petting zoo
noun
: a collection of farm animals or gentle exotic animals for children to pet and feed
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This family-friendly good time offers more than 50 craft and flea market vendors, specials and giveaways, a petting zoo, pony rides, gem mining and geode cracking, a scavenger hunt, meet and greet with Turtleman, and a Sasquatch Shoot corn cob cannon.
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2024
To check out: Live music, a petting zoo, a burrito-eating contest, a foam party, and all the rides and classic fair fuel, plus a food truck alley and beer garden.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
Five days a week, the center operates a petting zoo and offers pony rides to the public.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
Just ahead of the game, Brittany shared a series of highlights from a fun outing to a petting zoo with the couple's two children, Sterling and Bronze.
—Vic Verbalaitis, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2024
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2024
To check out: Live music, a petting zoo, a burrito-eating contest, a foam party, and all the rides and classic fair fuel, plus a food truck alley and beer garden.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
Five days a week, the center operates a petting zoo and offers pony rides to the public.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
Just ahead of the game, Brittany shared a series of highlights from a fun outing to a petting zoo with the couple's two children, Sterling and Bronze.
—Vic Verbalaitis, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Petting zoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petting%20zoo. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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