Holidays with the Animals at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo

Posted on December 14, 2023

Holidays with the Animals at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo

Holidays with the Animals

10-3:30 p.m.

Free with zoo membership or admission.

Help celebrate the season with our animal residents as they receive enrichment “gifts” to engage them and encourage their natural behaviors. Zoo-goers can watch the animals inspect, play with and open their presents as different species receive them throughout the day.

Schedule:

10:30 a.m. — Siamangs, Golden Lion Tamarins (Social Animals Wing)

10:45 a.m. — Amur Leopard (Zalie and Bob Linn Amur Leopard Woodland)

11:15 a.m. — Contact Barn Animals and Outdoor Birds (Outdoor Zoo)

11:30 a.m. — Gray Wolves (Wildlife Trail)

11:45 a.m. — Sichuan Takin & Turkmenian Markhor (Wildlife Trail)

12:15 p.m. — Asian Elephants (Asian Elephant Barn Viewing Windows)

12:45 p.m. — Snow Leopard (Wildlife Trail)

1 p.m. — Red Panda and Andean Bear (Wildlife Trail)

1:30 p.m. — Southern Tamandua (Animal Adaptations)

1:45 p.m. — North American River Otters (Animal Adaptations)

2 p.m. — Hoffmann’s Two-Toed Sloths (Animal Adaptations)

2:15 p.m. — Humboldt Penguins (Penguin Coast)

2:30 p.m. — River Turtles (Tropical River Exhibit)

*Schedule subject to change

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