The Houston Zoo keepers enrich all the animals, including bats! Enrichment allows our animals to practice their natural, “wild” behaviors, such as foraging, exploring and even trying a new food. This provides animals with the exciting and varied lives they would have in the wild, but in a safe environment. Keepers at the Zoo provide enrichment every day, but on September 24th we are bringing enrichment into the spotlight!
One of those spotlights will be the Straw-colored Fruit Bat colony located in the Carruth Natural Encounters Building.
Many people take one look at the bats and are frightened. On Enrichment Day guests will be able to see these amazing and intelligent animals interacting with a variety of new enrichment in their habitat. Be sure to stop by the Natural Encounters building at 10:40 am to see the bats explore their enrichment! A bat keeper will be there to answer questions and help everyone understand why bats are so important.
Written by Kamryn Suttinger
Enrichment Day at the Houston Zoo is Saturday, September 24th. This is a great opportunity to come and join in the fun. Come out and see all of the animals enjoying special enrichment, hear keeper chats and loads of fun games for kids of all ages! Enrichment Day celebrates the meaning and joy of enriching our animals and visitors!
Find your favorite animals and see what they’re wishing for at Amazon.com. Then just sit back, shop, click and send your animal of choice a wonderful gift to enrich their life! They really do appreciate it and so does the Houston Zoo!
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