See our penguins step outside to enjoy Pittsburgh’s chilly winter*. Kings, gentoos, and macaronis will waddle down the hill outside of PPG Aquarium, then back up to the top. Bring your cameras!
Thanks to Miller Mats, which provided the carpet that protects the penguins’ feet outdoors.
*Penguin parade subject to weather conditions. Call ahead to ensure that parade will take place.
Winter Safari, held every Saturday during February and March, will take place in the Tropical Forest and PPG Aquarium, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Learn about animal habitats, lifestyles, and conservation efforts. Each week a different animal is highlighted.
Price Members (Adults & Children): $17
Non-members (Adults & Children): $20
Children under age 2: $7
Join us for a delicious and exciting Breakfast or Lunch with the Easter Bunny. Before you meet the Easter Bunny have fun making an Easter craft, decorating a cookie, and meeting some of the Zoo’s most unique animals. If you wish to have your photo taken with the Easter Bunny, please remember to bring your camera.
Breakfast will include scrambled eggs, home fries, sausage, French toast sticks, fruit salad, and bagels. Lunch will be complete with chicken fingers, hot dogs, macaroni & cheese, potato chips, and granola bars. Vegetarian meals are available upon request.
Registration Register now by clicking the session you would like to attend.
Cost
Members: $48 (includes one adult and one child). Each additional child is $24.
Non-members: $64 (includes one adult and one child). Each additional child is $32.
This is an opportunity for children ages 8-12 to study ocean habitats and the animals that call them home. We will examine the threats facing today’s ocean habitats and come up with solutions to these problems. Participants will meet an aquarist that will provide them with a behind-the-scenes look at some of the PPG Aquarium’s most famous residents.
Please note the age requirement and that each child must be accompanied by an adult. You cooperation will ensure an enjoyable program for all.
Cancellation Policy: There are no refunds for this program, however if you call in advance of the program date you will receive an 80% credit of your fees paid that you could use for a future program.
The gibbons at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium were busy swinging around and playing the other day. The blonde one, Mai, lost her arm more than decade ago, but still gets around as good as she ever did. The dark one is Picard, her male companion.
Date Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012SOLD OUT
Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 REGISTER NOW
Time
6-9 p.m.
Cost Members: $70 per person
Non-Members: $75 per person
Join us for dinner, cocktails, and an adults-only presentation by Henry Kacprzyk, who will reveal the intimate secrets of exotic animal mating. From the most violent mating battles to the subtlest courting rituals, learn how the animals of land, sea, and air find love in the wild.
Along with Henry’s presentation, the night includes an open bar with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a formal dinner with dessert, docents with small animals, and a special Water’s Edge animal event. [click to continue…]
Sesame Street Live is coming to Pittsburgh, and we’re giving away a family four-pack of tickets*.
In the show, Super Grover loses his powers, and Elmo and friends must help him become super again.
To enter to win, invent a Zoo superhero and tell us about his or her superpowers in the comment field below. At 3 p.m. today, we’ll give the tickets to our favorite. Second place gets four Zoo tickets.
*Family four-pack is good for select dates and times.
Update: We have a winner — Jim Gordon with Captain B., the crime-fighting, homeless-sheltering super-beaver. Jim gets the Sesame Street tickets.
Second place goes to Mark Livesay, with Captain Silverback, the gorilla who stop people from putting graffiti on the African painted dogs and puts banana peels under the feet over evil-doers. Mark gets four Zoo tickets.
Runners-up are Julie Puckey, with Cheerio the spunky monkey, Rick with Karate Kangaroo, and the Great Octo (and an epic poem to boot!). You all get a big thanks from us :-)
Cupcakes are all the rage these days. Join the Zoo’s very own Chef Jess as she shows you how to make cupcakes gone wild! After a delicious breakfast, you’ll turn basic cupcakes into edible masterpieces and then head out into the Zoo to walk off the calories and see some of the animals that inspired your culinary creativity. All participants should be ages 13 or older. (Younger pastry chefs can attend our Cupcake Critter class.)
Time:
Registration begins at 7 a.m. Race begins at 8 a.m. rain or shine!
Who:
This race is professionally timed for the serious runner, and an enjoyable experience for the leisurely walker.
Course Description:
Truly unique, this challenging course begins in the Zoo’s parking lot, winds up One Wild Place, heads through the Zoo, and finishes back at the Start/Finish.
Registration Fee:
Pre-registration: $25 per person (ended 10/1/12).
Day-of registration: $30 per person.
No refunds. All runners will receive a T-shirt. All proceeds benefit the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium.
Race day registration begins at 7 a.m. in the Zoo’s parking lot.
The Zoo will be closed on Dec. 25, Christmas Day, so that employees can spend the day with their families. We are also closed on Jan. 1 for New Year’s Day. Otherwise, we are open throughout the holidays from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., and we hope to see you here!
And if you’re looking for a fun, family-friendly way to celebrate New Year’s with your kids, we have Noon Year’s Eve on Dec. 31. The fun starts at 11 a.m.
