Meet the Capybaras at the New Exotic Zoo!
Overview
Our visit to meet the Capybaras in March was full within two days, so we thought we'd better add another date to the programme!
Capybaras are giant cavy rodents, native to South America. They are the largest living rodents in the world and this is a relatively new experience that the Zoo are offering.
Today we will meet the cheeky Capybaras for a hands-on, interactive experience. These wolf sized rodents love attention and especially a neck scratch as Brenda the Capybara beautifully demonstrates the photo below!
We will have the opportunity to hand feed these quirky animals in a small group of 4 whilst their keeper tells us all about them.
The Exotic Zoo are now in their brand new venue which is a whopping 4 times the size of the old one! Now located within Telford Town Park, Exotic Zoo is much more accessible and they have more to see and do.
We have full access to the zoo so we're free to wander around at our leisure afterwards.
The Jungle Café: The zoo has recently opened their brand new café and as a special offer for Spice, we can enjoy a free hot drink here during our visit. If you're staying for lunch, feel free to dine in the café or bring a picnic to enjoy in the grounds if you wish.
Optional add on: If you’d like to extend your experience today, it’s possible to also Meet the Armadillos at 11am in their enclosure. (Anyone who is booking the 2nd experience is entitled to a discount place at just £20 which also includes a 2nd free hot drink. Please contact the office to Claim this discount).
Includes
- Entrance to the zoo
- At least 30 minutes with the Capybara & their keeper
- Free hot drink in the cafe
- Free time at the zoo to view other animals
- Spice host
Extras
- Car Parking if driving (approx. £5)
- Optional extra to Meet the Armadillos in their enclosure first, for just £20! This also includes a second hot drink in the café.
Please contact the office to claim this discount.
Location & Itinerary
Exotic Zoo are Trip Advisors 2021 Travellers' Choice Award Winner. They are very proud to be the winners of this prestigious award.
On Trip Advisor they are also voted #2 out of 52 for things to do in Telford.
They also have a 5 star Google Review rating so we definitely think they are worth a visit!
We will meet from 10.30am in the café to enjoy our free hot drink. Our Capybara Experience begins at 12noon so we will have free time around the Zoo before and afterwards.
Host & Everything Else
Feedback from when we met the Meerkats at Exotic Zoo's previous venue.
● The events was one of the best i have been to. Everyone was really friendly and the event itself was everything I expected and more
● One of my most favourite events yet and I've been in Spice for many years! The meerkats were adorable and it was a great experience meeting them and all the other animals too. Well worth a visit - will definitely be going back. Highly recommended.
● What a fabulous evening we had getting to know these fascinating creatures. As well as the adults, they had 2 six week onld babies as well. We also met their wallabies, foxes, Parrot, Owl and lots of other creatures who live there. They opened specially for Spice out
of normal hours and it was really special.
● It was one of the best events I have done with Spice. If you are an animal lover, book it. Ryan is the nearest person I have met to Dr. Doolittle
● Just to say I loved the Meet the Meerkat experience. Wasn't sure what to expect at first when we arrived at a garden centre, but it surpassed my expectations. The handlers were very knowledgeable and the meerkats were lovely... The opportunity to have one posing on your shoulder is not to be missed. Then to cuddle the babies and meet the wallabies and other lovely animals topped it all off. Would recommend this to any animal lover!
● I'm a big kid at heart and love all sorts of 'critters' so was really looking forward to this event. It was much better than expected because quite apart from the cute little Meerkats; we all got a chance to mingle with and feed the Wallabies, Rabbits, the Mara etc. That REALLY made my night as there was no fighting through packs of children to get to look through a fence. Instead we were treated to an up close and hands on experience - long live Spice!!
● The Meet the Meerkats was fantastic. We saw a lot more than I expected. The baby meerkats were adorable and to feed the animals was fantastic. The animals were that friendly a chicken took bread out of my hand. My favourite event so far and I have been on
many.
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