The Topeka Zoo celebrates the Dog Days of Summer with African Painted Dogs
The Topeka Zoo will join zoos around the nation and around the globe to celebrate World African Painted Dog Day on Saturday, August 24th , 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
African Painted Dogs (formerly known as African Wild Dogs) are among the most endangered carnivores on the African continent, with fewer than 7,000 individuals surviving in the wild. These amazing canines, listed as an Endangered Species, have some of the most attractive coloration patterns in the wild. Living in groups to support each other with raising puppies and hunting, they are the only known canine predators to cooperatively keep injured fellow members of their pack fed and protected while they recover from their injuries.
The Topeka Zoo will celebrate this amazing species on August 24th , 9:00-3:00 with a variety of stations around the zoo including:
Craft booths for kids of all ages
Docents interpreting Painted Dogs for guests at their exhibit
Face Painting
An enrichment activity for Painted Dogs at 9:15 AM
Zookeeper Chats on Painted Dogs at 9:30 AM and 1:30 PM
Delicious Painted Dog cookies provided by Engroff Catering for the first 300 guests
Join your Topeka Zoo this Saturday, August 24th , 9:00-3:00 to learn more about African Painted Dogs in the wild, and more about your Topeka Zoo’s African Painted Dogs. For more information, contact Dennis Dinwiddie, Director of Conservation and Education at ddinwiddie@topekazoo.org.
