FEEDING THE ANIMALS


It takes support from our friends and members to feed the Zoo's more than 3,500 hungry mouths each day. A gift from you, no matter how small or large, helps to feed and provide quality care for our animal residents. Click here to find out all of the different ways you can donate to the Memphis Zoo.  Ultimately, your generous contribution to the Memphis Zoo ensures that our animals will continue to live happy, healthy lives right here in Memphis' own wild kingdom.
 

The Memphis Zoo's Annual Grocery List 

Fresh Foods:
  • 15 tons carrots
  • 15 tons apples
  • 7 tons oranges 9,000 eggs
  • 8,500 heads of lettuce
  • 1,200 pounds onions
  • 60 miles of bananas




Prepared and Frozen Foods:
  • 100 tons calf feed
  • 50 tons horse feed
  • 12 tons feline diet
  • 10 tons dog feed
  • 20 tons herring
  • 18 tons dry primate diet
  • 5 tons bird of prey diet
  • 8 tons smelts, sardines & other seafood
  • 15 tons canine diet
  • 2.5 tons bird seed
  • 600 pounds shrimp

Grasses:
  • 60 tons grass hay
  • 55 tons alfalfa hay
  • 1,200 bales wheat straw
  • 30 tons alfalfa cubes 







Other foods:
  • 800,000 crickets
  • 40,318,000 meal worms
  • 200,000 minnows
  • 97,680 rats and mice
  • 30 pounds other worms



 

The Memphis Zoo's Annual Grocery Bill: $300,000












1:30 PM Polar Bear Feeding
2:00 PM
Sea Lion Show
3:00 PM
Penguin Rock
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FEB 12
Valentine's Dinner
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