▁her b iv ores ▁sections . ▁M embers ▁meet ▁week ly ▁with ▁zoo ▁staff ▁and ▁particip ate ▁in ▁h ikes ▁and ▁exped itions ▁in ▁nature ▁res erves . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁a ▁Z oo ▁Guide ▁application ▁for ▁iPhone ▁and ▁i Pad ▁was ▁released , ▁which ▁includes ▁G PS ▁navigation ▁within ▁the ▁zoo , ▁detailed ▁information ▁( written , ▁p ict orial ▁and ▁audio ) ▁about ▁the ▁animals , ▁and ▁a ▁detailed ▁daily ▁schedule ▁of ▁feed ings ▁and ▁events . ▁ ▁Special ▁events ▁The ▁zoo , ▁which ▁is ▁open ▁every ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁except ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur , ▁Y om ▁Ha S ho ah , ▁and ▁Y om ▁Haz ik aron , ▁sched ules ▁special ▁activities ▁on ▁selected ▁dates . ▁Tree - plant ing ▁activities ▁are ▁an ▁annual ▁Tu ▁B ish vat ▁tradition . ▁On ▁both ▁days ▁of ▁Pur im ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁para de , ▁a ▁family ▁cost ume ▁competition , ▁and ▁a ▁t ug ▁of ▁war ▁between ▁the ▁entire ▁H ap o el ▁Jerusalem ▁Basketball ▁Team ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ele ph ants ▁( the ▁ele ph ant ▁always ▁wins ). ▁On ▁Israel ' s ▁E lection ▁Day , ▁zoo ▁go ers ▁are ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁vote ▁for ▁their ▁favorite ▁animal . ▁During ▁the ▁summer , ▁the ▁zoo ▁conduct s ▁t ours ▁of ▁no ct urn al ▁animals ▁in ▁the ▁we e ▁hours ▁of ▁the ▁night . ▁It ▁also ▁sched ules ▁jazz ▁concert s , ▁jug g ling , ▁and ▁work sh ops ▁during