Amur Leopard Panthera pardus orientalis It is estimated that there are less than 40 Amur leopards in the wild, making this leopard one of the most

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2 Amur Leopard Panthera pardus orientalis It is estimated that there are less than 40 Amur leopards in the wild, making this leopard one of the most endangered cat species in the world.

3 2014 December (F) - Free ($) - Fee (P) - Pre-registerd (O) - Off-site Education Class Member-Only Event Event AAZK Event Booster Member-Only Event All event days and times are subject to change. Please check for updated information. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 ZooLights! 2 ZooLights! 3 Book Club ($) Member Night ($) Member Night ($) 7 9 p.m. 5:30 8 p.m. 5:30 8 p.m. 5:30 8 p.m. 5:30 9 p.m :30 8 p.m. 5:30 9 p.m Preschool Class (P)($) 20 9:30 a.m. noon 5:30 8 p.m. 5:30 9 p.m. First Day of Winter Roar Before Keeper Camp (P)($) 27 Christmas (F) 7:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 9 a.m. Noon Zoo Closed 5:30 8 p.m. Christmas Eve Keeper Camp (P)($) 7:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 30 Early New Year s Eve Countdown ($) 31 9 p.m. Christmas Day 5:30 9 p.m. 5:30 8 p.m. ZooLights! Closes New Year s Eve Conservation is a Way of Life The R. Harold Burton Foundation recently sponsored Utah s Hogle Zoo s Wildlife Environmental Conservation programs, meaning Hogle Zoo can do more to save our earth than ever before. This calendar includes ideas of how you can help, too!

4 California Sea Lion Zalophus californianus To regulate their body temperatures, sea lions raise their flippers out of the water. The blood vessels absorb or release heat to the environment, a bit like a solar panel.

5 2015 January (F) - Free ($) - Fee (P) - Pre-registerd (O) - Off-site Education Class Member-Only Event Event AAZK Event Booster Member-Only Event All event days and times are subject to change. Please check for updated information. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Zoo Closed Book Club ($) p.m. New Year s Day Preschool Class (P)($) 17 9:30 a.m. noon Cats and Cocoa (F) 10 a.m. noon Art work accepted at the Zoo for World of the Wild Art Show Martin Luther King Jr. Day Bundle Up for Polar Bears! It s cold out there, so turn down your thermostat and bundle up! Conserve some energy this winter season by putting on an extra sweater and turning your thermostat down a couple degrees. Let s help save their sea ice!

6 Bornean Orangutan Pongo pygmaeus Orangutan means person of the forest in the Malay language. This name fits orangutans perfectly, as they spend their whole lives in the rainforest of Malaysia.

7 2015 February (F) - Free ($) - Fee (P) - Pre-registerd (O) - Off-site Education Class Member-Only Event Event AAZK Event Booster Member-Only Event All event days and times are subject to change. Please check for updated information. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Book Club ($) p.m. World of the Wild Art Show Opens Groundhog Day Mating Dances and 13 Wild Romances (P)($) p.m. Valentine s Day Preschool Class (P)($) Certified Interpretive 9:30 a.m. noon 21 Guide workshop (P)($) Project WILD (P)($) 28 Presidents Day International Polar Bear Day 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Polar Bear Whiteout (F) 10 a.m. 1 p.m. Go for Sustainable Palm Oil Deforestation of rainforests for palm oil leads to less habitats for orangutans. But, companies can make a big difference for the future for wildlife! Support companies that are orangutan friendly! Download the free Palm Oil Shopping Guide to help you with your purchasing decisions.

8 Aldabra Tortoise Geochelone gigantea These slow-moving giants appear to be attracted to red-colored foods.

9 2015 March (F) - Free ($) - Fee (P) - Pre-registerd (O) - Off-site Education Class Member-Only Event Event AAZK Event Booster Member-Only Event All event days and times are subject to change. Please check for updated information. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Volunteer & Summer Intern Applications Due Book Club ($) p.m Frog Watch Preschool Class (P)($) 14 Training (P)(F) 9:30 a.m. noon 7 9 p.m. Daylight Savings Starts World of the Wild Art Show Closes St. Patrick s Day First Day of Spring Zoo Just for You Members-Only Tea 27 Members-Only Tea 28 Class (P)(F) Party (P)($) Party (P)($) 4:30 6 p.m. 9:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m Earth Hour Day Power Down for Wildlife Celebrate Earth Hour and power down for wildlife! Have dinner or read bedtime stories by candlelight. You can also take it one step further: with a home-energy audit you can learn how you can conserve more resources!

