Philadelphia Zoo
The Day the Great Apes Died: The Legacy of the 1995 Philadelphia Zoo Fire
It was Christmas Eve — December 24, 1995 — and it had snowed in Philadelphia, big soft flakes floating through wintry skies and drifting to the […]
The Best Thing That Happened This Week: The Zoo Goes Greener
Happy National Pollinator Week! Pollination is how you and I and everything we eat got here, more or less, so it’s definitely worth celebrating. And […]
The Zoo Will Turn Into a Magical Holiday Lights Wonderland in November
The Philadelphia Zoo has been crushing it lately. If the goal was to take it from a popular spot for tots in strollers and turn it […]
Get a Bird’s-Eye View of the Philadelphia Zoo From Its New Zip Line and Ropes Course
My oh my, what a wonderful day: The Philadelphia Zoo is getting a zip line. Yes, on Tuesday, May 7th, the zoo’s debuting a new […]
Urban Green, the Philadelphia Zoo’s New Beer Garden, Is Now Open
Over the weekend, the Philadelphia Zoo debuted Urban Green, its new dining space. The outdoor food marketplace, designed by Groundswell Design Group — the folks behind […]
The Best Thing That Happened This Week: OMG, Zoo Keys Are Back!
Somewhere in our house, we’ve still got it: the elephant-shaped Zoo Key we bought on our third-grade field trip to the Philadelphia Zoo. The key you […]
Escaped Zoo Peacocks That Caused Scene on I-76 Are Still on the Lam
Four peacocks with a taste for adventure caused quite a scene on I-76 on Wednesday evening when they stopped traffic after escaping from the grounds […]
Philadelphia Zoo Announces Successful Emergency Gorilla Birth
After 24 painstaking hours, Kira was still in labor at the Philadelphia Zoo. Staff had noticed that the 17-pound Western lowland gorilla was in the […]
It’s Official: The Zoo’s Baby Gorilla Has a Name
With overwhelming interest and participation in naming our newborn gorilla, the global community has voted to name the newborn “Amani” honoring an orphaned gorilla at […]
The Philadelphia Zoo Says You Can’t Name Its New Gorilla Harambe
When the Philadelphia Zoo debuted its new baby Gorilla in late August, it enlisted the help of social media to pick her name. The people spoke. Harambe, they said. […]
Philadelphia Zoo Debuts New Baby Gorilla
Aww! The Philadelphia Zoo today unveiled its new baby gorilla to the public. If you can believe it, this baby animal is pretty cute. The […]
Where All The Animals Are: Find Out With New Philly Zoo App
In addition to having a beer at the Philadelphia Zoo, visitors can now track the whereabouts of their favorite aardvark, lynx, or spider monkey. So instead […]
From the Dept. of Terrible Ideas: Alcohol at the Philadelphia Zoo
It seems that everywhere you go in Philly these days, a beer garden or other alcohol-serving “pop-up” is oh-so-conveniently nearby. You can have a drink […]