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SUN BEAR ZOO EXPERIENCES 3000 Turtle Time Party You and a guest are invited to Woodland Park Zoo’s Western Pond Turtle Recovery Project to learn how these amazing little guys are hatched at the zoo to get a head start for eventual release into the wild. Once the turtles are ready to hatch, you may be invited back to watch and experience their introduction to their new life at the zoo as field biologists weigh, measure and tag them. Restrictions: Arrangements will have to be based on the breeding cycles of the turtles and program release dates. EXPIRATION DATE: 7/31/2012 DONOR: Woodland Park Zoo Tropical Rain Forest Crew VALUE: $450 3001 Precious Penguins for Five Five lucky people will get the chance to know our penguins up close and personal. You and your friends will talk with a keeper about our penguins and participate in watching them feast on their favorite treats. You don’t want to miss your chance on getting to know these well-dressed birds! Restrictions: Please make mutually agreeable arrangements at least eight weeks in advance. Experience will not be redeemable during breeding season or while the birds are in molt. EXPIRATION DATE: 7/31/2012 DONOR: Woodland Park Zoo Penguin Crew VALUE: $450 3002 Evening Zoo Adventure for Two After the zoo has closed its doors for the night, you and a friend are invited to spend a very special evening of nighttime exploration at Woodland Park Zoo. Your guide will take you through the zoo for a special after hours look at the animals. Discover for yourself which animals are bedding down for the night and which are just rousing to start their nocturnal activity. Restrictions: Please make mutually agreeable arrangements at least eight weeks in advance. Valid during summer months only (May-September); zoo closes at 6 p.m. in the summer. EXPIRATION DATE: 7/31/2012 DONOR: Woodland Park Zoo Night Crew VALUE: $1,250 Closes at 6:30 p.m. 65 SUN BEAR ZOO EXPERIENCES 3003 Behind the Scenes With the Gorillas for Four You and three friends are sure to treasure this experience for years to come. You’ll go behind the scenes as our majestic gorillas come in for their dinner. This is a rare opportunity to see these intelligent animals up close and personal as a knowledgeable keeper shares facts about the habits and lives of these magnificent great apes! Restrictions: Please make mutually agreeable arrangements at least eight weeks in advance. All participants must be 18 years of age or older. Provided mask must be worn. No colds on the day of the tour or entire week before. Redemption dependent upon gorilla group behavior and interaction. EXPIRATION DATE: 7/31/2012 DONOR: Woodland Park Zoo Gorilla Crew VALUE: $500 3004 Painting With the Elephants for Four The Picasso exhibit may be gone, but great art can still be found right here at the zoo! There is no doubt that Woodland Park Zoo’s elephants have a definite artistic streak. If you’ve never seen an elephant create a painting, then you won’t want to miss this opportunity. You and three friends will watch as the keepers assist one of the elephants in the creation of an original painting that you’ll be able to take home and proudly hang on your wall! Restrictions: Please make mutually agreeable arrangements at least eight weeks in advance. EXPIRATION DATE: 7/31/2012 DONOR: Woodland Park Zoo Elephant Crew VALUE: $700 3005 Snow Leopard Enrichment for Four Four people are invited to visit Woodland Park Zoo’s Australasia exhibit for a behind-the-scenes look at the snow leopards. Alongside a knowledgeable keeper, your group will have the chance to hide their tasty enrichments and then watch these beautiful felines sniff them out. Restrictions: Please make mutually agreeable arrangements at least eight weeks in advance. All participants must be age 6 or older, and two adults must be present. Redemption must occur prior to 10:30 a.m. EXPIRATION DATE: 7/31/2012 DONOR: Woodland Park Zoo Northern Trail Crew VALUE: $400 66 Closes at 6:30 p.m. SUN BEAR ZOO EXPERIENCES 3006 Exhibit Interaction Who doesn’t love going to the zoo and seeing a meerkat perched on a mound, or watching one of the jaguars take a dip in their pool? Learn how exhibits are designed in a way that makes them interactive and safe for the animal while also allowing you an up-close view. Woodland Park Zoo’s Chief Operations Officer, Bruce Bohmke, and a project manager will accompany your group of four during