10 Golden Lion Tamarin Leontopithecus rosalia These small primates live in family groups, and the father will actively help with raising the infants, allowing them to cling to his back for the first couple of weeks.

11 2015 April (F) - Free ($) - Fee (P) - Pre-registerd (O) - Off-site Education Class Member-Only Event Event AAZK Event Booster Member-Only Event All event days and times are subject to change. Please check for updated information. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Book Club ($) p.m Fish & Wildlife Merit Badge (P)($) p.m. Good Friday Easter Member Story 15 Environmental Preschool Class (P)($) 18 Time (F) Science Merit 9:30 a.m. noon 1 1:30 p.m. Badge (P)($) 6 9 p.m Party for the Planet (F) a.m. 2 p.m. Earth Day Zoo Just for You Class (P)(F) :30 6 p.m. Arbor Day Save the Frogs Day Elfies for Elephants Poaching elephants for their ivory is at an all-time high. Show your support that only elephants should wear ivory. Take an elphie (a selfie with an elephant) next time you are at the Zoo using #96elephants and join the Zoo in this campaign at 96elephants.org.

12 Snow Leopard Uncia uncia Snow leopards rarely roar, instead use yowls, hissing and chuffs to communicate with others.

13 2015 May (F) - Free ($) - Fee (P) - Pre-registerd (O) - Off-site Education Class Member-Only Event Event AAZK Event Booster Member-Only Event All event days and times are subject to change. Please check for updated information. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 World of Flight Bird Show Opens Book Club ($) 7 8 Endangered Species p.m. Day (F) 10 a.m. 2 p.m Sunset Safari (F) Soil & Water Preschool Class (P)($) Gates close at 8 p.m. Conservation Merit 9:30 a.m. noon 16 Badge (P)($) 6 9 p.m. Mother s Day Armed Forces Day Sunrise Safari (F) 23 7:30 a.m. World Turtle Day Zoo Just for You 27 Reptile & Class (P)(F) Amphibian Merit 4:30 6 p.m. Badge (P)($) 6 9 p.m. 31 Sunset Safari (F) Gates close at 8 p.m. Memorial Day Get banded for wildlife! Support wildlife conservation with your next visit to the Zoo! Wristbands are for sale for $2 at the Main Entrance and at the Carousel all proceeds will go to conserving these animals in the wild!

14 Siamese Crocodile Crocodylus siamensis Adult crocodiles are territorial and mark their territory by loudly slapping their head down on the water or snapping their jaws on the surface of the water.

15 2015 June (F) - Free ($) - Fee (P) - Pre-registerd (O) - Off-site Education Class Member-Only Event Event AAZK Event Booster Member-Only Event All event days and times are subject to change. Please check for updated information. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Book Club ($) p.m. Sunset Safari (F) Gates close at 8 p.m. 7 8 Nature Merit 9 10 Environmental Science 11 Nature Study Merit 12 Sunrise Safari (F) Badge (P)($) Merit Badge (P)($) Badge (P)($) 7:30 a.m a.m. noon 9 a.m. noon 8 a.m. noon Keeper Camp (P)($) 7:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. World Ocean Day (F) 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Flag Day Father s Day World Giraffe Day Sunset Safari (F) Preschool Class (P)($) 20 Gates close at 8 p.m. 9:30 a.m. noon Preschool Class (P)($) Master Naturalist 1 3:30 p.m. Deserts (P)($) Zoo Unbirthday (F) 9 a.m. 5 p.m. 10 a.m. 2 p.m Member Story 24 Booster Night (F) 25 Bowling for Rhinos Zoo Camp, Kindergarten (P)($) 9 a.m. 3 p.m Project WILD (P)($) 30 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Time (F) 1 1:30 p.m. 6 8 p.m. Booster level and above (O)($) 5 9 p.m. First Day of Summer Keep it Clean No one likes dirty water, and neither do toads or frogs! Keep your storm-water drains clean by not dumping pesticides or other hazardous chemicals down the drain. Check with your local health department to learn how best to dispose of these materials. Our amphibian friends will thank you!

