This pavilion at the Santa Barbara zoo used to be a less-attractively named exhibit.
“It used to be called the Eeeww Pavilion,” explained Whitney Roemer, Education Supervisor of Animal Experiences and Engagement at the Santa Barbara Zoo.
“I didn’t love, when people came in, they just assumed everything was EW-y,” said Roemer.
So the critters got a spin doctor, and the home of the creepy crawlies has been transformed, and with it, their reputations…