Wild Animal Instincts, Valentines Love at California Zoos
Oakland Zoo once again is offering its Valentine’s ” Animal Amore” tour on Feb. 15, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. The tour is about animal love and breeding, focusing on animal reproduction–parents use your judgment on if that topic is suitable for your children.
Ways to show your animal love on Valentine’s Day!
ATASCADERO – Choose a friend from the list of Charles Paddock Zoo animals and be a sponsor.
DUNLAP – Watch the wild cats at the Spring Twilight Tour at Cat Haven.
EUREKA – Watch animals for 20 minutes as an observer at Sequoia Park Zoo and collect valuable data.
ESCONDIDO – Munch on a romantic Valentine’s Dinner in Nairobi Pavilion at San Diego Safari Park.
FOLSOM – At City Zoo show your love with gift cards from Trader Joe’s, Petco or natural peanut butter.
FRESNO – Buy a bench, tile or other item at Fresno Chaffee Zoo to remember someone you love.
LONG BEACH – Feed the Lorikeets sweet nectar in a cup. They will land on your hand just to get a taste at Aquarium of the Pacific.
LOS ANGELES – Sex And The City Zoo is over but the lovebirds are still wild at L.A. Zoo!
MONTEREY – Share your love of the Monterey Bay Aquarium with a gift card of any amount.
ORANGE – Pay respects to much-loved 15-year-old black bear, Nacho, who died last Valentine’s Day.
PALO ALTO – Volunteer at the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo.
PALM DESERT – Attend the Living Desert’s annual gala, Zoobilee, on February 16, 2014. Call (760)346-5694 ext. 2166
SACRAMENTO – Shop Amazon through the saczoo.org website. A portion of proceeds benefits the zoo.
SAN DIEGO – Watch new, little elephant, Mila, hold trunks with Elephant Odyssey herd matriarch, Mary at San Diego Zoo.
SAN FRANCISCO – Join San Francisco Zoo and go to the “love our members” event on Feb. 16, 2014.
SAN FRANCISCO – Through February enter the California Academy of Sciences “Love Life” photo contest.
SAN PEDRO – Buy tickets through Feb. and get Sweetheart Savings for Cabrillo Marine Aquarium’s Grand Grunion Gala.
SANTA ANA – Help pay off the animal carousel by sponsoring a figure at Santa Ana Zoo.
SANTA ROSA – Spend a wildly romantic night in the Sonoma Serengeti (at Safari West) in a luxury safari tent under the gaze of a graceful giraffe.
VALLEJO – See male dolphin, Valentine, at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom on Valentine’s weekend when admission is half price if you share the first or last name of any U.S. presidents or first ladies.
