Saving wild tigers is so important we are setting aside a whole weekend to celebrate the species, provide fun activities for the public and launch a month-long fundraiser. All six of our tigers will be on exhibit during the weekend. Join us for some or all of these activities:
• Tiger and You Photo Op: Well, it will be a stuffed, tiger. But it’s about 5 feet long and 3 feet tall. Volunteers will have special outfits, like junior zookeeper clothes or tiger field biologist wear, which kids can put on when they stand next to the tiger.
• How Much Can A Tiger Eat? View an array of artificial steaks on a table to guess how much food a tiger might eat at one sitting.
• Tiger Take Out: Test your strength by dragging a tire in just the same way a tiger would carry off its prey for safe keeping.
• Fun with Fur: Check out photographs of animal fur and identify tigers, clouded leopards and other big cats.
• Tigers of the World: Map the home of tigers living today.
• Web of Life: Build a web and see how people are connected to tigers of the world.
Tiger enrichments take place in the Asia exhibits on Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
