Families and guests of all ages absolutely love meeting the animals in our Ararat Ridge Zoo at the Ark Encounter, in the Eden Zoo at the Creation Museum, and in our free daily live animal programs at both attractions. And I’m excited to announce we have a new creature joining our Eden Zoo—Poppy the gray short-tailed opossum.
Native to South America, these marsupials are in the same created kind as the Virginia opossums common in the United States. Although they’re marsupials, they don’t have pouches. One of their most amazing designs is that they glow neon pink under UV light, as seen in these photos!
This species is fiercely territorial, so Poppy lives alone. However, she enjoys spending time with our zoo staff and seems to enjoy playing with her many toys. Poppy will act as one of our animal ambassadors and appear in our daily animal programs at the Creation Museum, so be sure to watch a show during your visit!
Come visit our two attractions (kids 10 and under are free in 2023!). Visit ArkEncounter.com or CreationMuseum.org to plan your visit.
Our desire is to help you better disciple and educate your children, encourage you in your homeschooling journey, equip your children with answers to the questions of our day, and build lasting family memories while you have fun together.
Our unique Answers Homeschool Experience is coming to the Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Kentucky (south of Cincinnati), May 8–12, 2023. Among the many experiences this five-day event has to offer are live animal programs with our amazing zoo ambassador animals! Kids and adults alike love meeting these friendly animals and learning all about them from our knowledgeable staff. So what else can you expect when you bring the family?
Well, our theme this year is Equipping Generations for the King, and our desire is to help you better disciple and educate your children, encourage you in your homeschooling journey, equip your children with answers to the questions of our day, and build lasting family memories while you have fun together.
Here’s what you and your family can experience during this five-day event (in addition to our live animal programs and being able to tour the zoo):
Our 2023 speakers include popular speaker/author Heidi St. John, well-known filmmaker Alex Kendrick, Captain Barry E. Wilmore (he’s an astronaut!), author Israel Wayne, Martyn Iles, and me, with many more AiG experts conducting science and Bible programs throughout the week.
Registration for this exciting experience, sponsored by Bob Jones Press and Master Books, is open. Our special add-on programs, such as behind-the-scenes horticulture and greenhouse, forensic DNA fingerprinting, pond ecology, the T. rex, Bible in motion, and so much more, are filling up fast—many are already completely sold out! Don’t wait any longer to register your family for this week of family fun, biblical resources, and faith-building content.
Register today at AnswersHomeschool.com.
Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken
This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.
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