On this day, professional storytellers from Utah’s Storytelling Guild will enchant audiences with four different 45-minute sessions of interactive, animal-themed stories designed to educate and entertain. After that, Hogle Zoo education staff will give small animal presentations featuring some of the story animals, and then kids will finish up their day with a fun bookmark craft. As part of the excitement, audiences are also encouraged to dress up as their favorite fairy “tail” characters!  

 

“Each year Hogle Zoo strives to provide our visitors with exciting new events in a beautiful Zoo setting,” said Song Stott, Special Events Coordinator. “This year is no exception and it’s wonderful educating children about conservation and animals with such talented storytellers.”

 

So close the book on the cold winter months, have your children don their tiaras, and then bring them to Hogle Zoo for Fairy “Tails” for animal tales they won’t soon forget. Tickets are limited to 50 children per story session (10 am, 11 am, noon and 1 pm) and can be purchased ahead of time by calling Hogle Zoo Guest Services at (801) 584-1769. Cost is $5 per child, and free for their accompanying adults (this price does not include regular Zoo admission).  

 

Visit Hogle Zoo online at www.hoglezoo.org or for more information, contact Community Relations Coordinator Holly Braithwaite by email at hbraithwaite@hoglezoo.org or call (801) 584-1729.  

 

About the Association of Zoos & Aquariums: Utah’s Hogle Zoo is one of only 218 institutions accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA).  Look for the AZA logo whenever you visit a zoo or aquarium as your assurance that you are supporting a facility dedicated to providing excellent care for animals, a great experience for you, and a better future for all living things.  AZA is a leader in global wildlife conservation, and your link to helping animals in their native habitats. For more information visit www.aza.org.  

 

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