Zoos and botanical gardens across the U.S. have become a popular go-to destination for children during Halloween, allowing kids to become more inspired to learn about nature.
Enormous warty pumpkins. Carnivorous plants. Immersive arachnid displays. Slithering snakes and fluttering bats. And illuminated displays of hundreds, or thousands, of ornately carved jack-o’-lanterns. Zoos and botanical gardens have become increasingly popular Halloween destinations. Their haunting array of natural installations and spooky events provide a fun addition, or alternative, to traditional trick-or-treating. They also are a teachable moment, naturalists and conservationists say.
There’s no trick-or-treating. And we don’t offer candy,' she says, adding that that’s a relief for many parents. This year’s 'HalGLOween' features a 'Skeleton Band,' a 'Boo Crew' of scarecrow stilt-walkers, and an illuminated 'Python Path' through the reptile house, among other events.
And at the zoo, which is also an accredited botanical garden, a 'Wildlife Explorers Basecamp' has all kinds of bugs, and bee and ant colonies. Elsewhere, horticulturists are on hand to answer questions about seemingly spooky plants like strangle-vines and vampire dragon orchids. Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo, in Indiana, is hosting a series of 'Wild Zoo Halloween' events.
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