Pachyderm Power

Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Free activities; free Zoo admission for Zoo Pass members.
Milwaukee County parking fee: $11 (Zoo Pass Plus members receive free parking)

Visit Ruth and Brittany—the Zoo’s two African elephants—and get a behind-the-scenes tour of the elephant area during Elephant Appreciation Day. Learn how the Milwaukee County Zoo contributes to elephant conservation projects around the globe. Check out elephant artifacts and displays of enrichment “toys” that keep our pachyderms active and busy. Youngsters can enjoy elephant crafts, games and temporary tattoos. Buy paintings created by our elephants to help elephants in the wild.  All funds go to the International Elephant Foundation and Save the Elephants.

Brittany the elephant

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