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With our busy spring season upon us, follow these expert tips to find parking, beat the crowds, and make the most of your Zoo visit.

Keeper Chats

Okapi keeper chat

Daily Keeper Chats

Learn more about your favorite animals from the zoologists who care for them!

Keeper Chats are held outside of the animal habitat area, unless otherwise noted. Check the daily schedule at our front gates for the most up-to-date information.

Zoo North

Keeper Chat

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Tigers

9:30 

9:30 

9:30 

Lemurs

10:00

10:00

10:00

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Primate Place

11:30

11:30

11:30

11:30

Reptiles

12:30

12:30

12:30

12:30

12:30

12:30

12:30

Otters

1:15

1:15

1:15

1:15

Wings of Wonder

1:30

1:30

1:30

1:30

1:30

1:30

1:30

Flamingos

2:00

2:00

2:00

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 – 

 – 

Anteater

10:00

10:00

10:00

10:00

Maned Wolf

10:00

10:00

10:00

*Wildlife Show returns mid-March. Times subject to change.

 

Lacerte Family Children’s Zoo

Keeper Chat

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Critter Hike

9:30

9:30

9:30

9:30

9:30

9:30

9:30

Meet-n-Mingle with Critters

2:00 

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 – 

2:00

 

wilds of Africa

Keeper Chat

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Forest Aviary

10:00

10:00

Okapi

10:00

10:00

10:00

10:00

10:00

10:00

Giraffe – Giants of the Savanna

11:00

11:00

11:00

11:00

11:00

11:00

11:00

Penguins

10:30

10:30

10:30

10:30

10:30

10:30

10:30

Savanna Predator

10:30

10:30

10:30

10:30

10:30

10:30

10:30

Elephants & Scatter Feed

11:00, 1:30

11:00, 1:30

11:00, 1:30

11:00, 1:30

11:00, 1:30

11:00, 1:30

11:00, 1:30

Chimps

11:30

11:30

11:30

11:30

11:30

11:30

11:30

Hippos

11:30

11:30

11:30

11:30

11:30

11:30

11:30

Gorillas

1:30

1:30

1:30

1:30

1:30

1:30

1:30

Wild Encounters*

9:30 – 3:00

9:30 – 2:30

9:30 – 2:30

9:30 – 2:30

9:30 – 2:30

9:30 – 3:00

9:30 – 3:00

*Every hour on the half hour Monday – Thursday. Every half hour Friday – Sunday.