Animals

Visitors will be awed by the five glass viewing stations where guests can stand face-to-face with these incredible animals and a zookeeper interaction area to view training and feeding sessions.

Join us for stories and tales about animals and nature. Please call in advance if you plan to attend. For children ages 3-5. FREE with admission.

Come watch a naturalist feed the animals at the Nature Center. Learn more about what some turtles eat, where some amphibians live, and other interesting things about the animals in the EcoZone.

Come learn more about one of our animals when a naturalist brings it out for a visit. FREE with admission.

From 10:00 a.m. - noon on the first Saturday of every month, all guests will be charged the children’s admission price.

Nevins Farm invites our community’s youngest animal lovers to join us with their adult counterparts for weekly story time.

The new Trust Family Foundation Shark and Ray Touch Tank features sharks and rays in a 25,000-gallon tank surrounded by shallow edges and viewing windows, allowing visitors to experience a close encounter with these animals

Six times a year, for three hours on a Monday morning during Massachusetts school vacation days, adult-child pairs are able to participate as hands-on volunteers at the MSPCA.

A dog behavior educational seminar for children ages 6 to 14. Children will learn about dog behavior and how to be safe around dogs.

Learn more about the blue planet through art, science and storytelling on Blue Discoveries Family Day at the New England Aquarium. Programs highlight Aquarium favorites as well as Aquarium hidden treasures.