Member Mondays
June 5, 12, 19 and 26
The Zoo opens one hour early, at 9 a.m., every Monday in June – just for Zoo members and their guests. It's one way to say thank you for being a Zoo member.
Not a Zoo member yet? Click here to learn more.
Additional Member Mondays perks:
- Snacks and water will be provided as you enter the Zoo.
- Zoo members may purchase up to six discounted guest tickets at the ticket booth or Member Services.
- Show your member ID and save 10% on all food and merchandise.
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Free train and carousel rides are available all day on Member Mondays for Zoo members. |
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The Giraffe Feeding Experience will open at 9 a.m. during Member Mondays. Members pay $5 with a valid member ID. Zoo member guests pay $6 for the experience. Head to the African Savanna to get closer to these animals and more. |
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Safari Splash will open at 9 a.m. during Member Mondays. Members pay $4 for admission with a valid member ID. Zoo member guests pay $5 for entry to Safari Splash. |
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Join us for “Wild Encounters” keeper chats all day! Check out the schedule below! |
Member Monday keeper chat schedule
| Time |
Location |
Animal |
| 9 a.m. |
Gorilla |
World of Primates |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Elephant |
Elephant Springs |
| Giraffe |
African Savanna |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Bonobo |
World of Primates |
| 11 a.m. |
Saltwater crocodile
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Museum of Living Art (MOLA) |
| Giraffe |
African Savanna |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Asian elephant |
Elephant Springs |
| Lesser flamingo |
Lesser Flamingos across from MOLA |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Aldabra tortoise |
Museum of Living Art (MOLA) |
| 1 p.m. |
North American river otter, American alligator and alligator snapping turtle |
Pineywoods & Swamps, Texas Wild! |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Asian Rhino |
Elephant Springs |
| Raptors |
Raptor Mew, Texas Wild! |
| 2 p.m. |
Black bear |
Pineywoods & Swamps, Texas Wild! |
| Saltwater crocodile and gharial |
Museum of Living Art (MOLA) |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Mountain lion, jaguar and coyote |
Mountains and Desert, Texas Wild! |
| Hippo |
African Savanna |
| 3 p.m. |
Pink-backed pelican |
African Savanna |
| Penguin |
Penguins |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Asian elephant |
Elephant Springs |
| Western lowland gorilla |
World of Primates |