Get Close Enough to Hand-Feed Towering Giraffes at This Iconic Arizona Wildlife Park

A giraffe’s head can swing over a railing and stop inches from your hand. At one wildlife park in Arizona, that happens on purpose, from a raised platform built at giraffe height. The tongue is long, dark, and shockingly quick. It wraps around the treat before your brain catches up with what just happened. I like how this place refuses to stop at giraffes. The same ticket opens an aquarium with walk-through tunnels full of sharks and stingrays, plus a baby pygmy hippo named Jellybean. I be