Woodland Park Zoo Press Release

What:
Everyone celebrates Thanksgiving by eating turkey, even the zoo’s animals. Jaguars, grizzly bears, lemurs, piranhas, wolves and more will receive turkeys or other Thanksgiving-themed snacks.

Photo: Dale Unruh

The special treats are a part of the zookeepers’ ongoing efforts to help enrich the lives of the zoo’s animals, promote natural animal behavior, keep animals mentally and physically stimulated and provide added enjoyment for zoo visitors.

When:
Saturday, November 17, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Jaguar 10:00 a.m. – Jaguar Cove
Snow leopard 10:00 a.m. –Adaptations
Komodo dragons 11:00 a.m. – Komodo exhibit, Adaptations Building
Golden lion tamarins 11:00 a.m. – Tropical Rain Forest, indoors
Arctic foxes 11:30 a.m. – Northern Trail
Piranhas 11:30 a.m. – Tropical Rain Forest, indoors
Wolves 1:15 p.m. – Northern Trail
Pigs 1:30 p.m. – Family Farm
Lions 1:30 p.m. – African Savanna
Grizzly bears 2:00 p.m. – Taiga Viewing Shelter, Northern Trail
Lemurs 2:00 p.m. – Tropical Rain Forest, outdoors
Tiger 2:00 p.m. –Adaptations.

Where:
Woodland Park Zoo, 601 N. 59th St. Entries: South Entrance at N. 50th St. & Fremont Ave. N. or West Entrance at N. 55th St. & Phinney Ave. N.

Info:
Turkey Toss times and locations will be listed on www.zoo.org and at zoo entries. For more information, call 206.684.4800

Winter hours: 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. daily. For more information and how to become a zoo member, call 206.684.4800 or 684.4026 (TTY), or visit the zoo’s website at www.zoo.org.

Admission: October 1-April 30: Adult (13-64) $10.50; Child (3-12) $7.50. May 1 - September 30: Adult (13-64) $15; Child (3-12) $10. Free for children 2 and under year round. Seniors and people with disabilities receive a discount and zoo members receive free zoo admission year round. Parking: $4.00.

Accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, 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.