| Fee: |
Included with admission |
| Audience: | All ages |
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| Dates: | The second weekend of most months (Exceptions: March and September 2009 have additional days!) |
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Calendar: All About Enrichment Weekends
An orangutan ponders which bag to open first!
At the San Diego Zoo
The second weekend of evey month (Exception: May and September 2009 have additional days!)
Animal enrichment is highlighted during these special weekends at the Zoo. With keeper talks and special activities for the animals, these weekends are enriching for the Zoo's guests as well as the animals!
Enrichment is accomplished by adding to an animal's environment or changing that environment to satisfy an animal's physical and psychological needs. While enrichment is done regularly at the San Diego Zoo, All About Enrichment weekends feature scheduled activities with a variety of animals, with different enrichment activities for different animals each month. All About Enrichment weekends also offer special keeper talks throughout the Zoo.
A red river hog enjoys its own version of bowling!
A full schedule of each month’s enrichment activities will be posted at the front entrance of the Zoo. In addition, you can check here to see what animals will be featured each month. See June's schedule below.
All About Enrichment is not only stimulating for the animals, but provides you an opportunity to learn more about many aspects of these critters and what it is like to care for them. Come back every month to see what is enriching the animals’ lives!
Saturday, July 11 |
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10 a.m. |
Takin Keeper Talk |
Polar Rim |
Bonobo Keeper Talk |
Lost Forest |
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11 a.m. |
Gorilla Keeper Talk |
Lost Forest |
11:15 a.m. |
Camel Keeper Interaction |
Outback |
11:30 a.m. |
Tiger Keeper Talk |
Lost Forest |
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Clawless Otter Keeper Talk |
Outback |
11:45 a.m. |
Cougar Keeper Talk |
Africa Rocks |
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Koala Keeper Talk |
Outback |
Noon |
River hippo Keeper Talk |
Lost Forest |
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Pangolin Keeper Talk |
Discovery Outpost |
Otter Keeper Talk |
Lost Forest |
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12:30 p.m. |
Mandrill Keeper Talk |
Lost Forest |
1 p.m. |
Zebra Keeper Talk |
Polar Rim |
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Children's Zoo Surprise |
Discovery Outpost |
Orangutan Keeper Talk |
Lost Forest |
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1:30 p.m. |
Rock Iguana Keeper Talk |
Discovery Outpost |
1:45 p.m. |
Anteater Keeper Talk |
Urban Jungle |
Lion-tailed Macaque Keeper Talk |
Asian Passage |
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3 p.m. |
Insect House Keeper Talk |
Discovery Outpost |
Sunday, July 12 |
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10 a.m. |
Bonobo Keeper Talk |
Lost Forest |
11 a.m. |
Gorilla Keeper Talk |
Lost Forest |
11:15 a.m. |
Camel Keeper Talk |
Outback |
11:30 a.m. |
Tiger Keeper Talk |
Lost Forest |
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Manchurian Brown Bear Keeper Talk |
Outback |
Meerkat Keeper Talk |
Africa Rocks |
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11:45 a.m. |
North Chinese Leopard Keeper Talk |
Africa Rocks |
Koala Keeper Talk |
Outback |
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Noon |
Pangolin Keeper Talk |
Discovery Outpost |
Otter Keeper Talk |
Lost Forest |
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1 p.m. |
Kudu Keeper Talk |
Polar Rim |
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Children's Zoo Surprise |
Discovery Outpost |
1:30 p.m. |
Komodo Dragon Keeper Talk |
Discovery Outpost |
1:45 p.m. |
Klipspringer Keeper Talk |
Africa Rocks |
3 p.m. |
Insect House Keeper Talk |
Discovery Outpost |
