Tuesday
Where: Asia Trail What: Learn about giant pandas, sloth bears, clouded leopards, and four other species living on Asia Trail.
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Bird Interpreters
Where: Bird House What: Check out feathers, bones, and eggs and learn about the fascinating world of birds.
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Caracal Feeding
Where: Between Great Cats and Think Tank. What: Come learn about these beautiful African cats.
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When: 11:30 a.m. |
Cheetah Interpreters
Where: Cheetah Conservation Station What: Explore the world of the cheetah and other animals at the Cheetah Conservation Station, including Grevy's zebras and scimitar-horned oryx.
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When: April-November |
Eagle Feeding
Where: Beaver Valley What: Learn about eagles, falcons, and hawks.
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When: 2 p.m. |
Elephant Bath
Where: Inside Elephant House What: Meet our Asian elephants.
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When: 10:30 a.m. |
Elephant Training Demo
Where: Outside elephant exhibit; inside during inclement weather What: How do you get a four-ton animal to cooperate? Come find out.
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When: 11 a.m. |
Encounter Invertebrates
Where: Invertebrate Exhibit What: Explore the complex, fascinating world of invertebrates: corals and crabs, ants and anemones, seashells and spiders.
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When: Feeding demos every half hour. Hands-on activities vary daily. |
Flight Exhibit Enrichment
Where: Bird House Indoor Flight Exhibit What: Watch birds forage and catch their food mid-flight, as a keeper or volunteer narrates.
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When: 11 a.m. |
"Frog, Chemical, Water, You!"
Where: Amazonia Science Gallery Seminar Room What: A short film about the effect of chemical contaminants we put into the environment and the worldwide decline of amphibians, and what we can to take to reduce our chemical footprints.
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When: Film is shown continuously throughout the day. |
Giant Octopus Feeding
Where: Invertebrate Exhibit What: The giant octopus will eat almost anything it can catch.
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When: 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. |
Great Ape Keeper Talk
Where: Great Ape House What: Learn about the fascinating world of apes. A keeper will speak about gorillas or orangutans.
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When: 11:30 a.m. |
Great Ape Research Demo
Where: Think Tank What: Meet a cognitive researcher and learn about studies being conducted with the Zoo’s orangutans and gorillas.
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When: 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. |
Kids' Farm Interpreters
Where: Kids' Farm What: Learn about farming and how taking care of animals takes time, dedication, and knowledge.
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Meet an Invertebrate
Where: Invertebrate Exhibit What: Learn about creatures that crawl, swim, fly, and float.
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When: 12 p.m. |
Meet a Mammal Keeper Talk
Where: Small Mammal House What: An animal keeper will introduce you to a naked mole-rat or another small mammal.
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When: 2 p.m. |
Meet a Reptile
Where: Reptile Discovery Center What: Learn all about reptiles, which live on every continent except Antarctica.
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When: 3 p.m. |
Otter Feeding
Where: Beaver Valley What: Find our what North American river otters eat and how they communicate.
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When: 10:30 a.m. |
Reptile Discovery Center Interpreters
Where: Reptile Discovery Center What: Learn about the extraordinary world of reptiles and amphibians such as salamanders and frogs, crocodiles and turtles, lizards and snakes.
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When: Hands-on activities vary daily. |
Seal or Sea Lion Training
Where: Seal or Sea Lion Pool What: See how graceful—and hungry—gray seals and California sea lions are.
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When: 11:30 a.m. Weather permitting |
Sloth Bear Feeding
Where: Asia Trail What: Find out what and how these Asian bears eat.
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When: 11:30 a.m. |
Small Mammal Interpreters
Where: Small Mammal House What: Learn about a wide variety of animals including the three-banded armadillo, naked mole-rat, golden lion tamarin, and banded mongoose.
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Spider Rap
Where: Invertebrate Exhibit What: Eight-legged wonders! Come
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