Get ready for an egg-citing once a year opportunity involving eggs, bacon, a bunny and monkeys! It’s the return of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s Breakfast with the Easter Bunny in the Primate, Cat and Aquatics Building from 8-9:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 23, Sunday, March 24 and Saturday, March 30.

Tickets are on sale now for this special family fun occasion featuring a breakfast buffet with scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, bacon, sausage, omelet station, mini cheese blintz station, smoothie station, cookies, breakfast breads and Danish with honey butter and beverages, an animal encounter, egg hunt, face painting and the chance to get your picture taken with the Easter bunny.

Many of the animals that call the Primate, Cat and Aquatics Building home will be on exhibit, including lemurs, monkeys, gorillas, snow leopards and sharks. Tickets to the breakfast include admission to the Zoo and The RainForest, so families can make a whole day of it.

Tickets are $22.50 for adults, $18.50 for children ages 2-11 and children younger than 2 are free. To make a reservation, call (216) 635-3306.

Northeast Ohio’s most-visited year-round attraction, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. From November 1 through March 31, 2013, admission is discounted to $8.25 per person, $5.25 for kids ages 2 to 11 and is free for children younger than 2 and Zoo members. Parking is free. Located at 3900 Wildlife Way, the Zoo is easily accessible from Interstates 71, 90 and 480.

For more information, visit clemetzoo.com or call (216) 661-6500.