Into Africa offers the opportunity to come eye to eye with some of Africa’s most unusual animals. Giraffes, zebras, okapis, pygmy hippos, warthogs and African hunting dogs all feature in this exciting exhibit.
Observe the elegance and grace of the giraffes from the viewing platform, taking in the African-like surroundings from a giraffe’s viewpoint.
Come eye-to-eye with the world’s tallest animal with our special Meet the Giraffes experience.
With an adoption pack, you can help to care for our giraffes at ZSL London and Whipsnade Zoo, and support our worldwide conservation work.
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How long do giraffes sleep for? What’s their favourite food? How on earth do you carry out a veterinary health check on them? Join one of our experts behind-the-scenes and ask away as you jump into keeper life and explore just what it takes to look after these graceful giants.
You will be experiencing exactly what it's like to be a giraffe keeper! Arriving early before the Zoo opens to the public, you will be greeted by our team who will take you across to the griaffe house to introduce you to our residents, Maggie and Molly. Brooms and rakes in hand, you will get mucked in, helping to clean out their dens. You will then be shown how to make a tasty browse bundle, head down to the fragrant herb garden to pick some tasty treats, and make up some enrichment for the giraffes. You will also have the opportunity to hand feed our giraffes some of the lovely herbs and flowers you've picked for them, of course! Be prepared to be awed by their size!
This is an intimate experience for up to four people only. It begins an hour before the Zoo opens and is perfect for giraffe lovers, family adventures and unbeatable dates.
Our experience has been adapted to ensure that you don’t miss out on our exciting animal interactions whilst keeping both you and our animals safe. This includes keeping our capacity to four participants to ensure that we can socially distance throughout the experience and offering hand sanitiser throughout.
Click here to find out how the rest of the Zoo has been adapted.
Please note that if you are booking this Experience as a supporter including members, Patrons or Fellows, guests who are also supporters, can accompany you to the Zoo without booking a timed slot to visit in advance. Please arrive together as a group, with your booked experience ticket and valid Membership card(s). If paying visitors would like to join a supporter at the Zoo on the day of their Experience, they will need to book their timed slot to visit the Zoo, in advance. If you are not a member and are a paying visitor booking for an Experience, please ensure you also book your Zoo entry on the same date as your Experience here.
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