Wild Encounters
If you’ve yearned to get closer to the animals, now you can with a Wild Encounter!
Behind-the-scenes experiences turn a trip to the Zoo into the chance of a lifetime.
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to care for animals from around the world? Are you interested in meeting the Animal Care Team and having a WOW moment with wildlife? Zoo Atlanta’s Wild Encounters provide the perfect opportunity to meet and greet some of your favorite animals all while learning more about their natural history, how we care for them, and the ways we are working around the globe to save wild animals and wild habitats.
These educational programs vary in length and are sure to engage and excite you, too, about saving wildlife, all while enjoying a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Participants can expect to meet members of the Animal Care Team, meet an animal, learn about our positive reinforcement training and enrichment programs, and walk away with a keepsake and knowledge of how to save species. All participation in Wild Encounters programs is voluntary for the animals.
For more information or to inquire about other opportunities, please contact the Education Department at education@zooatlanta.org.
Wild Encounter Gift Certificate
Give the adventure of lifelong learning. Here’s an idea we can promise won’t be re-gifted: give a certificate for one of Zoo Atlanta’s education programs! You may also purchase gift certificates in $25 increments up to $100. Program restrictions apply.
Activity Type: Wild Encounters:
Wild Encounter: Elephant
No creature looms larger over the savanna than the African elephant, and you’ll agree when you come face-to-trunk with one...
Read MoreWild Encounter: Goat Painting Experience
Join the Animal Care Team and our talented “VanGoat” artist during a painting session! Your group will choose two colors...
Read MoreWild Encounter: Lemur
Meet and feed some of the amazing primates that make the island of Madagascar one of Earth’s richest natural ecosystems....
Read MoreWild Encounter: Aldabra Tortoise
See and feed one of the world’s largest living tortoise species in the only Wild Encounter experience that allows guests to share the...
Read MoreWild Encounter: Giant Panda
Explore the fascination and share in the awe of the world-famous black-and-white bears!
Read MoreWild Encounter: Warthog
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at Zoo Atlanta’s African Savanna and give the warthogs a favorite treat.
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