A La Carte at the Zoo Activities

Learn about these animals through special talks and training demos, watch them engage with enrichment, and more!

• Animal Encounter Talks – Family Farm: 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. — Daily

• African Waterhole: 1 p.m. — Thursday
• Aquatic & Reptile Center: 2 p.m. — Thursday/Friday
• Bactrian Camel: 2:15 p.m. — Daily
• Big Cat Country: 3:30 p.m. — Daily
• Elephant: 11:30 a.m. — Daily
• Flamingo: 10 a.m. — Thursday
• Harbor Seal: 11:45 a.m. and 3 p.m. — Daily
• Otters: 1:15 p.m. — Friday/Sunday
• Primates of the World – Siamang: 10 a.m. — Friday
• Rhino: 1:30 p.m. — Thursday/Saturday

9:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.       Thursday – Saturday
9:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.       Sunday

$3 plus tax

Meet these gentle giants — eye to eye! Participate in feedings daily 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Opportunities are subject to the giraffes’ appetites, weather, and special event circumstances. Visit the ticket booth near the Giraffe Deck for more details.

10:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m., 5:30 – 8 p.m.         Thursday – Saturday
10:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m., 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.     Sunday

Free to enter. There is no goat feeding, but come in to visit the goats!

Noon and 1:45 p.m.    Thursday – Sunday

Located in the Northwestern Mutual Family Farm — Conservation-themed live theater performances made possible through a partnership with Kohl’s.

9:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.       Thursday – Saturday
9:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.       Sunday

$4 per person

Level Up! Be a Pollinator Hero!

Bees, butterflies, beetles, and the rare Poweshiek Skipperling — nature’s building blocks — are on a mission to keep our ecosystems thriving. Explore life-sized animatronic pollinators and discover how the Zoo helps protect them through native gardens, honeybee hives, and conservation initiatives.

10 a.m. – 8:45 p.m.  Thursday – Saturday
10 a.m. – 7:45 p.m.  Sunday

$5 plus tax

10 a.m. – 8:45 p.m.              Thursday – Saturday
10 a.m. – 7:45 p.m.              Sunday

Visit the ticket booth near Sky Adventure for more details and costs.

10 a.m. – 8:45 p.m.              Thursday – Saturday
10 a.m. – 7:45 p.m.              Sunday

$4 plus tax

9:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.              Thursday – Saturday
9:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.              Sunday

$6, with a $1 discount for Zoo Pass members

Explore the wild like never before with our VR experiences: Gorilla Trek, The Great Migration, and Shark Dive. These adventures take you up close with mountain gorillas, across the plains with migrating animals, and deep underwater with sharks.