Date and time
Tuesday 21 June 2022
Price
FREE (normal zoo admission applies)
Location
Chester Zoo
Join our Zoo Rangers to celebrate World Giraffe Day 2022!
For one day only our usual programme of animal talks will be replaced with fun-filled activities all about giraffes!
You’ll have the chance to hear fascinating facts, listen to exciting stories, look at a life-sized replica of a giraffe skull and learn more about how Chester Zoo works to conserve giraffes both in the zoo and in the wild.
This event is FREE with zoo admission.
WHAT’S ON
Meet Geoffrey the Giraffe
Come and meet Geoffrey the giraffe and find out more about all the fun activities happening around the zoo for World Giraffe Day!
- Time: 10:00 – 11:00
- Location: Main entrance
Discover Giraffes
How tall is a giraffe? Why do they have such a long tongue? Come along to find out and discover more about these amazing species! Join us before 2:30pm to enter our exciting World Giraffe Day competition.
- Time: 10:30 – 16:30
- Location: Giraffe habitat
Giraffe Talk
Why do giraffes have long necks? How does this help them in their Savannah habitat? Join us to find out more about these unusual creatures.
- Times: 11:45am and 15:30pm
- Location: Giraffe habitat
Giraffe Story Expedition
Gerry has lost his family. Can you help him find his way home? Join us for an expedition across Africa!
- Times: 11:30 and 15:15
- Location: Congo buffalo habitat
Find Geoffrey the Giraffe
How do we track giraffes in the wild? Come and help us find Geoffrey the giraffe and learn more about giraffe conservation!
- Time: 14:00 – 15:00
- Location: Madagascar Basecamp
Giraffe’s necks are loooong… but did you know… they actually contain the same number of bones as humans?!
Would you like to feed our giraffes?! Get closer than ever before with the TALLEST land animals, leaving you with incredible memories that will last a lifetime!
Do something amazing! Not only will you receive an exclusive adoption pack, but you’ll also be helping to fund conservation work in the UK and all around the world! Let’s work together to prevent extinction…