More March Events:
Zoo's Spring Break Party | Zooventure Day Camps | Lecture: The Panda Project
Bear Fair
Presented by Haggen Food & Pharmacy
March 20, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Come out of hibernation just in time for spring break and learn why bears don't really hibernate!
All are invited to bring their teddy bears and other stuffed buddies to visit the zoo's bear exhibits and activity stations.
Activities include a Repair-A-Bear vet station, games, storytelling, a Teddy Bear Picnic area, and a virtual panda exhibit, featuring never-before-seen footage of panda babies in China. Free with regular zoo admission.
Become a member of the Zoo and enjoy more events such as the Bear Fair every month.
Learn more:
- Bear enrichment activities
- Wild Polar Bear Adventure
- Wildlife Conservation Lecture Series: Polar Bears and Pandas
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Bear Fair Schedule:
10:30 - Sun Bears get food treats & puzzles
11:00 - Polar Bears get melons & ice treats & toys
11:30 - Grizzlies graze for food
12:00 - Sun Bears get bamboo and new scents
12:15 - Polar Bears get new scents on toys & piles of ice for play
12:30 - GLOBIO presents "PANDA-MONIUM" multi-media show about baby pandas
1:30 - GLOBIO presents "PANDA-MONIUM" multi-media show about baby pandas
2:00 - Polar Bears get to lick cream cheese off windows & receive "herring
from heaven"
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Activity
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Location
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Repair-a-Bear
Bring your teddy bear or other stuffed buddy to our special vet clinic for some extra tender loving care!
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Picnic Shelter
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Storytelling
Come listen to fascinating stories about your favorite bears.
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Alaska Tundra Amphitheatre
(by Grizzly Bears)
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Polar Bear Enrichment
Learn how zoos keep polar bears active and interested in their environment.
- Polar Bear Facts
- Polar Bear Study
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Polar Bear exhibit
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Malayan Sun Bears
Try your hand at “eating” with the Sun Bear’s long sticky tongue.
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Sun Bear exhibit
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Grizzly Bears
Fun facts and activities, plus Bear Tales storytelling in the Alaska Tundra Amphitheater.
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Grizzly Bear exhibit
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Oregon Black Bears
Find out about our native Black Bears
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Picnic Shelter
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Panda Bears
Come listen to GLOBIO’S Gerry Ellis talk about working with Pandas in China, then view the Virtual Panda Exhibit and experience them for yourself.
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Kalahari Room
12:30 pm and 1:30 pm
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Teddy Bear Picnic
Bring your teddy bears and your lunch (or buy our special picnics) to feed your bear sized appetite
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Picnic Shelter at
Elephant Plaza 2
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“Pictures with Honey Bear”
Have your picture taken with the Friendliest Bear ever ($3).
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Picnic Shelter
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Face Painting
Get your face painted to look like your favorite bear or animal ($4).
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Picnic Shelter at
Elephant Plaza 2
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Meet Smokey Bear
Learn about bear friendly camping. |
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