*Jungle Jill’s Background*

Jungle Jill’s love and appreciation for animals began as a little girl and led her to pursue an animal related career. After high school, Jill attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and double majored in Biological Aspects of Conservation and Zoology. Utilizing those degrees, Jill has gone from working in the education department of the Minnesota Zoo to being the director of the Education Department at Wildlife World Zoo, right here in Arizona. She has had the opportunity during her career to work with some famous animal trainers such as, Jack Hanna on numerous occasions, Steve Martin of Natural Encounters Inc., and Julie Scardina of Sea World San Diego. She has also appeared with animals on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and on Late Night with David Letterman. In addition to making nationally televised appearances, Jill has also appeared on many local television stations here in the valley, such as Channels 3, 5, 10, 12, and 15.

*What to Expect From Jungle Jill’s Animal Encounters*

This is a detailed description of what you can expect when you schedule one of Jungle Jill’s programs! Jungle Jill will arrive 15 minutes prior to the arranged party time to set up. She will check in with you before unloading to decide the best way to proceed. Your help is not needed for the unloading process. Jungle Jill will bring 8-10 live animals that are transported in containers made especially for travel. These containers are secure for your safety as well as that of the animals. At the start of each program Jungle Jill will talk about safety and audience conduct guidelines. This includes rules for asking questions, touching animals, washing hands after touching (antibacterial gel is provided), as well as appropriate behavior while animals are out. Some animals are allowed to be touched while others are not. Jungle Jill will go over guidelines to be followed for each animal as they are brought out. All of the guidelines are put into place to provide a safe environment for everyone, people and animals alike. While presenting the animals in a fun and interactive manner, Jungle Jill strives to educate everyone in attendance. She will talk about what each animal is, where it comes from, what it eats, how big it gets, and other amazing animal facts! She will also cover the responsibilities of keeping some of them as pets and some things to think about before getting them as pets. The location of the presentation is weather permitting. If the outside temperature is above 90°F, then the presentation must be indoors. Some of the animals can not handle extreme heat and therefore must be inside if temperatures exceed 90°F. Presentations are the same whether they are inside or outside. So never fear if your birthday falls during the hot summer months of Arizona, you can still have one of Jungle Jill’s Animal Encounters for your special day! Moms and dads need not fret about an indoor party, Jungle Jill keeps things clean by bringing her own carpet. She leaves your house mess free! I hope you get as much fun and enjoyment out of the program as I do providing it for you!



*Birthday Parties*

 Make your child’s birthday party more fun and exciting! Jungle Jill will bring the entertainment to you. She will bring 8-10 animals to ‘LIVEN’ up your child’s birthday party! All ages will enjoy the enthusiasm that Jungle Jill brings to each presentation. Her goal is to educate about the world’s animals in a fun and interactive way. Your kids will get a special opportunity to see exotic animals up close while learning at the same time! Each presentation is unique because you can customize the program to meet your needs. A basic one hour birthday party presentation is $200.00. This consists of the one hour program including audience animal etiquette, presentation of the animals, a question and answer session, an interactive animal game with prizes, as well as keepsake pictures with an animal for up to 10 children. If more pictures are needed, they can be taken for an additional price of $3.00 per picture. A basic one hour petting zoo birthday party is $200.00. This consists of petting and touching of the hands on animals, a grab bag of food for each child to feed the animals, an on going question and answer session throughout the party, gift bags for the children, as well as keepsake pictures with an animal for up to 10 children. If more pictures are needed they can be taken for an additional price of $3.00 per picture. Additional time may be added to either birthday package for $50.00 per hour. A mileage fee will be added to programs further than 30 miles from our facility at the Loop 303 and Bell Road. This fee is $0.25 per mile. As Jungle Jill’s birthday present to you, you will also receive an 8x10 photo of the birthday child and an animal approximately a week after the party. Contact me for more information or to set up your animal presentation.

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CONTACT JUNGLE JILL
480-239-6605
jill@junglejill.com