Saturday Valentines At The Zoo

The Woodland Park Zoo can get kinda old if you’re a member of it and have seen all the exhibits a couple times, and it can get even more stale for the animals themselves. Most animals figure out the routine and spend a lot of time napping, although the otters fortunately have acute ADHD.

This is why you must visit the zoo for “enrichment activities”. The most fun I’ve ever had at the zoo was at Pumpkin Bash- seeing an elephant or hippo eat a pumpkin in one bite is pure awesomeness. So is seeing the smaller animals roll a pumpkin around while figuring out how to extract a treat from the inside.

It’s not Pumpkin Bash, but this Saturday from 10 AM to 3 PM the animals will get Valentine treats. See animals chomp down “herbal bouquets, heart-shaped steaks, heart-shaped ice pops made of fruit juice, honey, strawberries and cranberries, and more”. The schedule is here:

• Golden lion tamarins – 10:00 a.m.
• Snow leopards – 10:30 a.m.
• Otters – 10:30 a.m.
• Jaguar – 11:00 a.m.
• Orangutans – 11:00 a.m.
• Lemurs – 11:15 a.m.
• Willawong Station (birds) – 11:30 a.m.
• Sloth bear – 11:30 a.m.
• Anoa – 11: 45 a.m.
• Penguins – 1:00 p.m.
• Goats – 1:15 p.m.
• Gorillas – 1:20 p.m.
• Meerkats – 1:30 p.m.
• Pigs – 1:30 p.m.
• Kea parrots – 1:30 p.m.
• Lions – 2:00 p.m.
• Elephants – 2:00 p.m.
• Red pandas – 3:00 p.m.

Enjoy!