Sharkarosa is a zoo in Denton County. It is open to the public only on the weekends March to November. It is open on other days for groups. We went on home school day, and there will be a 2012 home school day announced later this year.
There are about 150 animals living at the zoo including camels, kangaroos, lemurs, zebras, monkeys, deer, etc. Some of the animals are outside of their cages. The baby camel, for example, was walking the premises when we were there. We had several opportunities to pet him.
There is a 40 minute tram ride that you can take. If you plan to take the tram, you need to get to the zoo early. The line forms quickly. The last tram leaves at 4pm, so plan accordingly.
For the kids, there is the bucket train to ride. The ride lasts about 3 minutes, and they go in a circle. The kids LOVE this ride! We were there on home school day, like I mentioned, so we had a long line to wait in to ride the bucket train. Luckily, each ride only lasted 3 minutes, so the line went rather quickly.
We watched a few presentations while we were there. Our favorite presentation was the kangaroos. We got to see them hop around and saw some recently born joeys. The zoo keeper showed us how the joey gravitates to a pocket for comfort. It was really interesting.
Tickets are:
Adults: $10
Children 3-12 years: $8
Children under 3 are free
A season pass for a family of 4 is $90
(home school day and other group events have discounted admission)
For more information, visit their web-site here: Sharkarosa
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