A Post Halloween Rhino Pumpkin Smash at Kansas City Zoo

By Rachel Toledo-Miller

Kansas City, MO - Join the Kansas City Zoo this Saturday, November 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. as Zoo Keepers toss and roll pumpkins to the Zoo’s animals. This enrichment activity is fun for the whole family.

Follow the Keepers and see how a variety of animals, including elephants, hippos, rhinos, meerkats and more, interact with these orange globes.

2009 Pumpkin Smash Schedule:

10 a.m. - Sea Lions at the Sea Lion Pavilion
10:30 a.m.- Meerkats (Discovery Barn and Africa)
11 a.m. - Squirrel Monkeys, and Hippos
11:30 a.m. – Rhinos, Golden Lion Tamarin (Tropics)
12 p.m. – Capybara (Tropics), Prevost squirrel (Discovery Barn), Gorilla
1 p.m. - Bat-Eared Fox (Africa), and Kangaroos (Australia)
1:30 p.m. - Red-Ruffed Lemurs (Africa), and Langurs
2 p.m. - Tigers
2:30 p.m. – Elephants, Orangutans, and Red River Hogs
3 p.m. - Camels
3:30 p.m. - North American River Otters

Kansas City Zoo is open daily from 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Kansas City, Missouri residents receive free admission in November with ID and proof of residency.
Daily Admission is only $5 through February 2010! Some animals may not be on exhibit due to weather.
2010 Friends of the Zoo Memberships are on sale now! Join FOTZ before December 31 and save $5.
Call (816) 513-5800, or visit kansascityzoo.org for more information.

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