Tuesday, July 22, 2008

News: WKYC Launches "Zoo Cam"

WKYC has added a new feature to our new website - the Cleveland Metroparks "Zoo Cam."

Watch cownose rays, southern red stingrays, bamboo sharks, nurse sharks and horseshoe crabs swim right past your computer desktop.

Catch the Rays getting fed around 9 am, Noon, 3 pm and 5-6 pm at the exhibit called "TOUCH!"

TOUCH! allows visitors to reach into an 11,000-gallon saltwater pool and feel the smooth skin of small sharks and stingrays, which have their barbs carefully removed to ensure a safe, fun experience for all ages. Dozens of cownose rays, Southern red stingrays and bamboo sharks swim right up to you, and some participants may get a chance to feed the aquatic animals, too. New in 2008, nurse sharks and horseshoe crabs have joined the rays for an even more TOUCH!ing experience than last year.

TOUCH! is $1 with Zoo admission and free for Zoo members and children under 2.

Just click on the picture above for a live look.