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Join us to celebrate our big, burly buddies while learning about their fascinating lives. Find out what polar bears experience when they plunge into icy seas. Participate in Beary Fun Storytime and learn to “walk like a bear.” Compare the length of your tongue to the Asian Sun Bears. Bear Lovers of all kinds will create enrichment items to present to the animals, match their heart rate to that of a black bear, and more.
“This is a fun way to learn about bears while exploring both their unique physical features and the struggles many of them face in the wild,” explains Nancy DeFiesta, Bear Awareness Week coordinator. The schedule is as follows:
10:30–11 a.m.
Animal Enrichment Making at Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo
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11 a.m.
Keeper Chat at Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo—Black Bears (animals receive enrichment)
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11:30 a.m.–Noon
Animal Enrichment Making at McCormick Bear Line near Regenstein African Journey
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Noon
Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday: Keeper Chat at Sun Bears
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: Keeper Chat at Andean Bears
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12:30–1 p.m.
Animal Enrichment Making at Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo
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1 p.m.
Keeper Chat at Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo—Black Bears (animals receive enrichment)
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1:30–2 p.m.
Animal Enrichment Making at Polar Bear Plaza
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2 p.m.
Keeper Chat at Polar Bear Plaza (animals receive enrichment)
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Please Note: Due to inclement weather activities may be postponed or cancelled. |
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