Visit The Galapagos Tortoises Every Day At 12:30!

Galapagos Tortoises Gertie, Muffett and Wheezy bobbing for apples. Learn more about these fascinating animals at our Tortoise Keeper Talks every day at 12:30! Read More

Wednesday, July 30th Is International Tiger Day!

You can help raise awareness to save tigers from becoming extinct. Did you know that it is estimated that as few as 3,000 tigers live in the wild today? http://tigerday.org/ Read More

Austin Zoo Animals Know How To Keep Cool This Summer!

Gray Wolf Juno uses her water trough to beat the summer heat! Korben, Tilly and Ruby ate lunch in their pools with a little ice to keep them cool. Korben loved the lobster that arrived with our weekly pick up of meats from Capital Area Food Bank of Texas (CAFB) As a partner agency of the Food Bank, we have been picking up their non-human grade meat products for several years keeping them out of the landfill! Read More

It’s National Zookeeper Week!

We hope you will join us in thanking our amazing Zookeepers for all they do for our animals as we celebrate National Zookeeper Week! Their passion, devotion and hard work are unsurpassed and are essential for the welfare of our animals. Read More

Earn Donations For Austin Zoo When You Use Amazon Smile!

By using Amazon Smile, you can earn cash donations for Austin Zoo’s animals. Check out the Zookeepers Amazon Wish List for ideas like Black Bear Cub Ruby’s pool toy. Read More

Austin Zoo Animals Always Have New Enrichment Toys!

African Grey Parrot Floyd and the Brown Lemurs explore the enrichment boxes that their Zookeepers built for them. Our Zookeepers are always coming up with creative ideas to enrich our animals’ lives. They use many everyday household items to create puzzles, games, feeding and foraging boxes and other enrichment activities. Read More

Come Out To The Zoo And Celebrate Dad!

Tie decorating at our Father’s Day weekend arts and crafts event. Save the date for more holiday arts and crafts on July 4! Arts and crafts activities are included with your Zoo admission. Read More

Bear Cubs Tilly, Korben and Ruby Really Liked Their Bamboo Enrichment!

Be sure to stop by their habitat at 1:30 any day of the week for a Keeper Talk and training/enrichment demonstrations. In appreciation of their service, guests with a military ID will receive buy one get one complimentary admission today, Monday, May 25th, as we celebrate Memorial Day. Read More

The Boer Goats love their new Green Grazer toy!

Our Zookeepers are always on the lookout for new enrichment toys for all of our animals. Check our Amazon Wish List for some of the animals’ favorites! Read More