The Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens welcomes the Year of the Pig at the annual Lunar New Year Celebration on Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. — 4 p.m. The weekend event honors Asian culture — highlighting art, entertainment and cuisine. Self-guided tours of exotic wild pigs and peccary exhibits will also be available.
The two-day event, held at Treetops Terrace, features New Year’s traditions, including Korean music and dance, Chinese music ensembles and acrobatics, Chinese Lion Dances and children’s Kung-Fu. Other planned activities include artisan and demonstrations booths, lucky red envelopes, fortune cookies, fun giveaways and Asian food for purchase.
In celebration of the Year of the Pig, the Zoo will highlight the wild pig species Visayan warty pig, babirusas, red river hog and a close cousin of the pig, the Chacoan peccary. The self-guided tour will lead visitors through the zoo, offering interesting facts and a deeper understanding of the challenges that face these animals & their habitats.
The Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens is located at 5333 Zoo Dr., Los Angeles. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children, ages 2-12. For more information call (323) 644-4200 or visit www.lazoo.org.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 16, 2007. Read the original PDF.