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Highlights Tours
(Sat. and Sun. tours for individuals and groups, by appointment only, at least 4- to 6-week notice required; call daily, 9 AM-5 PM, except federal holidays: 202-633-3025 (voice) or 202-673-7800 (TTY))
Group Tours: School
The Zoo does not offer school group tours, but does offer school field trips.

(by appointment only, at least 4- to 6-week notice required; call daily, 9 AM-5 PM, except federal holidays: 202-633-4455 (voice) or 202-673-7800 (TTY), or e-mail education@fonz.org)

Tours for Visitors with Hearing or Visual Impairments
(Sat. and Sun. tours by appointment only, at least 4- to 6-week notice required; call daily, 9 AM-5 PM, except federal holidays: 202-633-3025 (voice) or 202-673-7800 (TTY))
Demonstrations and Animal Keeper Talks:
Notes:
• Demonstrations and Keeper Talks are offered weather permitting: See individual listings.

• Schedule subject to change; confirm at Zoo Info Desk in the Visitor Center (formerly Education Building).

- Eagle Feeding Demonstration
(Beaver Valley)

• Every Sat. and Sun., 2 PM

- Elephant Training Demonstration
(outside Elephant House when weather permitting; inside Elephant House when weather inclement)

• Daily, 11 AM

- Fish Feeding Demonstration
(Amazonia)

• Every Fri.-Sun., 11 AM

- Great Cat Keeper Talk
(Lion/Tiger Hill)

• Every Sat. and Sun., 2:30 PM

- Meet-a-Kiwi Keeper Talk
(inside or outside the Bird House by front door)

• Every Mon., Wed., and Fri., 11 AM

- Meet-a-Mammal Keeper Talk
(Small Mammal House)

• Daily, 2 PM

- Meet-a-Reptile Keeper Talk
(Reptile Discovery Center)

• Every Sat. and Sun., 3 PM

- Octopus, Giant, Feeding Demonstration
(Invertebrate exhibition)

• Daily, 11 AM and 3 PM

- Otter Feeding Demonstration
(Beaver Valley)

• Every Sat. and Sun., 10:30 AM

- Seal or Sea Lion Training Demonstration
(Sea Lion Pool)

• Daily, 11:30 AM

Learning Lab: How Do You Zoo?
(Visitor Center, formerly Education Building)
Reconstructions of an animal exhibition area, an animal keeper's office, a commissary, and a veterinary hospital help young visitors learn what running a zoo and caring for animals is really like.

Entry Procedures
• Individuals:
- Walk-in. For ages 5-10 with an adult. Limit of 25 at a time.

- Sat. and Sun., 10 AM-4 PM; call 202-633-1105 to confirm.

• Groups:
- For weekday school group tours, call 202-633-4455 (voice) or 202-673-7800 (TTY)
- For weekend group reservations, call 202-633-1105 (voice)

Note: Formerly ZooLab

Interpreters:
Interpreters are available to answer visitor questions and offer information: See individual listings.

Note: Schedule subject to change; confirm at Zoo Info Desk in the Visitor Center (formerly Education Building).

- Amazonia Interpreters
(Amazonia exhibition)

• Every Fri.-Sun., 10 AM-4 PM

- Beaver Valley Interpreters
(Beaver Valley)

Offered April - November:
• Every Thurs. and Fri., 10 AM-1 PM
• Every Sat. and Sun., 10 AM-4 PM

- Bird Interpreters
(Bird House Resource Center)

• Every Mon.-Fri., 10 AM-1 PM
• Every Sat. and Sun., 10 AM-4 PM

- Cheetah Interpreters
(Cheetah Conservation Station)

Offered April - November:
• Every Mon.-Fri., 10 AM-1 PM
• Every Sat. and Sun., 10 AM-4 PM

Notes:
• A litter of 5 cheetah cubs was born April 14, 2005.
• Video Cheetah Cub Behavior runs continuously in the Cheetah Theater.

- Flight Exhibit Enrichment
(Bird House Indoor Flight area)

Watch birds forage and catch their prey as a keeper and a volunteer narrate.

• Every Tues. and Thurs., 11 AM

- Giant Panda Interpreters
(outside Panda House)

• Mon.-Fri., 10 AM-4 PM

• Sat. and Sun, 10 AM-4 PM Volunteers share information on giant pandas, their habitat in China, special adaptations, and more (inside Panda House).

Also, on Saturdays, 10 AM-1 PM, behavior watch volunteers will answer questions about what they look for on their observation watch.

Note: Pandas Tian Tian (male), Mei Xiang (female), and Tai Shan (male cub) may be resting indoors, especially during hot weather.

- Invertebrates Interpreters
(Invertebrate Exhibit)

• Daily, 10 AM-4 PM

- Kids' Farm Interpreters
(Kids' Farm)

• Every Mon.-Fri., 10 AM-1 PM
• Every Sat.-Sun., 10 AM-4 PM

- Large Mammal Interpreters
(Elephant House)

• Every Thurs. and Fri., 10 AM-1 PM
• Every Sat. and Sun., 10 AM-4 PM

- Primate Interpreters
(Interpreters may be at one or several of the following locations: Great Ape House, Think Tank, Lemur Island, Gibbon Ridge)

• Every Wed.-Fri., 10 AM-1 PM
• Every Sat.-Sun., 10 AM-4 PM

- Reptile Discovery Center Interpreters
(Reptile House)

• Daily, 10 AM-4 PM

- Small Mammal House Interpreters
(Small Mammal House)

• Every Mon.-Fri., 10 AM-1 PM
• Every Sat. and Sun., 10 AM-4 PM
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