Visitor Information

Keeper Talks

This is your chance to meet the people that care for these magnificent creatures. Learn the ins and outs of keeper life as well as some interesting tidbits about the animals that call Nashville Zoo home. Keeper Talks vary from day to day. Check out the schedule below. Then, simply go to the exhibit listed to meet our keepers.

Schedule for June 1 - Aug 31, 2009
Sundays
  • 10:30 Clouded Leopard/Red Panda OR Hyacinth Macaw
  • 11:30 Meerkat OR Frogs (Unseen New World)
  • 12:00 Alligator
  • 12:30 Critter Encounters
  • 1:00 Tiger Feeding
  • 2:00 Zebra/Eland
  • 2:30 Red-Crowned Crane Or Giraffe
  • 3:00 Reef Tank Feeding
Mondays
  • 10:00 River Tank/Piranha Feeding
  • 12:00 Alligator
  • 2:30 Rhino Hornbill
Tuesdays
  • 10:30 Bat Feeding (Unseen New World)
  • 11:30 Siamang
  • 1:30 Eurasian Lynx
  • 2:30 Saddle-Billed Stork
  • 3:00 Red River Hog
Wednesdays
  • 10:30 Hyacinth Macaw
  • 11:30 Porcupine
  • 1:00 Anteater
  • 2:00 Cougar
  • 2:30 Giraffe
  • 3:00 Bongo
Thursdays
  • 10:30 Cassowary
  • 11:30 Schmidt's Guenon
  • 12:00 Alligator
  • 1:00 Eurasian Lynx
  • 3:00 Red River Hog
Fridays
  • 10:30 Bird-Eating Tarantula (Unseen New World)
  • 11:30 Ring-Tailed Lemur Or Clouded Leopard/Red Panda Talk
  • 12:00 Grassmere Historic Farm
  • 1:00 Tiger
  • 2:30 Aviary
  • 3:00 Zebra/Eland
Saturdays
  • 9:30 Rhino Iguana Feeding (Unseen New World)
  • 10:30 Alligator Snapping Turtle (Unseen New World)
  • 11:30 White-Cheeked Gibbon
  • 12:00 Grassmere Historic Farm
  • 12:30 Critter Encounters
  • 1:00 Cougar Feeding
  • 2:00 Anteater (starting March 21)
  • 2:30 Giraffe OR Aviary (Unseen New World)
  • 3:00 Eurasian Lynx Or Zebra/Eland