Jim Bartoo Quotations

Mrs. Turner and her husband (Cal) wanted giraffes at the zoo and worked hard along with many others to get them here. Naming one after Margaret seemed right.

Parking is a challenge. You can't expect to show up five minutes beforehand. We recommend people arrive at least an hour before the start of the egg hunt in order to find a parking spot, walk in from the lot and arrive at Festival Field.

Above 50 degrees, we're pretty much business as usual.

These guys are all under 2 years old and are adjusting well. The females are out in the habitat, but Congo is a bit hesitant. He is still loitering around in the barn facility, but he'll be out moving about within a day or two.

The habitat is absolutely gorgeous. It is much larger than I had anticipated. The giraffes have quite a bit of room to roam around in.

The Giraffe Savannah is next to the Elephant Savannah, which really gives people a nice landscape of the African plains area.