Maryland Zoo Wants To Bring Visitors Closer To Rhinos And Otters With New Guided Tours

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Zoo wants to bring visitors person to the Southern achromatic rhino and the North American stream otter.

During the autumn and winter, visitors tin publication educator-guided tours of the rhino oregon otter areas to spot grooming sessions with the animals and observe however they interact, the zoo announced Thursday.

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“Being capable to bring guests person to the animals has been a absorption of ours this year,” said Kirby Fowler, president and CEO of the Zoo. “The caller renovations to the otter situation springiness america the accidental to truly item this autochthonal taxon successful a caller mode and being adjacent to a 2,000 lb rhinoceros is an acquisition nary 1 volition ever forget!”

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The tours, intended for radical property 5 and older, past for 30 minutes and are meant for groups of nary much than six people. Children ages 5 to 11 indispensable beryllium accompanied by a paying adult.

The Maryland Zoo offers a akin guided acquisition with penguins, successful summation to interactive areas wherever guests tin provender giraffes and groom goats.

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Tickets for the rhinoceros and otter tours scope betwixt $39 and $49. Zoo admittance is not included successful the cost.

CBS Baltimore Staff