What's on at The Zoo

Summer Zoo Chats

Get to know your favourite animals from the people who know them best! Zoo Chats take place daily from May 18 - September 2.

Schedule

Zoo Chats: July 1 - August 5

10:00 am	American Bison \| Grasslands & Boreal Forest
10:30 am	Parrots \| Toucan Ridge
11:00 am	Amur Tigers \| Animals of Asia
11:30 am	Polar Bears \| Journey to Churchill
1:00 pm	Aunt Sally's Farm
1:30 pm	White-handed Gibbons \| Animals of Asia
2:30 pm	Harbour Seals \| Journey to Churchill
3:00 pm	Pelicans \| Grasslands & Boreal Forest

Zoo Chats: August 6 - September 2

10:00 am	Snow Leopard \| Animals of Asia
10:30 am	Red Panda \| Toucan Ridge
11:00 am	Amur Tigers \| Animals of Asia
11:30 am	Polar Bears \| Journey to Churchill
1:00 pm	Aunt Sally's Farm
1:30 pm	White-handed Gibbons \| Animals of Asia
2:30 pm	Harbour Seals \| Journey to Churchill
3:00 pm	Pelicans \| Grasslands & Boreal Forest

All Summer: Defenses of the Animal Kingdom Chats

Learn more about the charismatic creatures featured in this interactive exhibit during scheduled Zoo chats held daily at 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 1:00 pm, and 2:30 pm.

two animal care professionals smile with a bactrian camel

animal care professional with a polar bear behind a fence. small group of kids watch the polar bear

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Xtreme Bugs

Xtreme BUGS will feature 19 giant, animatronic bugs along the forested trail inside the Zoo transporting visitors into a vivid, dynamic, and awe-inspiring new environment where they can experience how the world would appear from a bug’s point of view and enjoy an up-close look at the physical characteristics of these usually tiny creatures.

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Defenses of the Animal Kingdom

This summer only at Assiniboine Park Zoo!

Defenses of the Animal Kingdom will feature a variety of fascinating creatures and interactive multimedia displays exploring some of the animal kingdom’s strangest methods of self-defense, which can include size, claws, teeth, venom, poison, and more!