Animal Encounters
Eye-to-Eye Zoo Encounters
Presentations by our keepers enable you to see and find out more about these amazing animals. Encounters take place at animals' enclosure.
Autumn/Winter 2010 – Daily schedule
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Public holidays |
| 11.15am Giraffe (Platform 2) | 11.15am Giraffe (Platform 2) | 12noon Elephant | 11.15am Giraffe (Platform 2) | 11.15am Giraffe (Platform 2) | 11.15am Giraffe (Platform 2) | 11.15am Giraffe (Platform 2) | 12noon Elephant |
| 12.45pm Meerkat | 11.30am Kidzone | 12.30pm Orangutan | 11.30am Kidzone | 12.30pm Otter | 11.30am Kidzone | 11.30am Kidzone | 12.30pm Orangutan |
12.50pm | 12.50pm | 12.50pm | 12noon | 12.50pm | 12noon Elephant | 12noon Elephant | 12.30pm Spider monkey |
| 1.15pm Aussie Walkabout | 1pm Tarantula | 1.15pm Giraffe (Platform 2) | 12.30pm Spider monkey | 2pm NZ Fauna | 12.30pm Orangutan | 12.30pm Orangutan | 2pm NZ Fauna |
| 1.30pm NZCCM (Viewing Gallery) | 1.15pm Macaw | 2pm NZ Fauna | 12.50pm | 1.15pm Aussie Walkabout | 12.30pm Spider monkey | 3pm Tiger | |
| 2pm NZ Fauna | 1.30pm NZCCM (Viewing Gallery) | 1pm Tarantula | 1.45pm Lion | 1.15pm Macaw | |||
| 2pm NZ Fauna | 1.15pm Macaw | 2pm NZ Fauna | 2pm NZ Fauna | ||||
| 1.45pm Lion | 3pm Tiger | ||||||
| 2pm NZ Fauna |
Impromptu Encounters – Listen to P.A announcements
- Sea lion and fur seal
- Red panda
- Cheetah
- Tiger
- Hippo
- Australian birds
- Kea / kaka
Please note
Scheduled or impromptu encounters may at times need to be cancelled or delayed. Please listen for P.A announcements.
