I recently had the chance to go to the GW Zoo, and it was a once in a lifetime experience. I plan to go again once the bears are born for the season! This is not so much a zoo as it is a rescue facility. All of these animals would have been put down for lack of places for them to go. They come from zoos that were over crowded, being shut down, or people who stupidly thought these animals would make nice pets. This place is run entirely off volunteers. I did the endangered animal tour and the the one on one time with a baby LiLiger (Lion dad and Liger mom). I also got a bag of peanuts. There are "stray" chickens and ducks begging for peanuts, I dont think they feed these animals, they allow them to stay on property as a means of natural flea and tick control. In the tour, we were told that at the start of the season, there are around 400 of them, by seasons end only about 50 remain as they venture too close to the cages and get picked off one by one. Get there early, on a Saturday, we were able to see the cats being fed their chicken for the day, watching them eat was amazing on its own. The cats were also all very vocal, roaring and chuffing at each other. I fell in love with the bears, The guard rails keep you arms length away from their cage, so its easy to give them the peanuts they beg for. There are several rescued parrots that all talk! We were greeted with "hello" and "I want an animal cracker" before we even saw them. There were several monkeys and lemurs, but none had any interest in us or our peanuts. I was able to pose with a miniature horse, a 2 year old alligator, see bone crusher (the mail lion that lives with 4 weenie dogs), walk right into the wolf pen for a petting opportunity, hold sweet little skunks, be covered in 3 pythons, and the star, play with 2 baby 11 week old LiLigers. After the endangered animal tour I got my private time with 1 very playful Liliger. I grabbed a fallen branch and played tug of war with her. It was truly a "wow" moment. A MUST do!!