• Check today's program on the zoo's site for feeding times, pony rides and bird flight training, which change daily
• No scooters or balls: scooters, kickboards, balls, sleds and drones are not allowed inside
• Free on your birthday for kids and adults with ID, and in Zootheater season birthday kids go on stage for a small gift

Walter Zoo holds about 100 animal species, from tigers, chimpanzees and Barbary lions to meerkats, red pandas and small-clawed otters. The tropical, savanna and reptile houses give a dry option on wet days.

Kids can feed some animals with the zoo's own hay pellets, watch keeper-led feedings, ride ponies and run between the playgrounds. Two fire pits by the flamingo pond come with free wood for grilling.