Naples Zoo will soon create its first giraffe habitat scheduled to open in 2012. These elegant “skyscrapers of the savannah” will be sure to capture your imagination through an exhibit that will be both creative and interactive. You will be able to view these beloved animals from ground level as well as from an elevated platform. Best of all, you will be able get up close and personal as you hand-feed the world’s tallest animals. Donate today!
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Five young reticulated giraffes are now at the Zoo. Enjoy them more than a year early before the full habitat premieres with the feeding and elevated viewing. The giraffe herd are now living
in the northern gardens in a temporary home. The giraffe were brought in early as it is better to transport giraffe when they are young.
As the Zoo fundraises for their new habitat, they will be quite comfortable as their area is six times larger than the state requires. Guests will have a ground level view to look up at the world's tallest animal in this space.
Jack Hanna Started the Fun!
An Evening with Jack Hanna, Naples Zoo’s first major fundraiser for the new giraffe habitat was an unqualified success. “The event proceeds have made a significant contribution towards the $2 million we need to bring this exciting new exhibit to the Naples Zoo,” said Tetzlaff. “We are very excited to have exceeded our fundraising goal for this event by over 50%. This shows us that the people of Collier County are as energized about this new exhibit as we are.”
An exciting feature of this exhibit will be the opportunity to get up-close and personal with the Zoo’s newest residents. The exhibit’s elevated observation deck will allow Zoo guests to get close enough to feed the giraffes. “The kids are going to go crazy,” Jack Hanna, Columbus Zoo Director Emeritus, said when describing the experience. “That long eight to ten inch tongue taking food right out of their hands. It’s a fun way to really connect people to nature.”
Since becoming a nonprofit zoo about four years ago, the Naples Zoo has added a new exhibit every year, and has seen record breaking attendance. Bringing giraffes to the Zoo for the first time, the new exhibit will be the first major exhibit as part of Coastal Africa in the Master Plan. You can help bring giraffes to your Zoo!
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Director. “Whereas other facilities have spent many millions of dollars to create this type of experience for people and wildlife, Naples Zoo can turn this dream into reality with two million dollars.”
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