Enrichment Day

This Event Has Passed Saturday, September 21, 2019, 10:32 a.m to 3:32 p.m

Event Details

Enrichment Day is a great opportunity to see all the animals enjoying special animal enrichment, Meet the Keeper Talks presented by Phillips 66, fun games for kids, and more! You’ll see a variety of animal enrichment activities throughout the day and learn more about what our zookeepers do behind the scenes every day of the year to keep our animals physically and mentally stimulated.

Enrichment Day
September 21
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Visit the Reflection Pool and check out Enrichment Central to learn all about enrichment and how it is used every day to help enrich the lives of the animals at the Houston Zoo.

Enrichment Day Schedule

Carruth Natural Encounters

10:00 a.m. – Drylands
10:15 a.m. – Inside Rainforest
10:30 a.m. – Kinkajou
10:45 a.m. – Ambassador Animal Meet and Greet
11:00 a.m. – River’s Edge
11:30 a.m. – Meerkat
11:30 a.m. – Piranha Feeding

Hoofed Stock

10:00 a.m. – Galapagos Tortoise
10:30 a.m. – Ankole Cattle
10:45 a.m. – Tapir/Capybara/Giant Anteater
11:00 a.m. – Tapir/Capybara/Giant Anteater
11:15 a.m. – Bongo
11:30 a.m. – Okapi

Birds

11:00 a.m. – Flamingo
11:15 a.m. – Whooping Crane
11:30 a.m. – Southern Bald Ibis
1:00 p.m. – Tropical Bird House – Rainforest
1:15 p.m. – Great Blue Turaco
1:45 p.m. – St. Vincent’s Amazon

Reptiles, Sea Lions & Elephants

10:15 a.m. – Reptile and Amphibian House
11:00 a.m. – Sea Lion
1:30 p.m. – Sea Lion
1:30 p.m. – Elephant

Bobcat, River Otter, Banded Mongoose & More

12:30 p.m. – Bobcat
12:45 p.m. – River Otter
1:00 p.m. – Banded Mongoose
1:15 p.m. – Farm Yard
1:30 p.m. – Petting Zoo
1:45 p.m. – Swap Shop

Primates

12:00 p.m. – Ring-tailed Lemur
12:15 p.m. – Orangutan
12:30 p.m. – Siamang
12:45 p.m. – Gibbons
1:00 p.m. – DeBrazza’s Monkey
1:15 p.m. – Swamp Monkey/Red-tailed Guenon
1:30 p.m. – Patas
2:00 p.m. – Sifaka
2:30 p.m. – Tamarin

Komodo Dragon, Black Bear & Cougar

11:00 a.m. – Komodo Dragon
2:00 p.m. – Black Bear
2:30 p.m. – Cougar