Spend Thanksgiving at The Zoo

University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital is sponsoring a free zoo admission day this Thursday November 22, Thanksgiving day. The event  runs from 10am to 5pm and has free admission for groups of all sizes,  as well as being fun this event offers  a great opportunity to keep kids occupied and enriched before dinner. Throughout the day visitors will get the chance to watch animals enjoy their own Thanksgiving feast.

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Let the dinner dishes soak and set the DVR to record the game – it’s time to make family Thanksgiving memories at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

As our way of saying thank you to the community for another great year of support, admission to the Zoo and The RainForest is FREE for everyone on Thursday, November 22. So no matter how big your holiday herd is it’s easy to bring everyone to the Zoo for a visit.

Visitors can watch the animals enjoy special holiday treats during enrichment demonstrations throughout the day. There’s even complimentary heated transportation through the Zoo on Thanksgiving and all winter long.

A full schedule of Thanksgiving at the Zoo activities will be posted soon so check back often. The schedule also will be posted on the Zoo’s Welcome Plaza on Thanksgiving Day.

Thanksgiving 2012 Enrichment/Feeding Schedule
Note: Times and locations are subject to change.
A full schedule will be posted in the Zoo's Welcome Plaza.

Location	Time	Animal	Enrichment
The RainForest	10:30 a.m.	Orangutans	Foraging for their feast
Northern Trek	11:00 a.m.	Sloth Bears	Foraging for their feast
Primate, Cat & Aquatics	11:30 a.m.	Swamp Monkeys	Searching for cranberries
Primate, Cat & Aquatics	12:00 p.m.	Fossa	Deciphering food puzzle
Primate, Cat & Aquatics	12:30 p.m.	Sharks	Feeding on seafood buffet
The RainForest	1:30 p.m.	Otters	Live fish
African Elephant Crossing	2:30 p.m.	Elephants	Making "squash" out of pumpkins
Northern Trek	3:30 p.m.	Grizzly Bears	Foraging for their feast

Check out the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo for great events for the whole family all year round