Cookie Monster and Grover, two of “Sesame Street’s” most beloved characters, will visit the Los Angeles Zoo on Saturday, March 12 and Sunday, March 13.

(photo courtesy of Sesame Workshop)

The characters will greet guests and pose for photographs during “Sesame Street Live Weekend” at the zoo, appearing from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Sesame Street Live Weekend” is free with paid zoo admission. Guests will also receive an exclusive promotion code to save $5 on tickets to Los Angeles performances of Sesame Street Live’s “Make a New Friend” show and an opportunity to enter to win a family four-pack of tickets. “Make a New Friend” will be held on May 7 at the Microsoft Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. For information, visit www.SesameStreetLive.com.

Visitors are also encouraged to view the zoo’s two new Tasmanian devils. The pair are brothers nearly three years old. The endangered Australian species, the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial, is indigenous only to the island of Tasmania. The L.A. Zoo is one of only four zoos in the United States to house Tasmanian devils.

Other “Sesame Street Live Weekend” activities at the zoo include close-up “Animals & You” encounters at 10:45 and 11 a.m., and 12:45 p.m. Visitors can also enjoy the “Elephants of Asia” training demonstration at 11 a.m.; the “World of Birds” show at 11:30 a.m.; a hawk training demonstration at 2 p.m.; and a “Marsupial Talk” at 11:30 a.m. (Sunday only).

The zoo is located at 5333 Zoo Drive in Griffith Park. For information, call (323)644-6001, or visit www.lazoo.org.