Adding animal demonstrations to your next Zoo day itinerary is one of the best ways to kick off the summer. Included with your regular daytime ticket, you’ll have access to multiple animal demonstrations throughout the day. From brachiating orangutans to a guinea pig parade, these demonstrations offer fun and educational experiences for our guests while also enriching and engaging our animals. Highlighting their natural behaviors and unique features, these demonstrations provide insight into some of the residents of CMZoo.
(Animal demonstrations are weather and animal permitting.)
Summer Schedule
9:30 a.m. — Penguin Keeper Talk in Water’s Edge: Africa
10 a.m. — Guinea Pig Parade in Water’s Edge: Africa (Tues., Wed., and Sun. only)
10 a.m. — Lion Enrichment in African Rift Valley (Tues. and Sat. only)
10 a.m. — Wolf Feeding in Rocky Mountain Wild (Thurs. and Sun. only)
10:45 a.m. — Caring for Elephants in Encounter Africa
11:15 a.m. — Orangutans are Awesome in Primate World
11:30 a.m. — Barn Owl Training in Scutes Family Gallery
11:30 a.m. — Alligator Feeding in Australia Walkabout (Mon. and Tues. only)
2:15 p.m. — Caring for Elephants in Encounter Africa
2:30 p.m. — Skunk Training in The Loft
3 p.m. — Treetop Acrobats in African Rift Valley at the colobus monkey exhibit (Fri., Sat., and Sun. only)
3:15 p.m. — Caring for Awesome Apes in Primate World
3:30 p.m. — Grizzly Demo in the temporary bear habitat above the tapir yard
4:15 p.m. — Meet the Hippos in Water’s Edge: Africa
Advance tickets are required and can be purchased at cmzoo.org.
- Meet & Greets – unique animal interactions year-round, with any one of our smaller animals listed below.
- Animal Encounters – connect with amazing animals and their Keepers, plus options to feed many of the animals listed.
- V.I.P. Tours – behind-the-scenes exclusive animal experiences that make memories for a lifetime!
Once in a lifetime Opportunities
Select your unique experience from the following options:
Encounters
Opportunities to connect with amazing animals and their Keepers and a chance to feed any one of the animals below.
Note: All Encounters do not have any age restrictions unless otherwise noted, however children under 12 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
Art Colors Life.
Zoo Keepers work with the animals that enjoy painting as a form of enrichment. Some animals paint year-round, like our orangutans and elephants, while others simply try it out. Special edition artwork is produced on unique occasions by an individual animal or a combination of animals contributing to the final piece. Methods and processes therefore vary by species, and all are a part of enrichment for the animal(s).
Unique Benefits of Special Edition Art:
– Painting enriches the animal’s lives and stimulates their minds.
– Each animal has its own individual style of painting.
– These are one-of-a-kind pieces of artwork.
– Proceeds from sale of Special Edition Art go toward the care of all the animals at the Zoo.
Foster any animal and you’ll help Cheyenne Mountain Zoo continue to provide outstanding care. Whether given as a gift or used to celebrate a favorite species, symbolic adoptions come with a variety of benefits only adoptive parents can enjoy.
Ways to adopt your favorites:
- Digital Adoption – ($35) choose any Zoo animal from the full list provided below.
- Group Adoption – ($35+) pick a herd, chatter or family for your classroom or group, offered for certain featured animals below.
- Traditional Adoption – ($50+) choose any Zoo animal from the full list provided below.
- Wild Adopt Gift Packages – ($65) includes a cuddly plush, offered for many featured animals below.
- Gift any Adoption – ($35+) gifting any adoption is offered during check-out.