Outdoor Activities

Happy Zookeeper Week: Meet our Primate Team! 🐒 Our team cares for the siamangs, De Brazza's monkeys, howler monkeys, tamarins, marmosets, titi monkeys, and ring-tailed lemurs. Primate keepers spend a lot more time hosing than raking, and we spend lots of time working...

Happy 23rd Birthday, Azure! 🥳 Azure is a hyacinth macaw, one of the largest species of parrot. They are endemic to South America in parts of Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Unlike other species, hyacinths prefer habitats with fewer trees and more open space. Azure...

Happy Zookeeper Week: Meet our Outback Team! 🦘 Our team cares for the capybaras, kangaroos, wallabies, rheas, and emu. Our day-to-day husbandry consists of maintaining several mixed-species habitats and one yard used for capybara encounters. During warm seasons our...

Happy Zookeeper Week: Meet our Reptile Team! 🦎🐊🐸 Our team cares for a collection of around 130 individuals of 59 various reptiles and amphibians from the small dart frogs to the giant Aldabra tortoise. With all those different species, we spend our time cleaning,...

Happy 32nd Birthday, Dino! 🥳 Dino is a scarlet macaw, a parrot species native to southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. Although common in many areas, this species is threatened by wildlife trafficking for the pet trade. Dino was donated to the...

Happy Andean Bear Day! 🎉 Today we celebrate Andean bears, represented by Billie Jean at the Zoo! Here are some fun facts: ⛰They are endemic to the Andes Mts of South America 1️⃣ They are solitary (❌no bear friends please!❌) 🌳They are arboreal and nest in trees 🦴They...

Happy Zookeeper Week: Meet our Carnivore Team! 🦁🐻 Our team cares for the snow leopards, cheetahs, lions, amur leopard, black bears, and Andean bear. We take care of large dens, as well as expansive yards. Safety is a priority, so we spend a lot of time checking locks,...