OKC ZOO SADDENED TO ANNOUNCE DEATH OF PYGMY HIPPO FRANCESCA The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden is saddened to announce the death of female pygmy hippopotamus Francesca, 26, on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. Read Details

OKC ZOO ANNOUNCES TWO ADDITIONS TO LEADERSHIP TEAM Zoo Welcomes Curator of Herpetology & Aquatics; Expands Executive Roster with Director of Risk Management Read Details

JUNE AND JULY HAPPENINGS AT THE OKC ZOO Unique Educational Experiences, Summer Camps, Animal Conservation Days, Holiday Celebrations and More Read Details

OKC ZOO ACHIEVES CERTIFICATION AS SENSORY INCLUSIVE ZOO Oklahoma City Zoo partners with KultureCity to cultivate a sensory inclusive environment for guests Read Details

OKC ZOO ANNOUNCES BIRTHS OF RED RIVER HOG PIGLETS On Thursday, May 17, three red river hog piglets, two males and one female, were born to mom Divet and dad Sir David Pigglesworth, III. Read Details

OKC ZOO AND STONECLOUD BREWING COMPANY PARTNER FOR TURTLE CONSERVATION Exclusive Stout Brew and T-Shirt Will Benefit Turtle Survival Alliance for World Turtle Day on May 23 Read Details

OKC ZOO SEEKING VOTES TO NAME ITS ENDANGERED FISHING CAT KITTEN The Oklahoma City Zoo is seeking the public’s participation with naming its male fishing cat kitten. Voting is now open on the OKC Zoo’s Facebook page and will remain live until Thursday, May 10, 2018. Read Details

MAY HAPPENINGS AT THE OKC ZOO Wild Noise, Star Wars-Inspired Enrichment Day, School’s Out Day Camps, Pollinator Plant Sale and More Read Details

OKC ZOO AND DR PEPPER ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF ANNUAL ART CONTEST From Ada to Yukon, thousands of Oklahoma students submit inspiring creations for bird conservation Read Details

Turtle Survival Alliance Launches Rescue Mission to Save 11,000 Critical Endangered Tortoises Animal Experts from Oklahoma City Zoo and other AZA-Accredited Zoos and Aquariums Dispatched to Madagascar to Conduct the Rescue Read Details

OKC ZOO CELEBRATES GLOBAL EARTH DAY PARTY Zoo welcomes international conservationist for event, encourages Oklahomans to participate in weekend activities focusing on wildlife conservation, green practices Read Details

OKC ZOO LAUNCHES NEW EVENT SERIES, WILD NOISE: CONCERTS FOR CONSERVATION The Oklahoma City Zoo is hosting a new concert series, Wild Noise: Concerts for Conservation, presented by Bob Moore Subaru, every Friday evening in May at the OKC Zoo's newly remodeled picnic grounds. Read Details

APRIL HAPPENINGS AT THE OKC ZOO Zoo Blooms, Read Across Oklahoma, Safari Soiree, Party for the Planet and More Read Details

OKC ZOO EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HOSTS HIRING EVENT THURSDAY, MARCH 29 Put your love for wildlife and wild places to work at the OKC Zoo! The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden is hosting a hiring event on Thursday, March 29 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for job seekers interested in working for the Zoo’s education department. Read Details

MARCH HAPPENINGS AT THE OKC ZOO Zoo Blooms Returns, ZOOfriends Discount, Extended Attraction Hours and More Read Details

OKC ZOO'S MALE CLOUDED LEOPARD SCHEDULED FOR WELLNESS EXAM Clouded leopard Luke, 14, is scheduled for a routine health exam Thursday, March 1 at the Oklahoma City Zoo’s Joan Kirkpatrick Animal Hospital. Read Details

OKC ZOO AND DR PEPPER HOST STATEWIDE STUDENT ART CONTEST Zoo encourages Oklahoma’s students to inspire action for bird conservation through creative designs, ideas Read Details

OKC ZOO HOSTS SPRING/SUMMER HIRING EVENTS Work on the Wild Side Job Fairs Tuesday, Feb. 6 and Thursday, Feb. 8 Read Details

OKC ZOO ANNOUNCES 2018 ROUND UP FOR CONSERVATION PROJECTS Major initiatives support African painted dog and rhinoceros conservation efforts Read Details

FEBRUARY HAPPENINGS AT THE OKC ZOO There's always something happening at the Zoo! See what's in store for February, plus, five gift ideas that will keep you and your valentine wild at heart! Read Details

OKC ZOO INVITES GUESTS TO SEE WHAT'S NEW AT THE ZOO Baby gorilla, new hippo, tiger cubs and returning sea lion presentation are must-see for Zoo fans Read Details

OKC ZOO & NEWS 9 PARTNER TO FEED HUNGRY OKLAHOMA KIDS Zoo guests get half off admission with the donation of food item over MLK weekend Read Details

OKC ZOO WELCOMES DREES AND BURNETT TO LEADERSHIP TEAM New director of human resources and director of animal collections bring expertise and talent Read Details

OKC ZOO ANNOUNCES FREE SEA LION PRESENTATIONS Guests are invited to free California sea lion presentations January 6th and 7th Read Details

OKC ZOO ANNOUNCES NEWBORN GORILLA'S GENDER A newborn Western lowland gorilla arrived at 8:57 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, inside the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden’s Great EscApe habitat. They have since observed that the baby is a girl. Her name will be revealed in the coming days. Read Details

OKC ZOO WELCOMES THREE 'SWANS-A-SWIMMING' Iconic holiday trumpeter swans include mating pair Sam & Olivia plus six-month-old cygnet Read Details

OKC ZOO SADDENED TO ANNOUNCE DEATH OF OLDEST FEMALE GIRAFFE IN A UNITED STATES ZOO Born in 1985, Rothschild’s giraffe Ursula, 32, died at the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden on Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 5 p.m. Ursula spent 31 years at the OKC Zoo and was the oldest giraffe in a United States zoo accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Read Details