{"id":102070,"date":"2021-04-22T14:30:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T18:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=102070"},"modified":"2021-04-22T14:31:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T18:31:22","slug":"zoo-opens-for-the-57th-season-20210424","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021\/04\/22\/zoo-opens-for-the-57th-season-20210424\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoo opens for the 57th season &#8211; 4\/24\/2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tFWC_Zoo_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Zoo\" width=\"800\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tFWC_Zoo_logo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tFWC_Zoo_logo-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tFWC_Zoo_logo-768x320.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Fort Wayne Children&#8217;s Zoo opens Saturday, April 24, 2021, for its 57th season.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Zoo Opens Saturday, April 24, 2021 for 57th Season<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (April 22, 2021) \u2013 When the Fort Wayne Children\u2019s Zoo opens for the 2021 season on Saturday, it will be to less restrictions than the abbreviated season of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t wait for guests to come out and celebrate spring at the Fort Wayne Children\u2019s Zoo,\u201d says new Executive Director, Rick Schuiteman. \u201cWe will be following local health department guidelines by strongly recommending face coverings, social distancing and hand washing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guests can find all the interactives back out this season including the large eggs; bronze orangutan, Komodo dragon and tortoise; and photo ops areas including the penguins, peacock and shark head.<\/p>\n<p>Who\u2019s new at the Zoo? 24 new goats can be found in the Indiana Family Farm. These friendly additions are ready to be brushed and scratched by kids of all ages.<\/p>\n<p>In the African Journey, sunny days and warm weather means you can look for 7 month old baby giraffe, Sukari and her mom, Faye at the giraffe feeding platform.<\/p>\n<p>While visiting the African Journey look for our baby Swamp monkey, Ajali. She was born October 29th and can be found staying close to her mom.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not all the babies in the African Journey, you will want to look for our youngest female sitatunga calves born late last year. Sakani was born in September and Hasira in early November.<\/p>\n<p>All new this season \u2013 feed our stingray\u2019s lunch in the Australian Adventure area. 5 tokens and you receive a cup of fish and seafood to have the stingrays slurp lunch right out of your hand. Daily at 11, 1, 3 &#038; 5 while food supplies last.<\/p>\n<p>Guests don\u2019t want to miss the opportunity to vote for their favorite Kids for Nature conservation project. Receive your free washer upon entering the zoo to vote. This year\u2019s featured animals are reticulated giraffe; African black-footed penguins; and Eastern hellbenders. Thanks to our guests and members, the Fort Wayne Children\u2019s Zoo donates annually to conservation projects to protect wild animals and wild places locally and around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s something new at the Zoo every year,\u201d said Schuiteman. \u201cWe are ready for another fantastic season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Fort Wayne Children\u2019s Zoo<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Fort Wayne Children\u2019s Zoo is northeast Indiana\u2019s largest tourist attraction, hosting more than 600,000 guests annually. The Zoo was voted Indiana\u2019s #1 \u201cGotta-Do Summer Attraction\u201d and is consistently named one of the nation\u2019s Top Ten Zoos for Kids by national media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>The Zoo is a conservation leader, contributing annually to local, regional, and international efforts to protect wild animals and habitats. The Zoo cares for more than 1400 animals and participates in 63 cooperative species survival plans.<\/p>\n<p>As a self-supporting facility, the Fort Wayne Children&#8217;s Zoo receives no tax dollars for operations. The zoo\u2019s operations are funded entirely by earned revenue and donations.<\/p>\n<p>The Zoo will open for the 57th season April 24, 2021. Summer hours May through August are 9 am to 7 pm daily. April, September, and October Zoo hours are 9 am to 5 pm.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kidszoo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the official Fort Wayne Children&#8217;s Zoo website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/\">Return to the AroundFortWayne home page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/four-sea-lions_frolic.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Our four sea lions frolic in the waters of Sea Lion Beach at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo  Photo Courtesy of the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='bd6ad5a0d72cd0dd13fdf93c8c7905ba' data-image-id=\"5379\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/four-sea-lions_frolic.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_four-sea-lions_frolic.jpg\" data-title=\"Four Sea Lions frolic\" data-description=\"Our four sea lions frolic in the waters of Sea Lion Beach at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo  Photo Courtesy of the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Four Sea Lions frolic\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Four Sea Lions frolic\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5379\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_four-sea-lions_frolic.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/tiny_cassandra.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Tiny Cassandra follows Fishbone everywhere at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo Photo Courtesy of the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='bd6ad5a0d72cd0dd13fdf93c8c7905ba' data-image-id=\"5380\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/tiny_cassandra.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_tiny_cassandra.jpg\" data-title=\"Tiny Cassandra follows Fishbone everywhere.jpg (1.07 MB)\" data-description=\"Tiny Cassandra follows Fishbone everywhere at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo Photo Courtesy of the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Tiny Cassandra follows Fishbone everywhere.jpg (1.07 MB)\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Tiny Cassandra follows Fishbone everywhere.jpg (1.07 MB)\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5380\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_tiny_cassandra.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/three_weeks_old.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"At three weeks old, Tuck quadrupled its weight since hatching.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='bd6ad5a0d72cd0dd13fdf93c8c7905ba' data-image-id=\"6001\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/three_weeks_old.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_three_weeks_old.jpg\" data-title=\"Tuck at three weeks old\" data-description=\"At three weeks old, Tuck quadrupled its weight since hatching.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Tuck at three weeks old\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Tuck at three weeks old\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6001\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_three_weeks_old.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/colobus_monkey1.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Colobus Monkey baby born at the Zoo with her mother. 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