A day full of activities awaits those who will visit the Attica Zoological Park on Sunday, October 4th. The Park celebrates World Animal Day, a day dedicated to the animal kingdom, and calls everyone to join this special day!
Visitors will have the opportunity to see up close animal feedings from their keepers, take part in arts and crafts, games and educational programs that are to take place at the Educational Center, attend speeches related to wider issues of wildlife from the Association ANIMA, MOm, the Natural History Museum, and the Founder of the Park.
PROGRAM OF THE DAY:
KIDS ACTIVITIES
11.00-14.00 Face Painting and Games in the pic nic area of the Farm from "Playgroup Hellas"
11.30 - 12.30 "The World of Dolphins" educational program at the Educational Centre
12.30-16.30 Painting and other activities next to Educational Centre from artist Eleni Papadaki
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FEEDING FROM OUR KEEPERS
10.00 Lions
10.20 Giraffes
10.40 Hippos
11.00 Marine Mammal Educational Program
12.00 Macaws
12.30 Bears
13.00 Marine Mammal Educational Program
13.30 Chimpanzees- Gibbons
14.30 Birds of Prey presentation
15.00 Marine Mammal Educational Program / Speech by Founder and Director of the Park, Jean-Jacques Lesueur
15.30 Giant Turtles & Komodo dragons
16.00 Rhinos
16.15 Lemurs
16.30 Penguins
17.00 Marine Mammal Educational Program
SPEECHES
11.30 Mr Panos Dendrinos – MOm, Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the Monk seal
12.15 ΑΝΙΜΑ, Association for the Protection and Welfare of Wildlife
17.30 Dr Maria Dimaki - Natural History Museum – Goulandri
Today, Attica Zoological Park, is considered one of its kind, hosting every year hundreds of thousands of visitors of all ages from all over the country. The Park’s main objective is to be simultaneously and primarily, an education and entertainment venue for the public and a place of conservation for the various species, while it is offering a unique journey to the five continents, through more than 2.000 animals.
Join our numerous activities on the occasion of World Animal Day!