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The Zoo is Open Year-Round!
The Zoo is open from 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. every day! Closed only Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day.
Year round enjoyment and exciting events abound at the Kansas City Zoo! Watch the active primates in the Tropics, and the always busy meerkats inside the Discovery Barn. Visit the Zoo's newsest resident, a baby Blue Monkey born in early November on display daily with its parents in the Tropics.
And, don't forget the red-haired orangutan baby, Kalijon (kay-lee-JON), who was born in April. Kalijon is on exhibit daily from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the Orangutan Sunroom.
Kansas City, MO residents continue to enjoy complimentary admission during regular operating hours through November 30, 2009 (with valid ID and proof of residency), and everyone can take advantage of the Zoo’s $5 admission rate through February 28, 2010!
As always, Friends of the Zoo (FOTZ) members enjoy unlimited complimentary admission. Join today and save!
The Kansas City Zoo is the most affordable family fun in Kansas City!
Zoo-nique Holiday Shopping Specials
Thanksgiving Weekend
Nov. 27 – 29, Friday – Sunday
Friends of the Zoo (FOTZ) Memberships on sale, a $5 discount, PLUS purchase this weekend and receive a commemorative Zootennial tote bag.
FOTZ Members also receive an EXTRA 30% off Gift Shop purchases, for a total of 40% off (must show FOTZ membership card and photo I.D.)
Other Zoo-nique gift ideas that continue to give throughout the year…
Elephant Art Paintings
Zootennial Commemorative Book –
Exclusive Safari and Outback
Register Today for Pancakes for Penguins!
Sunday, December 6
10 a.m. - Noon
Join the Kansas City Zoo on Sunday, December 6, from 10 a.m. to noon, as we devour
breakfast at Pancakes for Penguins. Featuring pancakes and sausage from Chris Cakes, hot coffee from the Roasterie, and milk from Roberts Dairy, this event will help raise funds to bring Penguins to the Zoo! Tickets are available online and pre-registration is strongly suggested. Registration is $8 for Friends of the Zoo (FOTZ) Members. Not a FOTZ Member? Use the code P4P1209 to join FOTZ today and save $5 on your FOTZ Membership and register for Pancakes for Penguins at the FOTZ Member discounted rate!
Tickets are $13 for Non-FOTZ Members and children ages 2 and under are free. All Pancakes for Penguins guests will receive a free photo with Santa Claus and his friends in the Tropics from the KC Zoo Photo Club, Zoo admission, and a commemorative Zootennial Tote Bag!
Sponsored by Star 102.
2010 Friends of the Zoo Memberships are On Sale Now!
Join Friends of the Zoo (FOTZ) today and get $5 off a 2010 membership, and also receive a limited edition polar bear photo!
Five randomly selected new members will also receive a lucky “Polar Bear Silver Ticket.” This special ticket can be redeemed for a Polar Bear Gift Pack and an exclusive invitation to the VIP Opening of the new Polar Bear exhibit in 2010!
ADDED VALUE: Join today and save. A 2010 Membership is valued at over $500. And, it provides you free Zoo admission through March 31, 2011!
Use discount code HOL10 to join today and save $5! Offer expires Dec. 31, 2009.
Celebrate the Holidays in the Tropics
Saturday and Sunday, December 5 & 6 and December 12 & 13
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Kick start you holidays with a visit to Santa and his friends in the Tropics!
Celebrate with tropical traditions and hot coffee from the Roasterie. Make a donation to Harvesters Community Food Network and get a FREE photo* with Tropical Santa and Mrs. Claus taken by the Kansas City Zoo Photo Club!
You can also meet some of the Zoo's animal residents in the Lobby and make a Penguin Penny Bank. All activities are included with Zoo admission (except photos*).
Zoo admission is only $5, and as always, Friends of the Zoo (FOTZ) Members enjoy free unlimited admission. Not a FOTZ Member? Join today and save $5 with code HOL10!
Zooper Photo Contest Winners Announced
The winners of the Zooper Snapshot Photo Contest sponsored by the Kansas City Zoo Photo Club have been selected!
The winners in each category are: Adult Nature, Juanita Bach of Independence, Mo.; Adult Animal, Jennifer House of Overland Park, Kan.; Youth Nature, Juli Gernhart, age 13, of Spring Hill, Kan.; and Youth Animal, Zacalen Lohman, age 6, of Excelsior Springs, Mo. See all of the winning photos on our Zoo Contests Page!
Entries for the 2010 the Zooper Snapshot Photo Contest will be accepted in August. Check out the Zoo Contests Page to learn how you can enter, and visit the Zoo today to get your winning shot for next year’s contest!
Everyone is Preparing for the Polar Bear!
The Zoo continues construction on the $10 million Polar Bear exhibit area, and has arranged for a two-and-a-half-year-old male Polar Bear to be the "star" of the Zoo’s new awesome arctic adventure opening Summer 2010.
Keeper Rebecca Prewitt recently traveled to the tundra to learn to learn more about Polar Bears, their shrinking habitats, and how we can help save this threatened species. Read about her journey and what you can do to make a difference.
You, too, can prepare for the Polar Bear by booking a once in a lifetime adventure! Zoo Director,
Support the Kansas City Zoo with your Credit Card Purchases
With each purchase you make on your Kansas City Zoo credit card, you will be supporting a growing non-profit. Choose your favorite card image – a cheetah or a lion – and with just a swipe of your wrist you will be greatly benefiting the countless programs, classes, exhibits and operations of the Kansas City Zoo. Help us become the most family friendly Zoo in the country, anchoring Kansas City as the “edu-tainment” capital of the Midwest! 
To apply online, click here.
Kansas City Zoo Virtual Tour
Click the logo to see several 360 degree tours of the Zoo! Courtesy of 360kc.com.
