PHOTOS: New exhibit at Little Rock Zoo allows patrons a hands-on approach

April 12, 2016 at 5:45 a.m.

by Mitchell PE Masilun

Angelique Cortez, 10, of Sherwood plays with goats during the grand opening of the Arkansas Heritage Farm at the Little Rock Zoo.
Angelique Cortez, 10, of Sherwood plays with goats during the grand opening of the Arkansas Heritage Farm at the Little Rock Zoo.

"Look but don't touch!" "Don't feed the animals!"

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Everett Brown of Little Rock gets a hands-on lesson in cow milking.

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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A silkie chicken checks out new digs at the zoo.

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Kayla Elrod and Kristen Crawley, representatives of Heifer International, bring in two baby goats as gifts for the Little Rock Zoo.

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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Families enjoy the animals, and the weather, on opening day at the zoo’s new Arkansas Heritage Farm.

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A Plymouth Rock rooster poses for a portrait at the new Arkansas Heritage Farm at the Little Rock Zoo.

They're not words you'll hear at the Arkansas Heritage Farm, which opened April 2 at the Little Rock Zoo.

The new exhibit, which features heritage-breed animals as well as common farm animals, is interactive. Families may not only look at the animals but pet, groom and feed them, too.

Little Rock Zoo, Jonesboro Drive, War Memorial Park. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: $12.95, ages 60 and older and children 1-12 $9.95. Call (501) 666-2406 or visit littlerockzoo.com.

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