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Comedy for Conservation

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Rare and Remarkable: Woodland Park Zoo Welcomes Two Critically Endangered Hooded Vultures

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MEDIA INVITATION Ribbon-cutting and preview for all-new Forest Trailhead April 24

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Sip Happens: Tasting Flight Returns

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Join City Nature Challenge—the largest bioblitz on the planet!

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Tree kangaroos, red pandas, butterflies and more…A summer of fun at the zoo!

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Never before seen pics of the lion cub checkups (a

Never before seen pics of the lion cub checkups (at 2, 6, 9, and 16 weeks old) because you deserve it. Thanks to our entire team of animal health experts who ensure that these cubs get everything they need to start life on the right paw.

Gratitude to all our supporters during GiveBIG. You can make a gift of any size until midnight tonight at zoo.org/givebig (or link in bio) and we promise to shower Zawadi and Kamari with love in your honor. 💗 💗 #love #animalhealth #woodlandparkzoo #nonprofit #givebig

Laser therapy is a non-invasive way to help promot

Laser therapy is a non-invasive way to help promote healing from injuries, sprains, strains, and stiffness and soreness from old age. From penguins and goats to emus and giraffes, many animals at the zoo receive this laser therapy from licensed veterinary technicians at the zoo.

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Woodland Park Zoo’s mission to inspire conservatio

Woodland Park Zoo’s mission to inspire conservation and save wildlife begins, in part, with the health and wellness of all the species and individual animals that call our zoo home. Providing top notch veterinary care is more than just diagnosing illnesses and treating injuries. From infancy through geriatric and comfort care, we have an amazing team of veterinarians, licensed veterinary technicians, veterinary assistants and animal keepers who all contribute to ensuring the animals in our care have everything they need to live their best lives.

Support this phenomenal care and GiveBIG: zoo.org/givebig or link in bio.

🐾 Dr. Tim Storms holds a snow leopard cub during a routine health checkup in 2024.
🐧 Veterinary Technician Leah Miyamoto provides gentle pats to a very relaxed Pupito the Humboldt penguin during his laser therapy session.
🩺 From lizards to lions—Dr. Laura St Clair helps our Animal Health team look out for all the animals in our care!
💗 Say Aww! At just a few months old, this little lion cub already has her fierce down as the Animal Health team does a quick visual check of her mouth, eyes and ears.
🦁 It’s all-hands-on-deck as the team transports anesthetized lion male Tandie back to his home in African Savanna.
🦒 An in-barn procedure with Dave the giraffe was a team effort to say the least. The animal care team, a farrier, exhibits team and even IT folks joined Animal Health staff to make sure Dave’s hoof procedure went smoothly.
🦍 Associate Veterinarian Dr. Rodrigo Garces monitors silverback Nadaya during a dental procedure.

Mother’s Day is May 10, 2026. If you need some ide

Mother’s Day is May 10, 2026. If you need some ideas we have a gift guide full of unique and wonderful gifts for wildlife lovers. Gift guide at zoo.org/holidaygiftguides or link in bio.

Here are our top 3:
🌸Woodland Park Zoo Family Passport ($10 off with code ZOOFUN)
🍷 Tasting Flight tickets for June 20
🎨🐝🍪🍯Treat them to A Brush with Nature or Afternoon Tea and level up their summer with a unique zoo experience!

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Woodland Park Zoo saves wildlife and inspires everyone to make conservation a priority in their lives.

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Woodland Park Zoo recognizes that these are the lands of the Tribal signatories of the Treaty of Point Elliott. We acknowledge their stewardship of this place continues to this day and that it is our responsibility to join them to restore the relationship with the living world around us.

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