Wild World of Animals
Overview
Expert Summary
Detailed Insights
Wild World of Animals excels in providing unique, interactive animal encounters, notably the capybara experience, and highly personalized private tours. Parents can expect deeply knowledgeable and friendly staff, including specific trainers like Jamie and Grant, who deliver educational and engaging experiences. It's an excellent choice for intimate family visits, birthday parties, and even external events, with strong emphasis on animal welfare and facility cleanliness.
Key Highlights
- ✓Easy booking process for unique animal encounters (e.g., capybara encounter).
- ✓Opportunities for close-up interaction with animals, providing a 'once in a lifetime' experience (e.g., capybaras).
- ✓Highly knowledgeable and friendly staff (owners, trainers Jamie and Grant) who are passionate about the animals and engage well with visitors.
- ✓Private, informative tours available, including a noted 2-hour option with guides like Jamie.
- ✓Specialized services for children's birthday parties with amazing trainers who make events educational and fun.
- ✓Offers mobile shows and presentations for external events (e.g., Pittsburgh Frag Swap with Grant).
- ✓Animals are well taken care of, and the facility area is kept clean.
Standout Features
- ⭐Specific animal encounters (e.g., capybara) allowing direct interaction.
- ⭐Personalized private tours with highly informative guides.
- ⭐Educational value through knowledgeable staff who answer questions thoroughly.
- ⭐Ability to host birthday parties with engaging trainers.
- ⭐Option for mobile animal presentations at external events.
- ⭐Clean environment and evident care for all animals.
Perfect For
Ideal For
💡Pro Tips from Reviews
- →For a unique and interactive experience, consider booking a specific animal encounter like the capybara encounter.
- →If seeking a comprehensive and personalized visit, a private tour is highly recommended due to its affordability and informative nature (e.g., 2-hour tour).
- →Ideal for children's birthday parties, as their trainers are noted for being exceptional with kids.
- →They can provide engaging and educational animal presentations for external events or gatherings.
Price & Value
Reviews indicate 'worth every penny' for unique encounters and 'very affordable even for a private tour especially for what you're getting to see.' This suggests high perceived value for the personalized and interactive experiences offered.
♿Accessibility & Special Needs
- •Not mentioned
🍎Food & Drink Policy
- •Not mentioned
🚗Parking Info
- •Not mentioned
👥Crowd Levels
- •Not mentioned, but emphasis on private tours and encounters suggests a controlled, less crowded experience compared to general admission venues.
🛡️Safety Features
- •Animals are 'well taken care of,' which implicitly contributes to a safer interaction environment for visitors, though no specific visitor safety protocols are detailed.
Pricing/Package/Events
Pricing & Packages
Sloth Encounter Experience
$99Duration: 35 minutes
Intimate session to get up close with a friendly young sloth, including gentle pets and photos. Knowledgeable guides introduce other sloths and share insights into their behaviors, diets, and natural habitats.
Includes:
- •Hold on lap
- •Pet the sloth
- •Take pictures with the sloth
- •Introduction to other resident sloths
- •Fascinating insights into sloth behaviors, diets, and natural habitats
Capybara Encounter Experience
$79Duration: 35 minutes
Hands-on session to get up close and personal with capybaras. Petting, hand-feeding, and learning about their behaviors.
Includes:
- •Pet the capybara
- •Scratch the capybara
- •Hug the capybara
- •Feed the capybara their favorite treats
- •Take pictures with the capybara
- •Expert guides sharing facts about capybaras’ behaviors, diets, and natural habitats
Kangaroo Encounters Experience
$75Duration: 35 minutes
Meet, feed, pet, and take pictures with a kangaroo and other animals.
Includes:
- •Meet a kangaroo
- •Feed a kangaroo
- •Pet a kangaroo
- •Take pictures with a kangaroo
- •Meet a muntjac deer
- •Meet a Patagonian cavy
- •Meet a huge African tortoise
Tiger Big Cat Lion Encounter Exhibit
$150Duration: 45 minutes
Get up close (safely!) with legendary predators. Hand-feed big cats and carnivores using tongs and learn about them.
Includes:
- •Hand-feed (using tongs) big cats: tiger, wolves, lion, black bear, and black leopard
- •Learn what makes them fierce icons of the wild
Events & Schedule
Special Events(Last 2 months - Next 6 months)
Birthday Parties, Schools, Scouts, Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Year-round
Charged per show, accommodating budget (School shows: prefer no larger than 150-175 children, hard cap of 350 children per show; up to 4 shows per day)
Educational and entertaining wildlife shows for a variety of occasions and events.
Amusement/Theme parks, Fairs and Festivals
Not specified
Not specified
Educational and entertaining wildlife shows.
Studio Work (Movies, Television, Commercials and Print)
Not specified
Not specified
Animal services for media productions.
🍎Food Policy
- • Eating during a show will not bother the animals, but a 'jealous monkey' might want to share birthday cake.
🛡️Safety Policy
- • Pennsylvania Game Commission license does not allow public contact with any mammal or bird in the show.
- • Children are allowed to touch certain amphibians and reptiles during the show, if they wish and if they are not nervous or afraid.
- • Any household pets that could approach the show animals should be kept away.
- • For Tiger Big Cat Lion Encounter, guests will remain at a safe distance in accordance with state and federal laws.
📅Booking Policy
- • Call 724.239.5511 or 305.773.0489 for scheduling or questions.
- • Email: wildworldofanimals@hotmail.com.
- • Contact form available on the 'Bio' page.
🚗Parking Information
- • For school shows, it is helpful if the van can be driven close to where animals are unloaded.
- • For stage shows, all person and vehicle passes must be provided free of charge.
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What People Say
What's Great
- Fun and entertaining activities (mentioned in 2 reviews)
- Great for birthday parties (mentioned in 3 reviews)
Recent Reviews
Jocelyn Darrah
a month agoBooking the capybara encounter was an easy process and the owners are incredibly friendly and knowledgeable. Worth every penny and all of the animals are well taken care of. The area is kept clean and you can tell they take immense pride in their work. I will recommend this to anyone and everyone of any age. The encounter allowed us to see capybaras up close and we were able to interact with them. Truly a once in a lifetime opportunity and we plan to make more trips to visit with more friends/family.
Erica Bowers
a year agoHad a birthday party this weekend. The trainer was amazing with all the kids! Educational and fun! The animals were awesome and made everyone’s day! We will def have them come for events in the future!!
Devon
4 years agoWe loved every minute of the private 2 hour tour! Jamie was super informative about every animal and really made my group have an all around awesome experience!!
Jennifer Shaffor
3 years agoGrant came and did a show at the Pittsburgh Frag Swap over this past weekend. He was so knowledgeable about the animals that he cares for. He truly cares for all them. It was so nice to see and learn about creatures that we don't get to normally see in our daily lives. All the kids in the audience loved his presentation.
Celena
3 years agoVery knowledgeable, super nice, answers every question possible. Very affordable even for a private tour especially for what your getting to see. Absolutely loved the experience!