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Enrichment Day
ENRICHMENT DAY at the HOUSTON ZOO!
Saturday September 24, 2011, from 10:00 AM- 3:00 PM
Come share in the fun our animals will have this day. There will be activities, special Meet the Keeper Talks and enrichment demonstrations, booths and activities all over Zoo grounds.
Enrich yourself by learning more, playing games and making crafts, some of which can become enrichment activities for your pets at home, all inspired by how we enrich our animals.
Games and Crafts our Education Dept. has planned:
- Paint like our animals
- Enrichment obstacle course
- Craft and Coloring Station
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Enrichment Information Station
See our animals at their most active!
This is truly a highlight of this one-a-year event! There will be many enrichment demonstrations in various animal habitats that you can see, whether you come in the morning, at noon or after lunch. They have been arranged by "tracks" which means that you can pick one track and get to move along a series of exhibits, one after the other, to see how enrichment is used with a variety of animals.
Scroll below the video below for the full schedule of keeper talks. They are arranged in a great way - called "Animal Enrichment Tracks" - where you can go on a path from exhibit to exhibit to see a wide variety of animals dioing enrichment activites, all according to what time you arrive!
And, stop by the Reflection Pool area for more information from organizations from around the Houston Area.
To learn more about what Animal Enrichment is, visit our Enrichment page and read more about animal enrichment in our blog posts by CLICKING HERE, in the weeks leading up to the event.
Animal Enrichment TrackSchedule
Come share in the fun our animals are having today. Enrich yourself by learning more, playing games and making crafts inspired by Zoo animals.
Animal Enrichment Tracks:
A:
10:00 Natural Encounters Aquarium Stingray Enrichment
10:30 Natural Encounters Piranha Enrichment
10:45 White Necked Ravens Enrichment
11:00 Tropical Bird House Rainforest Enrichment
10:00 Natural Encounters Aquarium Stingray Enrichment
10:30 Natural Encounters Piranha Enrichment
10:45 White Necked Ravens Enrichment
11:00 Tropical Bird House Rainforest Enrichment
B:
10:00 Red Panda Enrichment
10:15 Natural Encounters Inside Rainforest Enrichment
10:30 Natural Encounters Piranha Enrichment
10:45 Natural Encounters Bat Enrichment
11:00 Sea Lion Show
11:15 Sea Lion Enrichment
11:30 Natural Encounters Desert Enrichment
11:45 Natural Encounters River¹s Edge Enrichment
10:00 Red Panda Enrichment
10:15 Natural Encounters Inside Rainforest Enrichment
10:30 Natural Encounters Piranha Enrichment
10:45 Natural Encounters Bat Enrichment
11:00 Sea Lion Show
11:15 Sea Lion Enrichment
11:30 Natural Encounters Desert Enrichment
11:45 Natural Encounters River¹s Edge Enrichment
C:
10:15 Giant Eland and Warthog Enrichment
10:30 Nyala Enrichment
10:45 Red Crowned Crane Enrichment
11:00 Cassowary Enrichment
11:15 Saddle Billed Stork Enrichment
10:15 Giant Eland and Warthog Enrichment
10:30 Nyala Enrichment
10:45 Red Crowned Crane Enrichment
11:00 Cassowary Enrichment
11:15 Saddle Billed Stork Enrichment
D:
10:00 Elephant Baths
10:15 Reptile building Enrichment activity
10:30 Reptile building Komodo Dragon Enrichment
11:00 Cinereous Vulture Enrichment
11:15 Okapi Enrichment
10:00 Elephant Baths
10:15 Reptile building Enrichment activity
10:30 Reptile building Komodo Dragon Enrichment
11:00 Cinereous Vulture Enrichment
11:15 Okapi Enrichment
E:
12:30 Enrichment Show at the Butterfly Pavilion at Children¹s Zoo
12:45 Watch a Goat Create a Painting at Children¹s Zoo
1:00 Guinea Hog Enrichment at Children¹s Zoo
1:15 River Otter at Children¹s Zoo
1:30 Raccoon Enrichment at Children¹s Zoo
1:45 Coati Enrichment at Children¹s Zoo
12:30 Enrichment Show at the Butterfly Pavilion at Children¹s Zoo
12:45 Watch a Goat Create a Painting at Children¹s Zoo
1:00 Guinea Hog Enrichment at Children¹s Zoo
1:15 River Otter at Children¹s Zoo
1:30 Raccoon Enrichment at Children¹s Zoo
1:45 Coati Enrichment at Children¹s Zoo
F:
12:00 WWP Aurora Orangutan Enrichment
12:15 WWP Howler Enrichment
12:30 WWP Tamarin Enrichment
12:45 WWP DeBrazza¹s /Mandrills Enrichment
1:00 WWP Red-capped Mangabey Enrichment
1:15 WWP Swamp monkeys and Red-tailed Guenons Enrichment
1:30 WWP Siamang Enrichment
1:45 WWP Babirusa Enrichment
2:00 WWP Orangutan Enrichment
12:00 WWP Aurora Orangutan Enrichment
12:15 WWP Howler Enrichment
12:30 WWP Tamarin Enrichment
12:45 WWP DeBrazza¹s /Mandrills Enrichment
1:00 WWP Red-capped Mangabey Enrichment
1:15 WWP Swamp monkeys and Red-tailed Guenons Enrichment
1:30 WWP Siamang Enrichment
1:45 WWP Babirusa Enrichment
2:00 WWP Orangutan Enrichment
G:
1:15 Maned Wolf Enrichment
1:30 Elephant Training
1:45 Ankole Browse
2:00 Bongo Browse
2:15 Tapir Enrichment
2:30 South American Anteater enrichment
1:15 Maned Wolf Enrichment
1:30 Elephant Training
1:45 Ankole Browse
2:00 Bongo Browse
2:15 Tapir Enrichment
2:30 South American Anteater enrichment
H:
1:00 Lion Window Enrichment Talk
1:30 African Wild Dog Enrichment
1:45 Bears Puzzle Feeders and Produce
2:00 Jaguar Enrichment
2:30 Tiger Enrichment
3:00 Leopard Enrichment
3:15 Small Carnivore Enrichment
1:00 Lion Window Enrichment Talk
1:30 African Wild Dog Enrichment
1:45 Bears Puzzle Feeders and Produce
2:00 Jaguar Enrichment
2:30 Tiger Enrichment
3:00 Leopard Enrichment
3:15 Small Carnivore Enrichment
I:
12:30 Chimpanzee Enrichment
1:00 Rhino Enrichment
1:30 Giraffe Enrichment
2:00 Cheetah Training
12:30 Chimpanzee Enrichment
1:00 Rhino Enrichment
1:30 Giraffe Enrichment
2:00 Cheetah Training
J:
1:30 Sea Jelly Enrichment
1:50 Aquarium Enrichment
2:15 Natural Encounters Meerkat Enrichment
2:30 Sea Lion Show
2:45 Sea Lion Enrichment
1:30 Sea Jelly Enrichment
1:50 Aquarium Enrichment
2:15 Natural Encounters Meerkat Enrichment
2:30 Sea Lion Show
2:45 Sea Lion Enrichment
K:
1:00 Duck Lake Pelican Enrichment
1:15 Flamingo Enrichment
1:30 Pesquet¹s Parrot Enrichment
1:00 Duck Lake Pelican Enrichment
1:15 Flamingo Enrichment
1:30 Pesquet¹s Parrot Enrichment