your tour of the Tropical Rain Forest, Northern Trail, and Humboldt penguin exhibit to explain how they enhance the visitor experience while at the same time keeping the animals enriched, healthy and happy. This tour is truly one-of- a-kind and will have you seeing each exhibit in a whole new light! Restrictions: Please make mutually agreeable arrangements at least four weeks in advance. Participants must be 6 years of age or older, and at least two adults must be present. EXPIRATION DATE: 7/31/2012 DONOR: Woodland Park Zoo Projects Department VALUE: $800 3007 Breakfast With the Lemurs for Six Enjoy breakfast with the lemurs of Woodland Park Zoo! You and five guests will come to the zoo in the morning and enjoy breakfast treats and mimosas. Watch as the keepers place food around the lemur exhibit and have a blast watching the lemurs come out and search for their morning treats. You will also listen to fascinating stories about these amazing primates from one of our knowledgeable keepers! Restrictions: Please make mutually agreeable arrangements at least eight weeks in advance. EXPIRATION DATE: 7/31/2012 DONOR: Woodland Park Zoo Tropical Rain Forest Crew VALUE: $350 3008 Tiger Talk and Tour for Four Four people are invited to help a keeper set up an enrichment experience in the tiger exhibit prior to letting these majestic cats out. Once the enrichment is in place, you and your guests will listen to stories of these beautiful felines and watch as they forage for the tasty morsels you just planted. Restrictions: Please make mutually agreeable arrangements at least four weeks in advance. Must be done before 9:30 a.m. Participants must be age 12 or older. EXPIRATION DATE: 7/31/2012 DONOR: Woodland Park Zoo Feline Crew VALUE: $450 Closes at 6:30 p.m. 67 SUN BEAR ZOO EXPERIENCES 3009 Elephant Bath for Four Splish, splash they were taking a bath — the elephants that is! Bid high and don’t miss your chance to bring three friends along as you watch the elephant crew give the zoo’s elephants a bath and learn all about these magnificent pachyderms! Restrictions: Please make mutually agreeable arrangements at least eight weeks in advance. EXPIRATION DATE: 7/31/2012 DONOR: Woodland Park Zoo Elephant Crew VALUE: $600 3010 Raptors Behind the Scenes for Four Fly behind the scenes at Woodland Park Zoo’s Raptor Center on a private tour for six people. Learn all about the magnificent raptors at Woodland Park Zoo from a knowledgeable keeper and where you might even see their wild counterparts here in Washington state. Don’t let this experience “fly you by!” Restrictions: Only valid during our summer months (May-September). Please make mutually agreeable arrangements at least eight weeks in advance. All participants must be age 6 or older, and two adults must be present. EXPIRATION DATE: 7/31/2012 DONOR: Woodland Park Zoo Raptor Center VALUE: $400 3011 What’s a Wallaroo? Ever wonder what the difference is between a wallaby and a wallaroo? Here’s your chance to find out. You and five friends will get to watch the wallabies, wallaroos and emus receive their enrichment and then chat with the keeper about these incredible animals from “Down Under.” Restrictions: Please make mutually agreeable arrangements at least eight weeks in advance. After 11:00 a.m. only. EXPIRATION DATE: 7/31/2012 DONOR: Woodland Park Zoo Australasia Crew VALUE: $400 68 Closes at 6:30 p.m. SUN BEAR ZOO EXPERIENCES 3012 Otter Feeding for Two Planning, preparing and feeding playful otters can be a tough job. You’ll see how much keepers enjoy caring for these humorous animals when you and a friend join a keeper behind the scenes to watch as the otters snack on their yummy treats! Restrictions: Please make mutually agreeable arrangements at least eight weeks in advance. EXPIRATION DATE: 7/31/2012 DONOR: Woodland Park Zoo Northern Trail Crew VALUE: $400 3013 Family Farm Keeper for Two You and a guest will get firsthand experience on the farm as you work alongside one of our keepers for two incredible hours. Get ready to cozy up to our bunnies, goats, sheep, and other furry friends and help the keeper give them their favorite treats. After learning about how to care for these adorable, four-legged animals you will head over to our North Meadow for a fun ride on our historic carousel. Restrictions: Please make mutually agreeable arrangements at least eight weeks in advance. Must be 12 years or older. 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