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The Wild Wonders Wildlife Park at Howell Nature Center features a half-mile woodland trail with over 70 animals. The animals represent 30 bird, mammal, and reptile species that are native to Michigan. All of the animals at Howell Nature Center have been permanently injured or have imprinted on humans and cannot be released. Alexandria’s NatureScape
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The Petting Farm at Domino Farms allows families the chance to interact up close with farm animals. Their animals include cows, goats, sheep, chickens, pigs, and more. You can feed the animals yourselves. Bags of feed are $3. They offer tractor rides seasonally (weather permitting). Tractor ride tickets are $5. Their hours change seasonally. We
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The Creature Conservancy is a great place to see interesting animals. They are known for their rescues of exotic pets and for injured animals who cannot be released into the wild. They have both indoor and outdoor viewing areas. Outdoor viewing is limited in the winter, but many animals are outside during the summer. They
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“Love starts here” is the Humane Society of Huron Valley’s motto, and they offer lots of youth activities to foster compassion—not to mention entertain! Both animal-loving and animal-fearing kiddos can benefit from a variety of programs at the modernized shelter.
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Leslie Science & Nature Center is an outdoor Ann Arbor treasure. Explore the Black Pond Woods trail in different season, visit the raptor enclosures any time, or check out their new nature playscape. The Critter House is open during select days and events. Be sure to check our calendar for details. Leslie Science & Nature
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The Michigan Flight Museum was empty the day we visited (during Winter Break January 2018). You can climb in some of the planes kept indoors. There are also some planes outdoors (although we visited on a frigid day and skipped those). We did see outdoor planes on Memorial Day events when my daughter was younger.
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