16 Polar Bear Ursus maritimus These remarkable bears have a transparent eyelid that works like a pair of goggles, protecting their eyes from harmful salt water and allowing them to see their prey underwater. Photo Credit: Sally Rydalch

17 2015 July (F) - Free ($) - Fee (P) - Pre-registerd (O) - Off-site Education Class Member-Only Event Event AAZK Event Booster Member-Only Event All event days and times are subject to change. Please check for updated information. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Insect Study Merit Badge (P)($) a.m. noon Book Club ($) 7 9 p.m. 5 6 Sunset Safari (F) 7 8 Lunch with a Gates close at 8 p.m. Keeper (P)($) 9 10 Keeper Camp (P)($) 11 11:30 a.m. 1 p.m. Zoo Camp, Grades 1-2 (P)($) 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Independence Day 7:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Ice Block Day (F) 10 a.m. 2 p.m Sunrise Safari (F) 18 Zoo Camp, Grades 3-4 (P)($) 9 a.m. 3 p.m. 7:30 a.m. Preschool Class (P)($) 9:30 a.m. noon 19 Bird Study Merit 20 Project WILD (P)($) 21 Environmental 22 Lunch with a Keeper Camp (P)($) 25 Badge (P)($) 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Science Merit Keeper (P)($) 7:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 9 a.m. noon Badge (P)($) 11:30 a.m. 1 p.m. 9 a.m. noon Sunset Safari (F) Gates close at 8 p.m Zoo Camp, Grades 5-7 (P)($) 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Pioneer Day Go Local for Wildlife! Supporting local farmers or growing your own is not only good for your community, but also for wildlife. Check out your local farmer s market or consider joining a community garden this summer!

18 African Lion Panthera leo Lions have nine distinct vocalizations and their roar can be heard from a distance of five miles away.

19 2015 August (F) - Free ($) - Fee (P) - Pre-registerd (O) - Off-site Education Class Member-Only Event Event AAZK Event Booster Member-Only Event All event days and times are subject to change. Please check for updated information. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Keeper Camp (P)($) 7:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Teddy Bear Picnic (F) 10 a.m. 2 p.m Fish & Wildlife Merit Badge (P)($) 4 Member Story 5 Mammal Study Merit Badge (P)($) a.m noon 9 a.m noon Booster Night (F) 6 8 p.m. Booster level and above Time (F) 1 1:30 p.m. Book Club ($) 7 9 p.m. Rocky Shores ZooSnooz (P)($) 7 p.m. 9 a.m World Elephant 12 Sunset Safari (F) Preschool Class (P)($) 15 Red Butte/Zoo Camp Day (P)($) Gates close at 8 p.m. 9:30 a.m. noon 1st-2nd and 3rd 4th 10 a.m. 2 p.m. grades (P)($) 9 a.m. 4 p.m. World Lion Day Environmental 18 Soil & Water Sunrise Safari (F) Science Merit Conservation Merit 7:30 a.m. 22 Badge (P)($) Badge (P)($) Keeper Camp (P)($) 6 9 p.m. 6 9 p.m. 7:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m Sunset Safari (F) Gates close at 8 p.m. Wild Neighbors Wildlife is just next door, and, in some areas, that means Lions and Elephants! The Niassa Lion Project (niassalion.org) teaches communities how to stay safe from lions and keep elephants from their crops. You can become wild aware and learn what to do if you find wildlife in your neighborhood at wildawareutah.org

20 Junglefowl Gallus gallus These birds are the ancestors of domestic chickens. Domestication started as early as 2500 B.C.

21 2015 September (F) - Free ($) - Fee (P) - Pre-registerd (O) - Off-site Education Class Member-Only Event Event AAZK Event Booster Member-Only Event All event days and times are subject to change. Please check for updated information. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Volunteer Applications Due 1 2 Book Club ($) p.m Zoo Rendezvous (P)($) p.m. Zoo Closed Labor Day Patriots Day Reptile & Amphibian Meet-Your-Best-Friend 26 Merit Badge (P)($) Pet Adoption (F) AZA Conference 6 9 p.m. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Zoo Closed First Day of Fall Turn your Key - Be Idle Free Turn off your engine when you are waiting longer than 20 seconds for such things as the drive through, school or airport. Not only does this improve your mileage (idling gets zero mpg!) but it is also a simple way to decrease your carbon footprint! Something both you and the animals can appreciate!

