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Special Events :: Community Event also Special Events :: Animals
Enrichment Day at the Pueblo Zoo
10:00 AM
Pueblo Zoo
Enrichment Day at the Pueblo Zoo Description:
Enrichment Day is Saturday October 13!
Learn about the Zoo’s animal enrichment program and fill out an event passport at special activity stations to win prizes!



When

Saturday, October 13, 2018, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.



Ages

This event will be fun for adults and kids of all ages!



Pricing

Enrichment Day special activities are just $2 in addition to admission, or donation of approved items!

When visiting a zoo, have you ever wondered why there are giant whiffle balls in some exhibits, or empty cardboard boxes in with the pigs? It’s not trash. It’s enrichment. Come to the event to learn how these items keep animals stimulated and improve quality of life!



Get in on the fun with:

crafts

keeper talks

animal presentation

demonstrations

games



Enrichment Day Schedule

9:00 am | Zoo opens

10:00 am | Booths Open

11:00 am | Lion Keeper Talk at Exhibit

1:30 pm | Otter Feeding and Keeper Talk

2:00 pm | African Wild Dog Training and Keeper Talk at Exhibit

2:00 pm | Booths close



Approved items:


FOOD:

Cereal

Dried fruit

Spices



HOUSEHOLD:

Pillow cases

Cupcake pan

Perfume/ body spray



MISC:

Wind chimes

Milk crates

Bird decoys

Working Keyboard

Plastic Mirrors

Kong’s (varies sizes)

Whiffle balls

Sports balls (Footballs, soft balls, tennis, ect)

Herbs (to plant)

Bird Feeders

Cowbells

Twine

Rope (all natural preferably)

Fake Grass (Astroturf)

CD player

CDs of nature sounds

Plastic Storage bins (varies sizes)

TV (still working)

DVDs (nature and cartoons are best)

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Age Group: All Ages
Venue: Pueblo Zoo
Address: 3455 Nuckolls Ave, none Pueblo, Colorado 81005
Phone: 7195611452