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Denver Zoo Visitors Already Love The 'Giraffe Encounter' Exhibit

DENVER (CBS4) - Visitors to the Denver Zoo on Monday got their first look at the new Giraffe Encounter exhibit.

It's 2,400 square foot structure in the giraffe yard that gives folks a way to meet and bond with the animals.

Giraffe Encounter
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"I love this new exhibit. We come out here, we're members, and we come out here in the summer with my grandkids once or twice a week, and this is going to be amazing," Sharon McGee-Canady from Denver said.

Giraffe Encounter
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The Denver Zoo is home to 4,300 animals with more than 60 species.

LINK: Denver Zoo

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