Spend Quality Time With Dad As The Milwaukee County Zoo Celebrates Father’s Day
June 19, 2011
Sponsored by Chinet® & Pick 'n Save

Fennec Fox

What could be better than spending the Father’s Day holiday with Dad at the Milwaukee County Zoo this year? How about Dad receiving free admission to the Zoo on his special day, Sunday, June 19, courtesy of Chinet® and Pick ’n Save? All Fathers are admitted free on this holiday, no coupon necessary.

To add to the day’s fun, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., visit the Northwestern Mutual Family Farm where kids can create a “Number One Dad” button using Chinet® paper plates. Design and create a personal button just for Dad that he can proudly display!

Also on the Farm, families will encounter wildlife, up close! Kids can interact with animals such as chickens, turtles and bunnies at the Stackner Animal Encounter Building, as talks are presented throughout the day.

While at the Zoo, be sure to visit some of our animal dads, Gentoo penguins Felix and Oscar, cotton-top tamarin Cosmo, impala Riccolini and bonobo Viaje. In the animal kingdom, a Gentoo dad takes turns with its mate incubating the egg and then feeding the hatched chick.

Also open for the summer, visitors can enjoy the Zoo’s special exhibit, Butterflies! In Living Color, sponsored by Sendik’s Food Markets. As you step into this tropical paradise, you’ll find hundreds of colorful butterflies fluttering and floating among lush foliage and streaming fountains. On display is a wide array of butterfly species native to both North America and the Caribbean. Black swallowtails, Zebra Longwings, Large Orange Sulphurs, these are just a few species included in our colorful cast.

The exhibit is on display in the Otto Borchert Family Special Exhibits Building and is $2 after regular Zoo admission.

The Zoo is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Father’s Day. For more information, contact the Zoo’s Public Affairs and Services Division at (414) 256-5466.

Special thanks to our Father's Day sponsors:
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