petting zoo
noun
: a collection of farm animals or gentle exotic animals for children to pet and feed
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Today Keyes and his five sisters and seven brothers help run multiple petting zoos across the country, including two in New York and one in Wisconsin.
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Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025
Children’s activities feature games, arts and crafts, and a petting zoo.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
There also will be a petting zoo, carnival games and live music.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Pick a pumpkin from the huge patch, walk through the non-haunted corn maze and visit the petting zoo.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024
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Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025
Children’s activities feature games, arts and crafts, and a petting zoo.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
There also will be a petting zoo, carnival games and live music.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Pick a pumpkin from the huge patch, walk through the non-haunted corn maze and visit the petting zoo.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Petting zoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petting%20zoo. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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