Pajama Jam hosts games, storytime, animal encounters at the Zoo

Children came to the Birmingham Zoo decked out in their favorite pajamas for the first Pajama Jam on Saturday, Aug. 3.

The evening included a reading of "Llama Llama Red Pajama" on Henley Park and the chance to meet and take pictures with the llama from the book. There were also games, puppet shows and the chance to ride the train, slide and carousel all evening.

The zoo brought out many of its animal ambassadors for the event, from snakes, tortoises and a Madagascar hissing cockroach to greet visitors by the front entrance to a show featuring many native species. The zoo was open for the evening, offering families the chance to view animals after-hours and feed the giraffes.