conservation

August 28, 2018

This Weekend, Get Into Vulture Culture

If you call someone a “vulture,” you don’t mean it as a compliment, right? Let us show you a few reasons why maybe it should be.
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 […]
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 6, 2018

YEAR OF THE BIRD… FOREVER! Celebrate birds every day with the L.A. Zoo.

The yearlong international celebration of avian wildlife may be coming to a close, but you can help keep the party going into the new year and beyond.
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.