22 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula Grammostola rosea These tarantulas have barbed hair on their abdomens which can be kicked off as a defensive mechanism. The hairs can cause irritation and itching to predators.

23 2015 October (F) - Free ($) - Fee (P) - Pre-registerd (O) - Off-site Education Class Member-Only Event Event AAZK Event Booster Member-Only Event All event days and times are subject to change. Please check for updated information. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Book Club ($) 7 9 p.m. 1 2 Winos for Rhinos (O)($) p.m Environmental 8 9 Preschool Class (P)($) 10 Science Merit 9:30 a.m. noon Badge (P)($) 6 9 p.m. Zooper Hero Day (F) 10 a.m. 2 p.m Member Story Time (F) 1 1:30 p.m. Colombus Day Booster Early Admission, Boo at 24 the Zoo (F) 8 9 a.m. Boo at the Zoo (F) 9 a.m. 3 p.m Zoo Just for You Class (P)(F) :30 6 p.m. Halloween Help us Count Frogs and Toads Many species of amphibians are facing extinction around the world. Here in Utah, conservationists are working to keep the boreal toad around for many generations. You can be a part of our statewide citizen science effort - download the free Amphibians of Utah app and report your sightings!

24 Western Lowland Gorilla Gorilla gorilla gorilla Though they may look fierce, Gorillas are gentle giants, eating only vegetation and only becoming aggressive when threatened.

25 2015 November (F) - Free ($) - Fee (P) - Pre-registerd (O) - Off-site Education Class Member-Only Event Event AAZK Event Booster Member-Only Event All event days and times are subject to change. Please check for updated information. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Daylight Savings Ends Book Club ($) Polar Bear Week (O) Join a Tundra Connections webinar at polarbearsinternational.org Election Day 7 9 p.m Orangutan Awareness Day Veterans Day Preschool Class (P)($) 21 9:30 a.m. noon America Recycles Day Feast with the Keeper Camp (P)($) Beast (F) 7:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m a.m. noon Thanksgiving Day Calling for Conservation Cell phones contain minerals which are mined in rainforests home to gorillas and other endangered species. The next time you get a new cell phone, be sure to drop off your old phone and accessories to Guest Services at the Zoo. We will make sure the phone is recycled responsibly and the added benefit? All the proceeds go towards protecting gorillas in their habitat!

26 Western Screech Owl Megascops kennicottii Screech owls don t mind living in urban or suburban areas. Look for them in your own backyard!

27 2015 December (F) - Free ($) - Fee (P) - Pre-registerd (O) - Off-site Education Class Member-Only Event Event AAZK Event Booster Member-Only Event All event days and times are subject to change. Please check for updated information. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 ZooLights! Booster 2 Book Club ($) Preview (P)($) 7 9 p.m :30 8 p.m. ZooLights! Opening (P)($) 5:30 9 p.m. 5:30 9 p.m :30 8 p.m. 5:30 9 p.m Preschool Class (P)($) 19 9:30 a.m. noon 5:30 8 p.m. 5:30 9 p.m :30 8 p.m. First Day of Winter 5:30 8 p.m. 5:30 9 p.m. Christmas Eve 27 Keeper Camp (P)($) 7:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m Keeper Camp (P)($) 7:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 30 Early New Year s Eve Countdown ($) 31 9 p.m. 5:30 9 p.m. New Year s Eve ZooLights! Closes Zoo Closed Christmas Day Be Wild Aware In Utah, we have many spectacular forest, mountain and desert areas home to some incredible wildlife. As you head to the wilderness, find out how you and your family can enjoy wildlife and stay safe! Go to to get some great camping and hiking tips.

28 Utah Zoological Society 2600 East Sunnyside Avenue Salt Lake City, Utah Nonprofit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Salt Lake City, UT Permit Number 2421 ZOO SPONSORS Corporate Partners Hogle Zoo wishes to sincerely thank the 2014 corporate sponsors for their ongoing support of Zoo events, exhibits and programs. We encourage all our members to show your support by frequenting these establishments or purchasing their products. Community Partners 2014 Zoo Rendezvous Sponsors Presenting Supporting Featured Robert D. Kent, Jr. Charitable Trust Fund Bruce Bastian Foundation