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Miller Park Zoo Animal Enrichment Day: Come Out And Play Edition

Animal Enrichment Day: Come Out And Play Edition
Saturday, February 17 • 1:00 – 3:00 pm

Shake off winter’s cabin fever spell and head out to the
Miller Park Zoo’s Animal Enrichment Day: Come Out And Play Edition!

This edition offers guests a chance to see how Zookeepers make the lives of Miller Park Zoo animals more exciting by encouraging the natural wild behavior of the creatures.

Animal Encounters:
2 snakes, chicken and tortoise (In the small classroom)

Keeper Talks and enrichment schedule
1:00 – Meerkats
1:15 – Wolves
1:30 – Snow Leopards/Tiger
2:00 – Cotton Top Tamrons
2:15 – New Guinea Singing Dogs
2:45 – Randall Lineback/ Goats

Enrichment is the process of enriching an animal’s environment to stimulate natural behaviors such as foraging and hunting. There will be a play area indoors for children and the Zoo Lady team will be on site for face painting fun. Also, The Children’s Discovery Museum will bring a create your own playground game. Free with Zoo admission.

Date/Time

Saturday, February 17, 2018
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Cost:

Location

Miller Park Zoo 1020 South Morris Bloomington IL 3094342250
http://www.bloomingtonparks.org/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/8014/809

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