Picnic areas are available throughout the park.
If you visit on a weekend or busy day and wish to avoid long lines at other exhibits, the manatee exhibit is a good bet. Also, if the weather is hot, animals in the zoo's North American Region exhibit will generally not be on display, as the keepers will choose to keep them inside for naps. The best-known connection with the zoo in Ohio's capital city is human. He is usually seen on these shows in the company of one of the zoo's unique creatures-sometimes a hyperactive monkey, other times a grumpy crocodile or mischievous fox. He has plenty to choose from.