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Bowie is Back: Sloth bear cub fully recovered after femur surgery

WATCH: New Tulalip Tribes’ Documentary

One of the world’s largest stork species touches down at Woodland Park Zoo

The twist you didn’t see coming…

Video update on new baby gorillas

Aerial view of the zoo with dense green trees, surrounded by urban streets and buildings, with a large lake and sprawling cityscape in the background under a clear sky.

Woodland Park Zoo awards grants to zoo and aquarium network

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Bowie is back! The adorable 1-year-old sloth bear $Bowie is back! The adorable 1-year-old sloth bear has recovered from surgery to repair a fractured femur in her right thigh. After several weeks of close monitoring and recovery in a quiet, off-view den, Bowie has healed well and has returned to her Banyan Wilds habitat with her mom, Kushali. Stop by and see this gorgeous floof on your next visit!$

This @fwc26seattle Sea Beacon looks good in every

This @fwc26seattle Sea Beacon looks good in every corner of our 92 acres! Woodland Park Zoo is proud to be part of the celebration guiding soccer fans and global visitors to follow the flukes and discover all that our beautiful city has to offer. You can join in by checking out the @fwc26seattle Sea & Win mobile challenge. Our Sea Beacon was donated by @microsoft and will be on view at West Guest Services if you want to stop by and see—it’s a beaut! ⚽️🌊🫍🏆🐧#weareseattle #seaandwin #followtheflukes #shineonseattle #woodlandparkzoo

Father's Day is June 21, we're not lion. Top 5 gi

Father's Day is June 21, we're not lion.

Top 5 gifts for your favorite Dad:
1. Tickets to Tasting Flight where they can pair their favorite cab with a Glenn spotting
2. Signature red panda soccer scarf
3. Savanna Experience where they can ask "Why is a giraffe such a good father?"
(Because he is someone you can look up to!)
4. A 1:1 at the next Brunch Club because yum
5. Name a Partula snail in their honor! Unique and rad, just like them.

Shop these ideas and more: zoo.org/holidaygiftguides or link in bio.

#fathersday #fathersdaygift #pnw #dads #dadlife

We're thrilled to welcome a pair of massive Marabo

We're thrilled to welcome a pair of massive Marabou Storks! These feathery friends, native to Africa, stand between four to five feet tall and boast a wingspan of up to ten feet.

Olaf, 8, and Abigail, 4, are living in the zoo's Temperate Forest across from the maned wolves, they’ll be sharing the same habitat as the zoo’s other new feathered residents—two critically endangered hooded vultures. Get the scoop at blog.zoo.org or blog link in bio.

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