The most AFFORDALBE FAMILY FUN in Kansas City! 
Purchase by Dec. 20, and save $5 on any FOTZ membership level. 2009 FOTZ members receive free and speedy admission to the Zoo through March 31, 2010, free or discounted admission to more than 150 U.S. zoos and aquariums, exclusive invites and discounts on classes, events and so much more!

2009 FOTZ Memberships Include:

- A sneak preview of our NEW Tropics - an indoor tropical rainforest full of plants and animals -- on Saturday, April 11, 2009; Tropics opens to the public on May 1.

- Free admission to Zoo events such as Boo at the Zoo, Sunset Safaris, Walking Clubs and Kids Conservation Club.

- Invitations to FOTZ member-only events such as our annual member picnic and breakfast and much more.
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Zoo Tales: Saturday, Nov. 22 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Come out to the Zoo for our monthly Zoo Tales (fourth Saturday of the month). Zoo experts, armed with artifacts and more, will gather around exhibits (weather premitting) for you to ask your favorite Zoo questions. 





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Holiday Fun at the Kansas City Zoo!
December 6 - 7 and December 13-14
10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
visit with Santa Claus and friends at the Discovery Barn!
                                            

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Holiday Wild Breakfast - Registration Required
Dec. 6 or 7 and Dec. 13 or 14
8:30 - 10 a.m.

Enjoy the holiday season with friends and family at the Kansas City Zoo’s Holiday Wild Breakfast.

- Enjoy a yummy breakfast
- Get your photo taken with Santa
- Meet more Zoo friends
- Participate in other Zoo-riffic activities

Dec. 6 or 7 Register Online! 
Dec. 13 or 14 Register Online!

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                                    Stampede Against Hunger!
Weighing in at over four to five tons each, Lady, Lois, Leah, Penney, Megan, Tattoo, and Zoe, female African Elephants, consume over 715 pounds of food per day at the Kansas City Zoo. They are on a mission to help trample out hunger in Kansas City, and these ladies mean business!  Help them reach their goal of raising more than 700 pounds of food (one day worth of feasting for these elephants) during the months of November and December. 

Give a treat, get a treat. Visit the Zoo today through December 14, bring a canned good or a non-perishable item and receive a treat from the Zoo.  Donations received through the drive will help Harvesters' network feed those in need throughout Kansas City.  The elephants of the Zoo thank you for your support in their efforts to trample hunger in Kansas City during the Kansas City Zoo’s Stampede against hunger! Donations will be accepted at guest relations.
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Free Admission KC,MO Residents
To celebrate the ongoing partnership among the Kansas City Zoo, the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department and the City of Kansas City, MO the Zoo, once again, is offering free admission to residents of Kansas City, Mo. during October and November.

City residents can get free admission by coming to the Zoo during regular business hours in October and November. Residents must bring a photo identification and proof of residency. Proof of residency can be established with a utility bill, credit card bill, cell phone bill, etc., depicting a Kansas City, Missouri address. Only the immediate family members at that address receive free admission.
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The Zoo has won numerous awards this year.
Click here to see them all. Plus, the Zoo recently was recognized for work in elephant conservation.
Click elephant award to see the release.



  See Zoo Videos, plus Jack FM's Bryan Truta's Zoo Keeper Video, to see why you should become a Friends of the Zoo member.