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Today - See Talks, Trainings and Feedings
Every day we have more than a dozen Meet the Keeper Talks. Check out today's schedule!
Sunday Jan. 20, 2013 - Peter and the Wolf Live Performance
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2:00 pm

The classic children’s symphony, Peter and the Wolf, is coming to the Houston Zoo!

The classic children’s symphony, Peter and the Wolf, is coming to the Houston Zoo!
On Sunday, January 20, ROCO and the InterActive Theater Company will present three performances of the children\’s classic, Peter and the Wolf, at 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 in the Brown Education Center Auditorium.
The story, whose original intent was to \”cultivate musical tastes in children from the first years of school,” still delights and entertains. An ensemble of ROCO musicians will play Prokofiev\’s composition while actors from InterActive Theater Company narrate and act out the story. These performances will be part of a program that promotes understanding of Wolf Conservation.
The performance is free of charge for Zoo visitors. Seating is limited and on a first come first served basis.

Sunday Jan. 20, 2013 - Peter and the Wolf Live Performance
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3:00 pm

The classic children’s symphony, Peter and the Wolf, is coming to the Houston Zoo!

The classic children’s symphony, Peter and the Wolf, is coming to the Houston Zoo!
On Sunday, January 20, ROCO and the InterActive Theater Company will present three performances of the children\’s classic, Peter and the Wolf, at 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 in the Brown Education Center Auditorium.
The story, whose original intent was to \”cultivate musical tastes in children from the first years of school,” still delights and entertains. An ensemble of ROCO musicians will play Prokofiev\’s composition while actors from InterActive Theater Company narrate and act out the story. These performances will be part of a program that promotes understanding of Wolf Conservation.
The performance is free of charge for Zoo visitors. Seating is limited and on a first come first served basis.

Sunday Jan. 20, 2013 - Peter and the Wolf Live Performance
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4:00 pm

The classic children’s symphony, Peter and the Wolf, is coming to the Houston Zoo!

The classic children’s symphony, Peter and the Wolf, is coming to the Houston Zoo!
On Sunday, January 20, ROCO and the InterActive Theater Company will present three performances of the children\’s classic, Peter and the Wolf, at 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 in the Brown Education Center Auditorium.
The story, whose original intent was to \”cultivate musical tastes in children from the first years of school,” still delights and entertains. An ensemble of ROCO musicians will play Prokofiev\’s composition while actors from InterActive Theater Company narrate and act out the story. These performances will be part of a program that promotes understanding of Wolf Conservation.
The performance is free of charge for Zoo visitors. Seating is limited and on a first come first served basis.


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Zoo Keeper Talks Schedule
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Monday May 20, 2013

10:00 Elephant Bath at the Elephant Barn
10:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at the Beaded Lizard in the Reptile House
10:30 Fruit Bat Feeding at the Children’s Zoo
11:00 Giraffe Feeding Platform in African Forest (Dependent on Weather/Giraffes)
11:00 Story Safari at the Butterfly Stage in the Children’s Zoo
11:00 Natural Encounters: Snake Encounter at Indoor Rainforest
11:00 Meet the Keeper Talk at Rhinos in African Forest
11:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Clouded Leopards
11:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at the Cow Yard in the Children’s Zoo.
11:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at the Aquarium
12:00 Zooper Challenge at the Butterfly Stage in the Children’s Zoo
12:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Chimpanzees in African Forest
1:00 Natural Encounters: Outdoor Rainforest Keeper Talk
1:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Sea Lions
1:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Elephants
2:00 Giraffe Feeding Platform in African Forest (Dependent on Weather/Giraffes)
2:00 Meet the Keeper Talk at Giraffes in African Forest
2:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Birds of the World
3:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Babirusa in Wortham World of Primates
4:00 Natural Encounters: Bat Cave Keeper Talk