BREAKFAST WITH THE ANIMALS
Registration now open for Spring 2025!
Join us before the zoo opens to the public for a special Breakfast with the Animals or our NEW Coffee with the Critters program!
Each program starts in our Glacier Grille, before meeting the animal of the day and hearing from their keepers.
The light breakfast for Coffee with the Critters includes: a sliced fruit platter, an assortment of breakfast breads, pastries, muffins and donuts, overnight oats, avocado toast, coffee, orange juice, and infused water.
The Breakfast with the Animals includes: sliced fruit, breakfast pastries, overnight oats, skillet potatoes, sausage links, build your own omelet, coffee, juice, and water.
Breakfast at the Barn – Enjoy a light breakfast, then help us make some breakfast enrichment for some of the animals that live in our old barn, such as our camel and Somali wild asses. Go behind-the-scenes to see them enjoy their enrichment.
Offered on Saturday, March 22nd and Sunday, April 27th
Coffee with the Critters: Bison – Join the herd! Enjoy a light breakfast, then go behind the scenes to meet our bison beauties: Wilma, Hazel, and Poppy. Learn about our herd and see what keepers do every day to take care of our bison.
Offered on Saturday, April 5th
Breakfast with the Bison – Join the herd! Enjoy a hot breakfast, then go behind the scenes to meet our bison beauties: Wilma, Hazel, and Poppy. Learn about our herd and see what keepers do every day to take care of our bison.
Offered on Saturday, May 3rd
Coffee with the Critters: Tortoises – After coffee and a light breakfast, head to the Herpetarium to meet some turtle-riffic animals! Get an up-close, behind the scenes encounter with our 500 lb giant Aldabra tortoises, Ricky and Tom, and learn how keepers take care of them every day.
Offered on Saturday, May 10th
Times: 8:00 to 9:30 am
Cost for Breakfast with the Animals: $45
Cost for Coffee with the Critters: $35
These programs are appropriate for everyone ages 5 and up. Children must be accompanied by a paying adult. Pre-registration required.
Questions about Breakfast with the Animals?
Email the Education Department at education@henryvilaszoo.gov