A Feast for Our Friends 55+
Senior Celebration
September 3, 2010
Sponsored by Wheaton Franciscan Senior Health

Senior Celebration

All seniors 55 and older will enjoy a special day at the Zoo on Friday, September 3, as Wheaton Franciscan Senior Health offers these visitors free admission during Senior Celebration (age identification needs to be presented upon entry).  This event features a variety of activities, entertainment and health and wellness outreach offerings, all presented with the needs of seniors in mind.

Click here for more Information.

Enjoy a Harvest of Fall Activity at the Zoo!
GG Golden Guernsey Dairy® and Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Present
Family Farm Weekend
September 11 and 12

As summer turns to fall, the Milwaukee County Zoo welcomes families to take part in a traditional autumn special event: Family Farm Weekend, sponsored by GG Golden Guernsey Dairy® and Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Saturday and Sunday, September 11 and 12.

Most of the day’s activities will take place in the Zoo’s Northwestern Mutual Family Farm, an actual working dairy barn, complete with dairy cows and a milking parlor. Weekend events include musical performances, craft and food demonstrations and children’s activities. 

Read about all of the event activities here

Elephant Appreciation Day at the Zoo
Saturday, September 18
10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Elephants

Celebrate This First-Ever Special Event –
As Special As the Elephants Themselves

Elephants are a keystone species, as they
have a huge role in shaping habitats that allow many other animals and plant species to thrive. Participate in fun and educational activities designed to spread awareness and
and highlight the conservation efforts for these majestic,
endangered animals.

Join in these activities to deepen your understanding of elephants and their adaptations, and discover the HUGE role these magnificent animals play in our natural world.

Enter the world of the Zoo’s two African elephants, Ruth and Brittany, for an up close view of their daily activities and care while touring the elephant barn.
(11 a.m. -- 1 p.m.)

Learn about elephants in the wild and their habitats and how our Zoo contributes to elephant conservation projects around the world.

Elephants at our Zoo take part in enrichment activities, allowing them to exhibit the same behaviors they would in the wild. Watch Ruth and Brittany interact with a refrigerator box with treats inside (10:30 a.m.) and an enormous ice cube, filled with their favorite fruit and vegetable treats (2 p.m.). 

Play games that let you see what it’s like to use a trunk to pick up food and create elephant feet to show how it would feel to walk like an elephant! Also, get your temporary elephant tattoo to show off your support of these animals!

Hear and see how the elephants are trained as they display different behaviors through a special training session with zookeepers. (1:30 p.m.)

Ask questions of our elephant keepers such as, “How do you give an animal that weighs 8,000+ pounds a bath?”

Notice and touch elephant-related artifacts like a real tusk and tail. Enter the raffle to win prizes like paintings actually created by our elephants! All proceeds benefit the International Elephant Foundation (IEF).

Tell your friends and family about the things you learned, and how everyone can do their part to help save elephants and their habitats.

Support efforts to ensure elephants and all species they support continue to be a part of life on our wondrous planet.

To learn more about this amazing species and
what you can do to help them,
visit Save the Elephants Web site at:
www.savetheelephants.org

Proceeds from this special event will benefit the International Elephant Foundation.
www.elephantconservation.org

Meet the Zoo's New Jellyfish
in the Aquatic & Reptile Center

Jellyfish

During your visit, make your way to the Aquatic & Reptile Center (ARC) to meet several of our new floating inhabitants now on display. Jellyfish have existed for more than 650 million years! The body of the jelly fish is soft, as it's made up of 98% water. Often times, they travel using jet propulsion, some are actually good swimmers, while others just drift with the ocean currents.

Jellyfish eat fish, and use their long, stinging poisonous tentacles to catch their prey. There are more than 200 species of true jellyfish, and they can be as small as a few inches in diameter to more than 8-feet across. There are a few species of jellyfish that actually glow in the dark!

Brew Crew & the Zoo

Brew Crew & the Zoo

The Milwaukee Brewers are presenting a variety of ticket packages this season in partnership with several local attractions, including the Zoo! Each ticket package, sure to be a grand slam with fans, offers savings on admittance to Brewers home games and other events or local attractions.

For just $18, get one Terraced Reserved ticket good for one of the following seven select Brewers games during the 2010 season, and one 2010 adult admission ticket to the Milwaukee County Zoo, and a free limited edition Brewers-Zoo tote bag (voucher for tote bag to be redeemed at Miller Park).             

Wednesday, May 26 @ 7:10 p.m. vs. Houston Astros
Thursday, June 24 @1:10 p.m. vs. Minnesota Twins
Thursday, July 8 @ 1:10 p.m. vs. San Francisco Giants
Tuesday, July 27 @ 7:10 p.m. vs. Cincinnati Reds
Monday, August 9 @ 7:10 p.m. vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Thursday, August 26 @ 1:10 p.m. vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Tuesday, September 21 @ 7:10 p.m. vs. Cincinnati Reds

Tickets are subject to availability and may not be combined with any other offer.

For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit brewers.com/zoo or call (414) 902-4000.

Zoo Hours 2010


January & February 2010 / November & December 2010
Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

March 1 through May 28, 2010
Daily 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

May 29 through September 6, 2010
Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

September 7 through October 31, 2010
Daily 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Zoo accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover.
Unfortunately, we do not accept personal checks.

General Admission Rates 2010
View our Education Rates or Group Rates

January 1 through March 31, 2010
and November 1 to December 31, 2010
Adult: $11.75
Junior (age 3 to 12): $8.75
Child (2 and under): FREE
Senior Citizen (age 60 and over): $10.25

April 1 through October 31, 2010
Adult: $13.25
Junior (age 3 to 12): $10.25
Child (2 and under): FREE
Senior Citizen (age 60 and over): $12.25

Parking fees: $11 for cars, $15 for buses

Milwaukee County residents with I.D. receive $1.75 off regular Zoo admission everyday except Wednesday. On Wednesdays, Milwaukee County residents with I.D. are admitted at a reduced rate of $8 for adults and $5.50 for children (age 3 to 12).

For more information, call the Zoo at (414) 256-5466.