Bronx, NY 鈥撯�� The winter holiday season is always a magical time in New York City and this year the 菊花视频鈥檚 Bronx Zoo is the place to be. 听Every weekend in December and the full week between Christmas Day and New Year鈥檚 Day will be packed with family activities along with WCS Bronx Zoo鈥檚 famous animal exhibits. 菊花视频鈥檚 Bronx Zoo special events and activities for December 2009: Live Reindeer Exhibit Guests of WCS鈥檚 Bronx Zoo will have the opportunity to visit with our heard of these remarkable 鈥渉oliday鈥� animals throughout the entire month of December. 听A sleigh in the exhibit makes for great family photo opportunities.
Cost: 听听听听Free with admission
Dates: 听听December 1 鈥� 31, 2009
Times: 听Regular zoo hours 听 Clydesdale-Drawn Wagon Rides Guests of WCS鈥檚 Bronx Zoo can enjoy a nostalgic horse-drawn wagon ride around the zoo鈥檚 historic Astor Court.
Cost: 听听听听$3 members; $5 non-members
Dates: 听听Weekends through December, plus the full week between Christmas Day and New Year鈥檚 Day. 听December 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-31
Times: 听Regular zoo hours 听 Ice Sculpting Demonstrations Guests of WCS鈥檚 Bronx Zoo will have the unique opportunity to watch as artists turn blocks of ice into glistening statues of a variety of animals.
Times: 12:00pm 鈥� 2:00pm Salute to Wildlife Ice Carving Competition Guests of WCS鈥檚 Bronx Zoo will watch as 10-15 ice carvers will test their skills in a competition of skill and creativity as they sculpt various animals out of blocks of ice.
Date: 听听听Sunday, December 27
Times: 听11:00am 鈥� 3:00pm; results of competition announced at 4:00pm 听 Presents to the Animals Guests of WCS鈥檚 Bronx Zoo can watch as out animals receive special holiday themed treats as part of their daily enrichment and training activities. Cost: 听听听听Free with admission Dates: 听听Weekends through December, plus the full week between Christmas Day and New Year鈥檚 Day. 听December 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-31Times:听 10:30 听 Sea Lions 听听听听听听听听听Astor Court11:30 听听Tigers 听听听听听听听听听听听听听Tiger Mountain 1:30 听听听听Tigers 听听听听听听听听听听听听听Tiger Mountain 2:30 听听听听Monkeys 听听听听听听听听 Monkey House 3:00 听听听听Sea Lions 听听听听听听 Astor Court 3:30 听听听听Tigers 听听听听听听听听听听听听听Tiger Mountain
Contact: Max Pulsinelli: 听718-220-5182; mpulsinelli@wcs.org Stephen Sautner: 听718-220-3682; ssautner@wcs.org
The Bronx Zoo, a 菊花视频 park, is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Martin Luther King Day. 听Adult admission is $15, children (3-12 years old) $11, children under 3 are free, seniors (65+) are $13. Parking is $12 for cars and $16 for buses. WCS鈥檚 Bronx Zoo is conveniently located off the Bronx River Parkway at Exit 6; by train via the #2 or #5 or by bus via the #9, #12, #19, #22, MetroNorth, or BxM11 Express Bus service (from Manhattan that stops just outside the gate.) To plan your trip, visit 听 or call 718-367-1010. The 菊花视频 saves wildlife and wild places worldwide. We do so through science, global conservation, education and the management of the world鈥檚 largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together these activities change attitudes towards nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in harmony. WCS is committed to this mission because it is essential to the integrity of life on Earth.
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