Spotted Turtle
Spotted turtles are omnivorous (eats both animal and plant foods) and feeds primarily underwater. Spotted turtles are active all day long in early spring. The sex of the hatchling is determined by nest temperature at specific times during the incubation period. Cooler temperatures produce males and warmer temperatures produce females.
Party for the Planet
Saturday, April 21, 2012
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
rain or shine!
Join the zoo in celebrating Earth Day 2012! Learn about the zoo's efforts to protect wildlife and the environment and see how you and your family can make a difference, too! Enjoy endangered animal demonstrations and keeper talks, tours of our "green" building and "Flora for Fauna" garden, puppet shows and "green" booths and exhibitors.
Free for members and with paid zoo admission.
Note: Schedule subject to change
Schedule of Activities:
| Time | Description | Location |
| 10:30 | Up Close & Personal: Raptor |
Upper lobby |
| 11:00 | Elephant Meet & Greet |
Elephant Encounter |
| 11:15 | Puppet Show | Alcove across from Jungle Cafe |
| 11:30 | Penguin feeding | Penguin exhibit |
| 12:00 | Up Close & Personal: Eastern box turtles | Outside U.S.S. Antiquities |
| 1:00 | Up Close & Personal: Poison dart frogs |
Outside U.S.S. Antiquities |
| 1:30 | Up Close & Personal: Golden Conure |
Lower lobby |
| 2:00 | Elephant Meet & Greet |
Elephant Encounter |
| 2:30 | Puppet Show | Alcove across from Jungle Cafe |
| 2:45 | "Species at Risk" talk: Red Panda | Red panda exhibit |
| 3:00 | "Species at Risk" talk: Golden lion tamarin | Gold lion tamarin exhibit |
| 3:30 | "Species at Risk" talk: Panamanian golden frogs |
Panamanian golden frog exhibit |
Save the Rain tours with the Onondaga Earth Corps available by request.
Please inquire at the Save the Rain station.
