Watermelon Wednesdays
Date: Every Wednesday until July 31, 2024
8:00 am — 12:00 pm
Catch your favorite Zoo animals enjoying a slice of summer!
Every Wednesday in July, Reid Park Zoo will be providing special enrichment that are all centered around the classic pink and green summer treat, watermelon!
Enjoy seeing the giraffe’s lick up pulverized watermelons in popsicles, meerkats run through frozen melon tunnels, and elephants smash watermelons whole. In addition to providing fun hydration and exercise, these sweet treats encourage the animals to use natural skills and behaviors such as foraging and problem solving.
Here’s the schedule of festivities:
- July 3
- Meerkats – 9:00 a.m.
- Aldabra Tortoises – 9:30 a.m.
- Grizzly Bear 10:00 a.m.
- Elephants – 11:00 a.m.
- Tapirs – 11:30 a.m.
- Giraffes – 12:00 noon
July 10
- Otter – 8:30 a.m.
- Capybara – 9 a.m.
- Zebra – 9:30 a.m.
- Andean Bear – 10 a.m.
- Elephants – 11 a.m.
- Ring Tailed Lemurs – 11:30 a.m.
July 17
- Aldabra Tortoise Girls – 9 a.m.
- Zebras – 9:30 a.m.
- Anteaters – 10 a.m.
- Elephants – 11 a.m.
- African Wild Dogs – 11:30 a.m.
- Giraffes – noon
July 24
- Otter – 8:30 a.m.
- Meerkats– 9 a.m.
- Capybaras – 9:30 a.m.
- Lions – 10 a.m.
- Elephants – 11 a.m.
- Anteaters – 11 a.m.
July 31
- Meerkats – 9 a.m.
- Zebras – 9:30 a.m.
- Jaguar – 10 a.m.
- Elephants – 11 a.m.
- Squirrel Monkey – 11:30 a.m.
- Giraffes – noon