Lions are unpredictable creatures, which is why they should never be approached in the wild or depended upon to pick you up from the airport. Find animalian fun you can depend on with today's Groupon for admission to Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden. Choose from the following options:

• For $8, you get one adult and one child admission (a $16 value).
• For $16, you get two adult and two child admissions (a $32 value).

Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden houses more than 700 animals from around the world throughout 50 acres of exhibits divided by geographical region. Spot the long necks of ostriches, the striped hides of adult and baby zebras, and the stubby necks of giraffes in the Africa exhibit. Camels and a rhino prowl the Asian Valley while otters Splish and Splash swim and play. South America revamps jungle living with the new rainforest exhibit Amazonia, Forest of Riches, bedazzled with tropical trees and palms soaring to 45 feet, a waterfall, and wooden suspension bridge to help zoo-goers better spot monkeys, soaring tropical birds, and stealthy zookeepers. Towering trees such as the spiny peach-palm and exotic tropical flowers including the zebra plant and Amazon lilies populate and paint the botanical gardens—a sight as colorful as a list of adjectives carved into a rainbow.