GREEN BAY, Wis. - No more rubbernecking needed to see the giraffes at Green Bay's zoo.
A new feeding platform puts visitors at eye level with the long-necked animals, and the attraction has sent attendance soaring to new heights.
The NEW Zoo, located in Suamico just north of Green Bay, set a single-day record with 10,818 visitors June 3. Zoo director Neil Anderson said the previous record was around 8,000.
"The giraffes are having such a huge effect on attendance," he said. "Over the last couple of days, we averaged about 34 buses at a time, carrying mostly school kids."
The giraffes can just barely reach the outstretched hands of visitors to get the small crackers they offer the animals. The platform is about 3.9 metres high.
"My son always loved pictures of giraffes," said zoo visitor Jim Bourdeau, of Escanaba, Mich.. "This is great for us to see one up close. I like the way they have it set up."
2 comments:
duh..no shit...jeez even our little zoo in waco is smart enough to put viewing up high for the giraffes..had it for 20 years....
In Ireland they built a 1ft high viewing platform ,then spent 2 months digging a 23 ft deep trench for the giraffes to walk through.
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