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Giraffe Feeding
Summer Fun Continued
Encounter

When: Three feeding sessions a day between
10:15 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. (weather permitting)
Daily from April 29 to September 30
Weekends in October, & October 9
Where: Outside HABITAT AFRICA! THE SAVANNAH
st
(along the 31 Street walkway)
A big handful of fresh leafy greens is a giraffe’s dream come true.
A big handful of fresh leafy greens is a giraffe’s dream come true.
Learn about these gentle giants by taking part in the Giraffe Feeding
Learn about these gentle giants by taking part in the Giraffe Feeding
Experience. Three times a day, a group of our reticulated giraffes will
Experience. Three times a day, a group of our reticulated giraffes will
meet visitors at the fence on the north end of their habitat. You can
meet visitors at the fence on the north end of their habitat. You can
purchase a bundle of greens to feed a giraffe while an animal care
purchase a bundle of greens to feed a giraffe while an animal care
specialist looks on.
specialist looks on.
You will also learn about the animals’ conservation story. According
You will also learn about the animals’ conservation story. According
to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List
to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List
of Threatened Species, giraffes are in “serious trouble.” In 2018, the
of Threatened Species, giraffes are in “serious trouble.” In 2018, the
IUCN changed the status of the reticulated giraffe subspecies from
IUCN changed the status of the reticulated giraffe subspecies from
“Vulnerable” to “Endangered” with a high risk of extinction. The total
“Vulnerable” to “Endangered” with a high risk of extinction. The total
reticulated giraffe population in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia has
reticulated giraffe population in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia has
fallen by 56 percent over the last 30 years.
fallen by 56 percent over the last 30 years.
$15 per feeding or bundle of food
Cost: $15 per feeding or bundle of food
Zoo Chats at

THE NATURE
STAGE

When: Weekends in May
Daily from May 29 (Memorial Day) to
September 4 (Labor Day)
Weekends in September
(weather permitting)
Chat times vary, so make sure to check the screen
located outside the entrance to THE NATURE STAGE.
Where: THE NATURE STAGE (located
northwest of Roosevelt Fountain)

Would you like to meet one of our Animal
Would you like to meet one of our Animal
Ambassadors up close and hear about the
Ambassadors up close and hear about the
animal and the species from one of the Zoo’s
animal and the species from one of the Zoo’s
animal care specialists? The next time you’re
animal care specialists? The next time you’re
at the Zoo, wander over to THE NATURE STAGE.
at the Zoo, wander over to THE NATURE STAGE.
Free with Zoo admission.

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