Wished we had gone on a day that was cooler becaus...

Wished we had gone on a day that was cooler because we only got glimpses of the animals we really wanted to see as most were hiding in the shade. Some we didnt see at all. I dont know if they feed the animals before or after park hours but other than birds and monkeys ( plus turtles & pigs getting busy) the animals were just laying there and we visited multiple enclosures several times to try to get a better view. We arrived 30 mins after they opened and left when they closed so plan on spending the entire day or you wont see everything, especially if you have toddlers. The EARTH center is a joke. Its literally a small room with lizards snakes and turtles, the girls working in there didnt try to educate us about the animals etc, but they did let us touch a snake skin and showed us a tarantula shed. There wasnt any interactive displays in the zoo where you could touch anything except for feeding goats and deer and you can pay 10 bucks to ride a camel around the ring once. Definitely bring your own food or drink a bottle of water or Gatorade is 2.50 plus tax. Glad we took our 3yr old niece but not a place we would go to again.