Feedings & Presentations

Feedings

In general, many of our animals are fed in the morning and late afternoon, but below are some of our most popular pre-scheduled feeding attractions.

Grizzly Bear Feeding 11:00 a.m.

See our grizzy sisters, Kachina and Kiona, enjoy treats at Hearst Grizzly Gulch.

Penguin Feeding 2:30 p.m.

Watch keepers hand-feed each and every one of our Magellanic penguins on Penguin Island.

American White Pelican Feeding 3:30 p.m.

Come to Pelican Beach and meet Angel and Devil, two charming pelicans that arrived here from a rescue facility after losing wings due to fishing lines in the wild.

Programs Throughout the Zoo

Docents

You’ll find uniformed docents throughout the Zoo who are eager to answer your questions, tell stories and share their wealth of information with you.

Biofact Carts

Docents and youth volunteers staff carts filled with biofacts of many different animals. See and touch fur, bones, teeth, and learn about the fascinating physiology of animals.

Insect Zoo Hours

10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Family Farm Hours

11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Special Frog Exhibit

See them at the Koret Animal Resource Center (ARC) and Lurie Education Center

Still Not Enough?

Stop to talk to our enthusiastic Docents and Talk on the Wild Side! teen volunteers, who will be all around the Zoo with animals for you to meet and interactive biofact carts where you can touch fascinating fur, feathers and bones. And don’t forget about our talking Storybooks, exciting Eugene Friend Dentzel Carousel and Little Puffer Steam Train, diverse shops and cafés, and unforgettable overnight, birthday party and bike tour experiences.