l , ▁and ▁Att water ' s ▁pra irie ▁ch icken . ▁ ▁Nak uru ▁L ago on ▁This ▁$ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁project ▁opened ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁As ▁soon ▁as ▁guests ▁walk ▁through ▁the ▁gate , ▁they ' ll ▁see ▁this ▁new ▁exhib it , ▁which ▁houses ▁African ▁birds : ▁less er ▁fl aming os ▁and ▁yellow - bil led ▁du cks . ▁ ▁Other ▁facilities ▁ ▁The ▁Advent ure ▁Center , ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁is ▁a ▁ ▁complex ▁that ▁includes ▁adm issions , ▁customer ▁relations , ▁and ▁a ▁gift ▁shop , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁administrative ▁offices ▁and ▁class rooms ▁that ▁can ▁hold ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 5 0 ▁people . ▁ ▁The ▁future ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁master ▁plan , ▁developed ▁by ▁W ich ita , ▁Kansas - based ▁W DM ▁Arch itect s ▁for ▁the ▁zoo , ▁includes ▁an ▁Africa ▁project , ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁on ▁ ▁of ▁und e velop ed ▁zoo ▁property ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁zoo ▁at ▁an ▁estimated ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 2 0 ▁million . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁has ▁begun ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁G ira ffe ▁Safari ▁exhib it ▁at ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁zoo . ▁The ▁new ▁exhib it ▁will ▁include ▁a ▁large ▁feed ing ▁deck ▁to ▁allow ▁guests ▁to ▁interact ▁with ▁the ▁animals . ▁The ▁larger ▁space ▁allowed ▁for ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁a ▁b ull ▁g ira ffe ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁He