Animal News

May 31, 2018

New at the Zoo

New arrivals include pronghorn, a female bongo, three Chacoan peccaries, banded rock rattlesnakes, Southern tamanduas, axolotls, collared anteaters, and a fiery lowland anoa.
July 6, 2018

New at the Zoo

Recent births include a female Masai giraffe, bighorn sheep, greater flamingo chicks, and some incredibly rare snakes.
August 2, 2018

New in the Zoo: Harpies, Horned Lizards, Foxes, and Frogs!

From curator’s notes on amphibian adventures to new foxes and avian arrivals that range from elegant waterfowl to rare raptors, find out what’s new in the Zoo.
August 28, 2018

New in the Zoo

So a badger, some rattlesnakes, and two lesser Madagascar tenrec hedgehogs walk into a zoo… Find out what’s new in the Zoo!
October 1, 2018

NEW IN THE ZOO: Vipers, Vampires, Ghosts, and More!

Porcupines, gerenuk newborns, and some "wicked-cool" crabs are among our newest arrivals.
October 30, 2018

NEW IN THE ZOO: A Plethora of Poison Frogs, A Covey of Quail, an Endangered Lemur, and More

The frog life cycle is familiar to many of us—jellied eggs hatch into guppy-like tadpoles that metamorphose into adult frogs. However, there are a surprising number […]