Enrichment comes in many shapes, flavors and sizes. For an orangutan, two things we see them enjoying on a regular basis are fabric and bubbles. Batang has offered to serve as our orangutan model showing us just how both items are used. DC Zoo Walks continues to spend all profit providing things to enjoy for those wonderful animals we all love. Whenever you make a purchase or donation through the store, you are participating in this rewarding project.
It’s time to enjoy new items that have been added to the store. We’ve had requests for Samsung Galaxy phone covers and at last, that has happened. We’ve done a few to see if this is what the Galaxy owners want to enhance their phones. To that, add new notebook covers, key chains, coasters, prints, iPhone covers and an option to send gift cards to family and friends. We hope you will enjoy shopping for some new things knowing that every purchase adds to the enrichment fund.
With the support of our many DC Zoo Walks friends and shoppers, we see enrichment purchased with the funds you have supplied almost every time we walk through the zoo. Sometimes it’s something simple like that great treat ball Redd just pulled greens from and other times, it may be something much more complicated. As you can imagine, “toys” for big animals require very solid construction, so sometimes one item may cost hundreds of dollars. Every time we place an order, we know that all of you are the ones who should be thanked by these wonderful animals, so we will say thank you on their behalf.
Sometimes enrichment is as simple as this fabric Lucy enjoys, fleece for all the primates, kongs in multiple sizes for a variety of animals, or even a gift card for a hardware store which enables keepers to purchase items they can use. DC Zoo Walks is finding ways to focus the money generated from your purchases and donations to do things that make a difference for the animals we all love. Thanks to each of you for making this possible!
Spend a couple of minutes with 2-year old orangutan Redd as he tries out this new enrichment, a Prima-rocker. What a perfect fit for this active little guy and something we hope he will enjoy for a long time. This is just one item of enrichment that the profits from this site provide for animals. We appreciate the support all of you have shown for this project. Video – Karie Kirkpatrick.
Handsome silverback, Kojo, meets his 6 ft tall visitor, a stuffed teddy bear. Kojo had such a great time with the bear. This is just one of so many items the profit from the store has provided for the animals we all love. Thanks to all of you.
Thanks to everyone who has been shopping in the store. All of those profits are going into our zoo community as enrichment for animals. We will be sharing photos of various animals enjoying the items your money is providing for them. First up, Bei Bei… The round bowl-like container is one of the things recently purchased. Again, thank you to each and every one who has made a purchase. Thanks to Karie Kirkpatrick for these great photos.
For all of our DC Zoo Walks family, enjoy seeing just one form of enrichment provided by the money you have spent shopping in the store. Meet Cheeks and then Cupcake (dwarf mongoose) having fun in their ball pit.
For a limited time, we are offering a set of Mei Xiang and Bei Bei note cards for half price when you buy an iPhone cover or any package of note cards.
To take advantage of this offer, once your phone order is complete (photo, model and finish), you will see two options at the bottom of the list – Mei Xiang and Bei Bei cards at half price ($11), or “no thanks”. Please click the option of your choice and then complete the order.
With a note card order, you will see the option to “add bonus cards” or “no thanks”. Once again, please click the option of your choice and complete the order.
We hope you will join us in wishing giant panda Bei Bei a very Happy 3rd Birthday.
