Daily Activities

Petting Circle

10:30 am (Sat & Sun only), 12:30 pm, 3:45 pm

Learn about and touch a rabbit, guinea pig, hamster or rat—a family favorite!

Wildlife Hospital Behind the Scenes presentation

11:30 am (Sat & Sun only), 2:00 pm

Our wildlife rehabilitation hospital treats over 5000 wild animals every year. Visit our new exhibit, Wildlife Hospital Behind the Scenes, to learn how we care for wild animal patients.

Raptors! Presented by Chevron

1:00 pm

Meet a resident eagle, hawk or owl and learn how keepers work with these magnificent birds.

What do you think would be the perfect name for our bald eagle? Help us name him by submitting name ideas when you visit the museum from Memorial Day weekend through Father's Day. Then celebrate his new name at the museum July 5-7.

Feeding Demonstration

2:30 pm

What's for lunch? Watch one of the wildlife ambassadors eat its afternoon meal and learn how animal keepers use meal time to encourage natural behaviors.

Training Demonstration

3:15 pm

What is animal training? What is enrichment? Watch how animal keepers use positive reinforcement in this training and enrichment demonstration featuring one of our animal ambassadors.