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Step into a total immersion into nature at the Indy Zoo

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The entry was funded through Our Zoo, Our Community, Our World, the zoo’s fund for projects including the Global Center for Species Survival, and the upcoming International Chimpanzee Complex, scheduled to open in May 2024.

Photo by Indianapolis Zoo


There’s something new at the Indianapolis Zoo.

Recently, the zoo finally unveiled something they’ve been working on for a long time: a brand-new entry experience, which allows visitors to be totally immersed into nature from their first steps inside.

Attendees will have the opportunity to meet a variety of Wild Encounter animals, including a:

  • Chatty parrot
  • Sleepy sloth
  • Slithery snake
  • Adorable aardvark
  • And more

See it for yourself during regular zoo hours (Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday-Sunday from 9 a.m.-7 p.m.).*

Plan your visit

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