Happy National Zookeeper Week!

Posted by Elizabeth Bacher, Communications This whole week—which has been National Zookeeper Week—we’ve been celebrating our amazing animal ...

Celebrating birth of red panda twins!

Posted by Gigi Allianic, Communications For the first time in nearly three decades, we are celebrating the birth of red pandas: twin cubs bo...

Fluffy news: 2-week-old crested screamer chicks growing strong

Posted by Gigi Allianic, Communications Video by Kirsten Pisto, photos by John Loughlin, Woodland Park Zoo A pair of crested screamer birds ...

Red panda receives special therapy sessions

Posted by Kirsten Pisto, Communications Photos by John Loughlin, Woodland Park Zoo Hello Yukiko! The 12 ½ year old red panda lives behind th...

Lulu the giraffe turns 6 months old

Posted by: Alissa Wolken, Communications Lulu is a curious, "independent calf with a lot of spirit," according to lead keeper, Kat...

Holy bat exams!

Posted by Gigi Allianic, Communications Photos by John Loughlin, Woodland Park Zoo Bats may be top of mind on Halloween, but these amazing m...

UW Husky football physician helps zoo vets treat gorilla with leg injury

Posted by: Gigi Allianic, Communications Photos: John Loughlin/Woodland Park Zoo A zookeeper holds Jumoke's hand. Concussions, ACL tears...

Meet new orangutan of the forest, Godek

Godek’s steely eyes might even give “blue steel” a run for its money. Photo: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo. He’s a little shy by n...

Local medical team helps save gorilla's life

Posted by: Gigi Allianic, Communications Photo: Dennis Dow/Woodland Park Zoo Their patients are usually human. But a team of local medical s...

Zoo vets perform surgery on lizard that weighs less than one pound

Posted by: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Communications Photos by: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Woodland Park Zoo Misho gets a pre-operation inspection f...