A hyena at the San Antonio Zoo participates in a live feeding event. Credit: Courtesy / San Antonio Zoo

Things are about to get even wilder at the San Antonio Zoo. 

From 10 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, the zoo will be invite guests to watch animals, including lions, tigers and black Bears, eat prey as part of its WILD BITE: A Carnivorous Encounter. 

“This isn’t just enriching for the animals in our care, it’s an exciting educational opportunity for our guests,” San Antonio Zoo President and CEO Tim Morrow said in a statement. “WILD BITE allows animals to display some very natural behaviors. When you witness that firsthand, you’ll walk away with not just a memory, but a deeper appreciation and understanding for wildlife.” 

Animal care specialists and the zoo’s director of wellbeing will help guests interpret behaviors, explain the extensive training involved with feeding, and deepen guests’ understanding of animals’ natural histories as part of the experience. 

Zoo officials will feed whole prey to the carnivores, but the prey won’t be living.

WILD BITE: A Carnivorous Encounter feeding times will be:
10 a.m. – Hyena 
10:30 a.m. – Fossa 
10:45 a.m. – Clouded Leopard 
11 a.m. – Fishing cat 
11:15 a.m. – Lion 
11:45 a.m. – Tiger 
1:15 p.m. – Vulture 
1:30 p.m. – Jaguar 
2 p.m. – African Wild Dogs 
2:30 p.m. – Black Bears 
2:30 p.m. – Spectacled Bear 

WILD BITE: A Carnivorous Encounter is included with general San Antonio Zoo admission. 

For folks not interested in seeing carnivorous devour prey, alternative pathways will be clearly marked during enrichment times for those who prefer to opt out. Each feeding will last about half an hour. 

More information is available on the San Antonio Zoo’s website.

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