Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, FL
The Brevard Zoo, located in Melbourne, Florida, offers patrons a view of Florida's native animals and animals from around the world. But there's more to do at the Brevard Zoo than just seeing the sights.
The Paws On children's play area, which includes a touch tank, a turtle exhibit, and a fishing boat on the Indian River Lagoon, is closed for renovations until February 2009. In the interim, the zoo has opened its first indoor play area, the Wildlife Detective Training Academy. This educational opportunity allows children to take care of plush animals in a make-believe veterinarian's lab, and solve mysteries using real animal artifacts found throughout the zoo. There are also 40 animals on exhibit in this area, including mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates.
Patrons can also explore the animals of four continents and Florida itself — on land and by kayak! In Expedition Africa, guided kayak tours are available to view primates, lemurs, birds, gazelles, antelopes, rhinos, and get up close and personal with a giraffe. La Selva, or "the jungle," offers a view of South America, where you can see jaguars, monkeys, capybaras, tapirs, and tropical birds. The Austral-Asia Loop features a free-flight aviary with tropical birds where patrons can feed lorikeets, along with wallabies, dingoes, kangaroos, and emus. Wild Florida also ends with a guided kayak tour through a restored wetland, after viewing exhibits with crocodiles, alligators, red wolves, bald eagles, bob cats, foxes, and red-tail hawks.
The Brevard Zoo is located at 8225 N. Whickham Road. It is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. It closes at 3 p.m. on event days.
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Brevard Zoo
8225 North Wickham Road
Melbourne, FL 32940
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