En Gedi Ridge Zoo

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En Gedi Ridge Zoo

We seek to provide an environment where families can learn, explore, and appreciate God’s creation.

Through animal encounters, educational experiences, and time spent in the beauty of the outdoors, we aim to nurture a sense of gratitude for all God made. We are a family-owned zoo near Bellefontaine, just northwest of Columbus! Private tours are $20 a person for small groups, but for larger groups please reach out to us for group pricing. Also, check out our website for events and activities at the zoo!

05/29/2026

🐾 COMMUNITY WORK DAY AT THE ZOO! 🐾
Calling all animal lovers, gardeners, and DIY enthusiasts! We are hosting a Volunteer Work Day and would love your help getting the zoo looking nice. Whether you have a knack for building, a green thumb, or just don't mind getting your hands dirty, we have a job for you!

📅 When: Saturday, June 20th from 11-3 🎟️ The Perk: As a huge thank you for your hard work, every volunteer will receive a FREE future zoo visit pass to use on any other day!

🛠️ Choose Your Adventure!
We are assigning jobs as people sign up, so let us know what caught your eye:

The Muscle: Power washing & mucking out a stall 🧼

The Builders: Helping construct two new doors 🔨

The Green Thumbs: Weeding, mulching, planting lettuce, and planting sunflower seeds 🌻🌱

The Detailers: Cleaning & painting bird cages, or washing windows 🧼🪟

The Animal Crew: Brushing the camels! 🐪

The Organizers: Sweeping out the hay loft 🧹

📧 How to Sign Up:
Spaces for specific jobs are first-come, first-served! To grab your spot, send an email to [email protected] with:

Your name (and how many are in your crew)

Your top 2 or 3 job preferences

We can’t wait to work alongside you and give you a sneak peek behind the scenes!

05/28/2026

Twins! 🎉🩷

Meet our newest friend at En Gedi Zoo! These are Ibex Goats. Ibex are strange, timid wild goats. Here are some fun facts about them:
5️⃣ There are 8 species of goats, and 5 of these species are Ibex Goats (some scientists debate that there are 4-6, so we’re generalizing😉)
🐐They are related to goats, but also bison, antelope, cattle, sheep and buffalo!
🩷💙 They are social herds, but will live only with other same-gender goats. The males in one group and females in the other. They will only gather together during the mating season.

Our goats are very timid, but have very silly personalities as you’d expect with mountain goats. They love climbing and jumping, so we make sure we have very tall fences to ensure their safety!

You can see them at our next event: Parents Day on June 13th! Reach out to us via email [email protected] or our website engediridgezoo.com to book your spot now!! Reservations only!

05/27/2026

Holding Crystal Dille and famiy close in our hearts today as we remember Clarajane on her special day. Our little goat Clarajane brings us so much joy, and we love that she carries such a beautiful name and legacy. Sending you all our love.

05/24/2026

Parents, caretakers, gaurdians, you all are so wonderful! Each day, you set aside your own interests to support, guide and provide for the little hands that reach out for yours. 🤝

That’s why we want to have a celebration for all those who help and have helped take raise children. ❤️

📆June 13 from 12-4pm we are having Parents’ Day Celebration! We are running group discounts for the day so your family can come tour the zoo and see all the new baby animals. It’s by reservation only, so reach out to book your spot today!

🧑‍🧑‍🧒Pricing for group sizes:
4 people: $60
5 people: $70
6 people: $80
7 people: $90

For groups of 8 or more people, please reach out to inquire pricing information! We can’t wait to celebrate you!

05/22/2026

Tired of these announcements??

We sure aren’t! Betty had her baby!! 🎉🖤 Yay!! We are so excited to welcome a baby alpaca to the zoo!

You can meet our new friend and see all the other babies at our upcoming ☀️summer events:
-Parents Day🧑‍🧑‍🧒
-Independence Celebration🇺🇸
-DIY Snack Day🥕
-Back to School Bash🎒

Check out our website or check back here for more updates and details on these events!

05/19/2026

Parents, you do it all! 🎉

We want to celebrate YOU this summer! June 13 from 12-4 pm we will have slots available for your family to sign up and meet the animals. There will still be plenty of baby animals to see too.😉

Thank you moms, dads, guardians, and all the other caretakers in our lives that have stepped up and sacrificed everything for us. 🩷 You are all superheroes!

Mark your calendars, but be sure to check back later for the deals and specials that we’ll run specifically for this event!

05/15/2026

Thank you everyone for all your love and support with Cecil 🐪🤍 We have been floored by how much this community pulls through!

Our community also welcomed Sea Rhydr recently! She is currently traveling across the country in a small covered wagon pulled by a pair of ponies. She decided to stop by En Gedi as she passed through for some solace and to rest up! She sleeps in the covered wagon with her Corgi, Thick, and together, they are traveling the states on a faith journey to grow in her relationship and dependence on God. 🩷

We were so excited to host and meet her and the team! This was such a unique experience and we can’t wait to hear how her journey has continued on since our time together! 🐴🐾

Do you think you could do it?? We know we’d certainly have our hands full if we travelled with Marcy and Eva, and all the others!🐪😉

05/13/2026

🐪Baby Cecil:
Our little friend left us recently. After spending time at OSU and round the clock support for Cecil the last few days, he just couldn’t hang on. He had a spinal issue and ultimately it led to paralysis. We love him so much and are so grateful for all the joy he brought us and this community in such a short time. He was a silly boy always getting into things and always had a little smile on his face.

Thank you everyone for your endless support and prayers. We are comforted knowing he is no longer hurting and can be at peace now and meet his dad! 🤍

05/09/2026

🐪A little update about our baby Cecil:
We’ve been very busy this week and praying a lot. As many of you know, Cecil had been very sick shortly after being born. And many of you visited him at the Baby Animal Tours and noticed that he had trouble standing and walking; he was very wobbly. He had not been at the zoo at all except for the Baby Animal Tours because we had to keep a close eye on him at home and he can’t really be around the other camels since he’s not strong.

However, this week, he had been in OSU for a few days because he couldn’t stand anymore on his own. They couldn’t figure out why he has such a hard time getting up. Even when we helped him up he could walk but not well.

The past few days he was laying on his side.

They've done blood work, X-rays, and even tried to do a spinal tap.

But yesterday morning he was sitting up and even stood up!! The vets had decided the best decision was to put him to sleep the same morning. But with him able to sit and stand up, they let us bring him home!

So now he's coming home, he will get up with a sling or the help of the front end loader. We will have to help him around the clock and pray be gets stronger. We know he’s pushing through this and we hope that with intense care around the clock that he’ll heal and be stronger than ever, but as of now, we just aren’t sure and can only be patient.

Address

8684 US 68 North Rushylvania
Bellefontaine, OH
43311

Telephone

+16142048856

Website

http://engediridgezoo.com/

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