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Daily Animal Demos
The Zoo is free, but Entry Passes are required for all guests, including infants.
Get a front-row seat to keepers working with animals in these daily demonstrations! Throughout the day, you can meet elephants, watch sloth bears slurp ants, see sea lions catch fish and more.
Please note: Animal demonstrations may be moved, canceled or postponed due to weather and keeper schedules. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
American Trail
11:15 a.m.
Seal or Sea Lion Demo
1:15 p.m.
Keeper Choice
Asia Trail
9 a.m.
Giant Panda Feeding
2 p.m.
Keeper Chat (check signs at the exhibit)
Bird House
10:30 a.m.
Turkey Feeding and Keeper Chat (Thursdays and Saturdays)
11 a.m.
Flamingo Keeper Chat (Sundays only)
11 a.m.
Cassowary or Rhea Keeper Chat (Tuesdays only)
Africa Trail
1:15 p.m.
Keeper Choice
Small Mammal House
10:30 a.m.
Small Mammal Keeper Chat
2 p.m.
Small Mammal Keeper Chat
Elephants
10:30 a.m.
Keeper Demo at the Elephant Community Center or Elephant Outpost (check signs at the exhibit)
3 p.m.
Keeper Demo at Elephant Community Center
Reptile Discovery Center
11 a.m.
Meet a Reptile or Amphibian
2 p.m.
Meet a Reptile or Amphibian
Claws & Paws Pathway
2 p.m.
Meet a Keeper
Great Cats
11 a.m.
Meet a Lion/Tiger Keeper
Kid’s Farm
11 a.m.
Meet a Keeper
1:30 p.m.
Meet a Keeper
Amazonia
10:30 a.m.
Meet an Andean Bear Keeper
11 a.m.
Pool Feeding
1 p.m.
Keeper Choice
1:30 p.m.
Meet an Andean Bear Keeper