{"id":108737,"date":"2021-07-15T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=108737"},"modified":"2021-07-15T11:23:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T15:23:05","slug":"creepy-crawly-day-friday-20210716","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021\/07\/15\/creepy-crawly-day-friday-20210716\/","title":{"rendered":"Creepy Crawly Day Friday &#8211; 7\/16\/2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tFWC_Zoo_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Creepy Crawly Critters\" 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\u2019s Zoo invites guests to celebrate Creepy Crawly Day on Friday, July 16, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Celebrate Creepy Crawly Critters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne Indiana (July 15, 2021) &#8211; The Fort Wayne Children\u2019s Zoo invites guests to celebrate Creepy Crawly Day on Friday, July 16 from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. The Teens for Nature will share various interactive and educational stations with guests around the Zoo. These stations will put focus on the importance of the creepy crawly creatures that roam the planet and the impact that they have on the ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCreepy Crawly Day is an exciting event for the Teens of the Teens for Nature Program at the Zoo,\u201d Teens for Nature Lead Emily Elliot said. \u201cThe teen volunteers enjoy the opportunity to inspire while sharing their knowledge with guests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Teens for Nature is an exciting opportunity for 7th to 12th grade students to develop leadership and teamwork skills while interacting with the Zoo. The program allows students to gain new experiences and knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>Creepy crawlers are vital in every corner of Earth and they perform a range of functions including maintaining soil health, pollinating plants and producing goods like silk. Creepy Crawly Day at the Zoo is the perfect time to learn more about all things creepy and crawly. Creepy Crawly Day activities are included with paid Zoo admission.<\/p>\n<p>The Fort Wayne Children\u2019s Zoo Teens for Nature Program is proudly sponsored by the AEP Foundation and Steel Dynamics Incorporated.<\/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 1500 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>Zoo is open 9 am to 7 pm through August. Fall hours &#8211; September and October 9 am to 5 pm. Admission is $11 for kids 2 to 18; $15 adults.<\/p><\/blockquote>\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='93afa603bcb8cdf9aa4753a9cbaf0870' 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='93afa603bcb8cdf9aa4753a9cbaf0870' 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='93afa603bcb8cdf9aa4753a9cbaf0870' 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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