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BLUE AND YELLOW
New! MACAW
Macaw
Playtime

Adventure

WHEN: Daily at noon from
Memorial Day to Labor Day
(arrive 15 minutes early)
WHERE: Sweety Bird (off
Hamill Family Nature Plaza)
TICKETS: $80 for 1 or 2 participants
Assist our animal care specialists
prepare enrichment for these colorful
and expressive birds that are native
to Mexico and Central and South
America. Then place the enrichment
in their habitat. As they play and frolic
with the enrichment you helped create,
you will learn why enrichment is
important, fascinating facts about New!
these large parrots and their behaviors, Shark Feeding
and the importance of protecting them.
For ages 8 and up. Adventure

WHEN: On select days until November 9
WHERE: The Living Coast
TICKETS: $100 for 1 or 2 participants
Assist our animal care specialists in preparing food
and safely feeding our leopard sharks. Animal care
staff will also show you how to identify each individual
shark and the other species that live in the habitat.
NORTH You’ll learn about shark behavior and why sharks are
AMERICAN important to the environment. For ages 12 and up.
RIVER OTTER

LEOPARD
New! SHARK
Otter Adventure

WHEN: [SOLD OUT through Labor Day]
WHERE: The Swamp
TICKETS: $150 for 1 or 2 participants
Go behind the scenes and meet a North American
river otter. Learn how the species' survival depends on
the health of our waterways and participate in an otter‑
training and safe‑feeding session. For ages 12 and up.

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