s Conservation Travel Program invites wildlife lovers on extraordi‐nary trips to various destinations to encounter our planet’s incredible animals and biodiversity while learning about the Zoo’s global conservation efforts. In 2024, the Zoo’s conserva‐tion travel destinations include a wildlife safari in Botswana and an excursion to Costa Rica which literally means “rich coast” and is home to 5% of the planet’s biodiversity. Travelers will experience luxurious accommodations creating the ideal seeing for setting for relaxation and fun while immersed in nature! Join the OKC Zoo for a Travel Night on Wednesday, July 12, at the Zoo’s Rosser Education Auditorium, 6‐7:30 p.m. to learn more about these incredi‐ble opportunities.

A visit to the OKC Zoo is your passport to fun and adventure! Discover the Zoo’s amazing animals, conserva‐tion programs, year‐round special events, one‐of‐a‐kind attractions and more! The Oklahoma City Zoo is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily with the last entry at 4 p.m. Purchase advance Zoo admission tickets at okczoo.org/tickets and avoid the entry lines. Located at the crossroads of I‐44 and I‐35, the OKC Zoo is a proud member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the American Alliance of Museums, Oklahoma City’s Adventure District and an Adventure Road partner. Regular admis‐sion is $16 for adults and $13 for children ages 3‐11 and seniors ages 65 and over. Children two and under are admitted free. Learn more at www.okczoo.org.