Today at the Zoo
- Gorilla Talk
11:00 am - Chimp Chat
12:30 pm
Sat & Sun, Sept. 19-20
10 am to 5 pm
Zootoberfest!
Zootoberfest is a new weekend-long, family-friendly Oktoberfest-themed celebration that will transform the L.A. Zoo into a festive fall destination featuring German-inspired food, live Oktoberfest bands, specialty beer and root beer floats, lawn games, and more!
Zootoberfest is sponsored by USC Credit Union.
Event is free with price of zoo admission or active L.A. Zoo membership!
Sat oct. 10
6 PM am to 10 pm
Zoo Quest Returns
From the creators of the nation-wide hit Locked Zoo, the L.A. Zoo presents Zoo Quest: Dress Code – the Zoo’s second edition of the popular escape-room inspired event. Zoo Quest is and an after-hours, zoo-wide series of puzzle solving games in which participants work in teams to solve an elaborate series of puzzle clues across the zoo grounds, in a one-of-a-kind adventure. Featuring live DJs, a line-up of food trucks, keeper talks, and more.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Sat & Sun, OCT. 24 & 25
Sat & Sun, OCT. 31 & NOV. 1
10 am to 5 pm
Boo at the L.A. Zoo
L.A.’s most beloved family Halloween tradition returns and the spirit of the season will be in full swing for two fun-filled weekends with trick-or-treating stations, special keeper talks, animal pumpkin enrichment sessions, themed photo ops, live performances and more. Costumes are encouraged!
Boo at the L.A. Zoo is presented by MARS.
Event is free with price of zoo admission or active L.A. Zoo membership!
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By Jenna Thomas, Duttenhaver Conservation Field Study Participant
“Elephants! Elephants!” Half of our group had just gotten back from collecting their camera traps and came running down the path towards camp, yelling for Team Twiga (my team, named for the Swahili word for “giraffe”) to come join them. “We found elephants!” Elephants hadn’t been spotted in Enarau Conservancy in over 30 years. Instantly, everyone in camp dropped what they were doing…
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