Fee:
Included with admission
Audience: All ages
Location: San Diego Zoo
Dates: The second weekend of most months
(Exceptions: March and September 2009 have additional days!)

Animal Care Wish List

If you would like to know how you can get involved in supporting the Society's enrichment program, check out our monthly Animal Care Wish List.

 

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

10 a.m.

Takin Keeper Talk

Polar Rim

 

Bonobo Keeper Talk

Lost Forest

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

 

Clawless Otter Keeper Talk

Outback

11:45 a.m.

Cougar Keeper Talk

Africa Rocks

 

Koala Keeper Talk

Outback

Noon

River hippo Keeper Talk

Lost Forest

 

Pangolin Keeper Talk

Discovery Outpost

 

Otter Keeper Talk

Lost Forest

12:30 p.m.

Mandrill Keeper Talk

Lost Forest

1 p.m.

Zebra Keeper Talk

Polar Rim

 

Children's Zoo Surprise

Discovery Outpost

 

Orangutan Keeper Talk

Lost Forest

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

3 p.m.

Insect House Keeper Talk

Discovery Outpost

 

Sunday, July 12

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

 

Manchurian Brown Bear Keeper Talk

Outback

 

Meerkat Keeper Talk

Africa Rocks

11:45 a.m.

North Chinese Leopard Keeper Talk

Africa Rocks

 

Koala Keeper Talk

Outback

Noon

Pangolin Keeper Talk

Discovery Outpost

 

Otter Keeper Talk

Lost Forest

1 p.m.

Kudu Keeper Talk

Polar Rim

 

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