The Butterfly Pavilion has been a favorite of many for years. It’s a wonderful place to transport yourself into the tropical jungles and see the plants and insects that make life interesting there. The journey into the Tropical Odyssey exhibit has been going on now for almost 6 months and takes you from the tropical [...]

Some wishes do come true. For example, the wish of so many children to get inside of an exhibit and touch everything, engage in hands-on learning of science and have fun doing it. Thanks to an extremely generous donation from the Morgridge Family Foundation, who gave an $8 Million gift to be used to construct [...]

Canoe with the Zoo will offer river trips designed for families and wildlife enthusiasts as well as canoe trips that cater to adults. Participants in the family trips will explore the river’s geology, history and ecology. Your Denver Zoo educator will share wildlife stories, animal specimens, and guide hands-on activities for kids of all ages. [...]

You only have a few more weeks to experience life in 13th-century Mongolia, entering the tents, battlegrounds, and marketplaces of a vanished world. Learn all about one of the world’s greatest conquerors, Genghis Khan who lived from 1162-1227 A.D. Learn about his life and his place in the formation, peak and decline of the Mongol [...]

Sunday, January 31, 2010, come celebrate Groundhog Day with Denver Zoo and Punxsutawney Phil’s distant cousin the prairie dog for a local twist on the holiday. Join in the celebration by discovering how prairie wildlife rely on prairie dogs for survival, how and why we should protect these intriguing creatures and even get nose to [...]

On November 27, after 13 months of waiting, a new baby Grevy’s Zebra named “Lakota” joined the Denver Zoo family. Born to mom “Topaz” and dad “Punda”, the little male colt who is part of an endangered Zebra species, will now be outside in the southern zebra yard for visitors to view.  This little fellow [...]

On January 11, young buckaroos and buckarettes will help kick off the 2010 National Western Stock Show during the annual Stick Horse Rodeo at the Children’s Museum of Denver.
Mounted on a trusty stick horse steed, kids ages 3-6 get wild and woolly when volunteers open the bucking chute and these cowboys and cowgirls come spinning [...]

You may have heard the story of how the Cowboys from the Pro-Rodeo met with the famous Billy Kidd, director of skiing at Steamboat Springs, about 36 years ago. Larry Mahan, who was then a six-time All-around World Champion cowboy, had so much fun skiing with Billy Kidd in Steamboat that they invited his buddies [...]

This is known as the “Super Bowl of Cattle Shows” and will host nearly 20 breeds of cattle during it’s 16 day run. But that’s not all the National Western is famous for! The traditional competition among exhibitors of breeding animals also features horses, sheep, goats, llamas, poultry, rabbits and dogs. All of these animals [...]

Where Wildlife meets Wild Lights!
Don’t miss your opportunity to see more than 150 illuminated and animated animal sculptures at the Denver Zoo’s presentation of Zoo Lights. Enjoy a holiday light safari over 38 acres of decorated winter wonderland. Ride the Conservation Carousel, listen to carolers strolling and performing throughout the park and of course…you [...]