Over 19,000 guests came out to help wish America’s First Zoo a Happy 150th Birthday, many of who donated hundreds of pounds of food and enrichment items for the Zoo’s over 1,300 rare and endangered animals. The Zoo’s weekend activities featured live animal encounters, puppet shows, Victorian games and Storytellers dressed in Victorian garb. Sesquicentennial Weekend was the Zoo’s kick-off to a year’s worth of special activities, including the opening of the Zoo’s new McNeil Avian Center on May 30.
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter looks on as members of the Philadelphia Zoo’s Junior Advisory Council present Zoo President and CEO, Vikram H. Dewan, with donated food and enrichment items for the Zoo’s over 1,300 rare and endangered animals as part of the Sesquicentennial Weekend.
Members of the Philadelphia Zoo’s Junior Advisory Council watch Zoo President and CEO, Vikram H. Dewan, thank hundreds of honored guests during the Zoo’s Sesquicentennial Weekend ceremony.