What: Fall harvest means pumpkins for the wildlife residents at Woodland Park Zoo. Watch hippos, grizzlies, elephants, monkeys, and more as they crunch, smash or stomp on ‘em at the zoo’s Pumpkin Bash!

When:
Saturday and Sunday, October 30-31, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Jaguar, 10:00 a.m. (Saturday only), Tropical Rain Forest
Hippos, 10:30 a.m., African Savanna, hippo pool
Wolves, 11:00 a.m., Northern Trail
Orangutans, 11:30 a.m., Trail of Vines – indoors
Sloth bear cubs, noon, Asian bears
Sun bears, 12:15 p.m., Asian bears
Fennec fox, 12:30 p.m. (Sunday only), Adaptations – indoors
Pygmy marmosets, 1:00 p.m., Adaptations – indoors
Elephants, 1:00 p.m., Elephant Forest – south yard (Elephant Barn if raining)
Gorillas, 1:00 p.m., Tropical Rain Forest – East Gorilla Viewing Shelter
Gorillas, 1:20 p.m., Tropical Rain Forest – West Gorilla Viewing Shelter
Grizzlies, 1:30 p.m., Northern Trail – Taiga Viewing Shelter
DeBrazza’s monkeys, 1:30 p.m. (Sunday only), Tropical Rain Forest
Tiger, 1:30 p.m. (Sunday only), tiger grotto
Otter, 1:45 p.m., Northern Trail – Taiga Viewing Shelter
African wild dogs, 2:00 p.m., African Savanna
Macaque monkeys, 2:00 p.m., Trail of Vines

Info:
For more information and how to become a zoo member, call 206-684-4800 or 684-4026 (TTY), or visit the zoo’s Web site at www.zoo.org

Winter hours: 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. daily.

Zoo admission: Adult (13-64) $10; Child (3-12) $7; Toddler (0-2) Free. Seniors and disabled receive a discount and zoo members receive free zoo admission year-round.

Parking: $3.50. Parking is limited. Please call Metro at 206-553-3000 for bus service to the zoo.

Food/Gifts: Visit the Rain Forest Food Pavilion or the Outback Café if you’re hungry or thirsty. Stop by the ZooStore Gate for special gifts and zoo souvenirs. .

Accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, top award-winning Woodland Park Zoo is famed for pioneering naturalistic exhibits and setting a standard for zoos all over the world. With conservation, education and excellent animal care at the core of the zoo’s mission, the zoo is helping to save endangered species in Washington state and around the world including tree kangaroos, snow leopards, red-crowned cranes, African wild dogs, western pond turtles and Oregon silverspot butterflies. By inspiring visitors and others to care and act, Woodland Park Zoo is making a difference in our planet’s future.