Children's Zoo
This is an awesome area just for kids and the young at heart! Our Children's Zoo farm yard features exotic farm animals from around the world. Get right up close and personal with our sheep and goats in the contact yard, or explore what it's like to be a bird in our interactive playground the "Eggceptional Eggsplorer's Eggsperience."
Our interactive playground is open during regular zoo hours. The sheep and goat contact yard is open from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
View photos of animals on exhibit at the Idaho Falls Zoo (PDF).
Our interactive playground is open during regular zoo hours. The sheep and goat contact yard is open from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Exhibit Animals
View photos of animals on exhibit at the Idaho Falls Zoo (PDF).
| Animal |
Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Alpaca | Lama pacos |
| Barbados Black-bellied Sheep | Ovis aries |
| Call Duck | Anas platyrhynchos domestic call |
| Common Peafowl | Pavo cristatus |
| Llama | Lama glama |
| Nigerian Dwarf Goat | Capra hircus domestic nigerian |
| Nubian Goat | Capra hircus aegagrus |
| Sardinian Donkey | Equus asinus domestic sardinian |
| Vietnamese Pot-bellied Pig | Sus scrofa |
| Wyandotte Chicken | Gallus gallus domestic |
| Yak | Bos grunniens |
Animal Ambassadors
While many of these animals are housed in our off-exhibit areas, not accessible to the public, they enjoy coming out on zoo grounds from time to time. Our Animal Ambassadors can be seen at some Exploration Stations, in our Zoomobile program and at other presentations and events on zoo grounds.
| Animal Ambassador |
Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| African Pancake Tortoise | Malacochersus tornieri |
| African Pygmy Hedgehog | Atelerix albiventris |
| Ball Python | Python regius |
| Barred Owl | Strix varia |
| Bearded Dragon | Pogona vitticeps |
| Black-headed Parrot | Pionites melanocephalus |
| Brown Rat | Rattus norvegicus domestica |
| Chilean Rose Tarantula | Grammostola rosea |
| Crested Gecko | Correlophus ciliatus |
| Domestic Ferret | Mustela putorius |
| Domestic Rabbit | Oryctolagus cuniculus domestic |
| Long-tailed Chinchilla | Chinchilla lanigera |
| Madagascar Hissing Cockroach | Gromphadorhina portentosa |
| Northern Blue-tongued Skink | Tiliqua scincoides intermedia |
| Ornate Horned Frog | Ceratophrys ornate |
| Rose-breasted Cockatoo | Eolophus roseicapilla |