Come To The Hippo Pumpkin Bash At The Woodland Zoo

By Rebecca Whitham 

Seattle, OR - Chomp, chomp, stomp, stomp are the sights and sounds of animals enjoying pumpkins at Woodland Park Zoo’s Pumpkin Bash. To kick off the weekend event of pumpkin treats for the animals, keepers will toss pumpkins to the hippos.

The pumpkin treats are part of the zoo’s ongoing enrichment program to help enrich the lives of the zoo’s animals, promote natural animal behavior, keep animals mentally stimulated and provide added enjoyment for visitors.

Three female hippos live at the zoo’s award-winning African Savanna: 45-year-old Gertie, 30-year-old Water Lily and 9-year-old Guadalupe.

Pumpkin Bash for visitors: Saturday and Sunday, October 25-26, 10:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 

Pumpkin Bash is Saturday and Sunday, October 25-26, 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at various exhibits throughout the zoo. For a full schedule, visit the zoo’s website at www.zoo.org and click on “Come to Pumpkin Bash.” The event is free with zoo admission.

Winter hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily. Admission: Adult (13-64) $11; Child (3-12) $8; Toddler (0-2) Free. Seniors and people with disabilities receive a discount and zoo members receive free zoo admission year-round. Parking: $4.50.

For more information or to become a zoo member, call 206.548.2500 or 206.548.2599 (TTY), or visit the zoo’s website at www.zoo.org.

Accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA), award-winning Woodland Park Zoo is famed for pioneering naturalistic exhibits and setting international standards for zoos all over the world. The 21st century zoo is helping to save animals and their habitats in Washington state and around the world. By inspiring people to care and act, Woodland Park Zoo is making a difference in our planet’s future.