Animal News

December 6, 2018

NEW IN THE ZOO: Wombats, Vipers, Pigs, and Pygmy Falcons

Ah, the joys of a new wombat joey! Plus: Can you guess what kind of animal a “tawny frogmouth” is?
December 31, 2018

New in the Zoo

This month features long-legged birds, colorful fish and frogs, rattlesnakes without a rattle, and chimps that recently made a cross-country move.
February 5, 2019

New in the Zoo

Duck, duck, PUDU (plus mangrove vipers, a chinchilla, and more).
March 5, 2019

New in the Zoo: A Bounty of Egg-citing Additions

The New Year opened with the hatching of two baby South American bushmasters. The bushmaster is the largest venomous snake in the New World, and few […]
March 5, 2019

All-New Experience: Care to Mingle with ‘Mingos?

A special encounter with some of the Zoo's most popular feathered residents.
April 1, 2019

New in the Zoo

Hope hops into our hearts, while a new “leaf monkey” baby brightens our days.