Paws and Claws Animal Encounters

Paws and Claws Animal Encounters Enriching animal encounters at the Gateway to Hocking Hills since 2015. Encounters on our farm have begun! Check out https://www.pandcencounters.com to book.
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Proud to offer swimming with otters, painting with otters, fox, sloth, and capybara encounters, as well as full tours at one of the most unique farms around.

Now it feels like It’s spooky season! One of our girls was enjoying some flower enrichment. Did you know Egyptian Fruit ...
10/08/2025

Now it feels like It’s spooky season! One of our girls was enjoying some flower enrichment. Did you know Egyptian Fruit Bats are part of the Megabat family? Megabats have some key characteristics including being larger in size, their diet consists of fruit and nectar, and they don’t use echolocation like other bats. Instead, they rely on their strong sense of smell and excellent hearing. Not all bats have to be spooky. Bats are extremely important to the environment and act as natural pest controls.

Coming from out of town this week for encounters? Need some other fun things to do in the area? Fairfield County Fair is...
10/08/2025

Coming from out of town this week for encounters? Need some other fun things to do in the area? Fairfield County Fair is truly one of the best fairs. Get yourself some good food and maybe a balloon or two.

Happy National Badger DayRanger doing what he does best. Did you know American Badgers can construct dens almost 10 ft b...
10/06/2025

Happy National Badger Day
Ranger doing what he does best.

Did you know American Badgers can construct dens almost 10 ft below the surface? Leading to their underground dens can be up to 33 feet of tunnels. They are absolutely amazing digging machines.

Happy World Animal Day. We have the honor of caring for so many here at our own little zoo, even though there are days w...
10/04/2025

Happy World Animal Day. We have the honor of caring for so many here at our own little zoo, even though there are days we question our life choices, we can simply look at the animals and see them thrive. While it is amazing for our visitors to see these animals in captivity, our ultimate goal is to see wildlife be wild and farm animals be treated with respect. Through fun experiences while educating, to our posts online, we hope that we encourage everyone to want to make a difference, even if it’s just for one animal.
Do you care for animals at home? We want to see them in the comments!

The cutest pumpkin slayer ever. Did you know fennec fox has one of the highest social structure in the fox family? You c...
10/04/2025

The cutest pumpkin slayer ever.

Did you know fennec fox has one of the highest social structure in the fox family? You can find them living in large groups in underground tunnel systems.

10/04/2025

We love our Talulah. The coolest tour guide you could ask for.

Hi, all! We will be catching up on messages tomorrow but wanted to post these again as there are a lot of questions rega...
10/03/2025

Hi, all! We will be catching up on messages tomorrow but wanted to post these again as there are a lot of questions regarding experiences we offer. The majority of questions can be answered by reading these, but I’m always happy to answer any other questions. We offer a variety of experiences at different costs. The reason we offer different encounters is mainly to ensure our animals have plenty of off time and that they still enjoy their encounters as much as you do. If we were to bundle all the encounters into one, I don’t feel like it is healthy for the animals.

Thank you to everyone who has booked with us! We couldn’t do it without you.

Did you know a group of Rock Hyraxes is called a “Wawa”? These unique animals are the closest living relatives to elepha...
10/02/2025

Did you know a group of Rock Hyraxes is called a “Wawa”? These unique animals are the closest living relatives to elephants and manatees.

It’s been almost two weeks since our newest members to the zoo arrived. We welcomed baby rock hyraxes to eventually join Rocky. Rocky, the rock hyrax (I know very creative name), joined us over a year ago after being rejected by a group at another zoo. Since then we have been looking for females, neutered males, or younger ones to make sure Rocky did not experience more conflict. After working with another zoo in Florida, we made the decision that it was worth a shot to eventually introduce Rocky and hope they become a bonded family. They will remain in quarantine for several more weeks and because they are still little, if all goes well, they won’t have free contact with Rocky until Spring.

September=Bleptember Mushu the Muntjac can make all the bad things melt away ❤️🦌
09/29/2025

September=Bleptember
Mushu the Muntjac can make all the bad things melt away ❤️🦌

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