Learn more about the unique animals in our zoo straight from their zookeepers!
Keeper Chats are located in front of the designated exhibit. For example, if it is a Sloth Keeper Chat, head to the sloth exhibit in the Ararat Ridge Zoo to watch it.
Keeper Chat times vary by season, so when you arrive, check your daily schedules for times. Keeper Chats last approximately 15 minutes.
Keeper Chats vary by day, so when you arrive, check your daily schedules to see which animals will be featured.
Keeper Chats typically highlight the larger, more exotic animals in our zoo. If they are wild animals, we do not allow guests to touch them. However, you will be able to see them up close as they participate in training or enrichment activities.
It’s a sheep! It’s a goat! It’s amazing! Watch a training session with our mountain-climbing masters.
Did you know camels, llamas, and alpacas are related? Learn what created kinds are and meet our camelids!
Hop, skip, and jump on over to the Kangaroo Walkabout to learn more about the world’s largest marsupials!
Did you know a group of lemurs is called a conspiracy? Learn all about lemurs from their trainer!
Did you know an ostrich egg weighs as much as 24 chicken eggs? Come learn more about ostriches and other large birds.
Do porcupines shoot their quills? Meet the world’s largest porcupines and watch them play with their zookeepers.
Did you know sloths swim faster than they climb? We are “slow” excited to teach you more about sloths!
Meet our 100 lbs. tortoise and his scaly friends to learn about God’s design in reptiles!
Zebras and zonkeys and zorses, oh my! Learn about our unique hybrids and the meaning of created kinds.