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New Addition to the Mob: Reid Park Zoo Welcomes Meerkat Pups
Reid Park Zoo is welcoming five meerkat pups, the first-ever of the species born at the 24-acre zoological gardens. In the early morning on April 9, animal care professionals on rounds discovered three adult meerkats huddled protectively over a pile…
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Thank You For Your Support
As Arizona Gives Day draws to an end, we want to thank you for your incredible support which benefits all of the animals at Reid Park Zoo. We are fortunate to be a part of such an incredible community. Your…
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Remember Your Zoo This Arizona Gives Day
Arizona Gives Day is a beautiful local tradition of the community coming together to support each other. This year, while our community is separated in unprecedented ways, it is so wonderful that we are able to connect online. Reid Park Zoo is closed…
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Reid Park Zoo Welcomes New Elephant Calf to the Herd
The wait is over! Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Arizona is proud to announce that Semba, the Zoo’s African elephant matriarch, gave birth to a calf at 3:33 a.m., Monday, April 6, 2020. The female calf who weighed in…
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Activity Packet: Backyard Birds and Appreciating Nature From Home
It’s hard to go outside and not encounter birds. We hear them singing in the morning and see them fluttering in tree branches. Birds are appealing because, like people, many are mostly diurnal (awake during the day), some are social…
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Cockatoo Meets the Meerkats
Kanecky the sulfur-crested cockatoo often gets to go on walks throughout the Zoo, and today he got to meet the meerkat mob! When cockatoos raise their crest and extend their wings, it means that they’re excited. It looks like both…
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Jaguar Jaw Muscles
Even though the Zoo is currently closed, our animal care staff members are working hard to provide enrichment opportunities for all of our animals. Today we’re Bringing The Zoo To You with Bella and her impressive bite! Jaguars have the…
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Reid Park Zoo Assisting Tamandua Pup With Critical Growth
Reid Park Zoo is caring for a baby tamandua behind the scenes. On December 21, Xochi the tamandua gave birth to a male pup. The baby was alert and active his first few days of life. However, after several days…
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Oja the Andean Bear’s 6th Birthday and 1st Anniversary
Happy birthday, Oja! And happy anniversary! It’s been one year since Oja the Andean bear moved to Reid Park Zoo from Zoo Zurich in Switzerland, and this anniversary falls close to her birthday! Over the last year Oja has been…
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Asian Lantern Festival Entertainment Schedule
The Asian Lantern Festival is back and ready to dazzle Tucson with hundreds of colorful, colossal lanterns — but did you know there’s more to the festival than the lights? Each night in the Zoo’s Event Garden, performers will…
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