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Last Minute Gift Ideas
Need something affordable, memorable, and fast? If you’re scrambling for a last minute holiday gift, don’t worry Reid Park Zoo has it covered! Here are a few thoughtful presents for everyone on your list that can still be received in…
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Things to do with Your Family at Reid Park Zoo for the Holidays
Tis the Season for Family. With a slight chill in the air, winter makes itself known. Winter also comes with family gatherings during the holidays and what better place is there to have a family outing than at Reid Park Zoo? There…
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Celebrate National Zoo Keeper Week and Get to Know a Keeper!
As the blistering summer sun rises above the desert horizon and illuminates Reid Park Zoo, Keepers busily make their way around the animal habitats, cleaning and setting out enrichment items for the animals. Each day, Zoo Keepers must brave the…
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Reid Park Zoo closing early due to record temps
Reid Park Zoo will close at noon June 19 to June 23 due to extreme high temperatures predicted. Reid Park Zoo’s regular seasonal hours are from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Reid Park Zoo will resume regular seasonal hours on…
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NEW Poison Dart Frogs!
THE DART FROG EXHIBIT OPENS TO THE PUBLIC 9 A.M. TUESDAY, JUNE 20 IN THE CLC. TUCSON, Arizona – Reid Park Zoo will make you wanna jump, jump over to meet the new poison dart frogs! The poison dart frog habitat…
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Zoo Vet Hopes to Inspire Kids Toward Conservation
Dr. Alexis Moreno is the primary veterinarian at Reid Park Zoo. She graduated from the University of Arizona with a major in veterinary science and a double minor in chemistry and microbiology. She then attended the number one ranked Colorado…
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Zoo curator encourages kids to follow dreams
Dr. Sue Tygielski is Reid Park Zoo’s newest general curator. Tygielski took on the job about six months ago. “My position really is to help guide the staff that takes care of the animals,” she said. “Also, tied and paired with…
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Community supports the mob at Reid Park Zoo
TUCSON, Arizona – There’s a new mob in town – and they’ve made their home at Reid Park Zoo. The Zoo has a new “mob,” or group, of meerkats on exhibit for the public to enjoy. The Zoo decided to…
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Who’s in the Corn Maze? Nandi!
Apple Annie’s Orchard in Willcox, AZ boasts the largest corn maze in the state, and this year Apple Annie’s teamed up with Reid Park Zoo to create a design that features the first African elephant born in the state: Nandi! The…
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New Turf at the Conservation Learning Center
The circular presentation space outside the Zoo’s Conservation Learning Center, originally installed in 2007, has become a popular play area for kids and a great place for Educators to host presentations, activities, and games for the more than 550,000 people who…
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