Starting December 9th – Come and experience a holiday light safari at the Denver Zoo with more than 38 brilliantly-illuminated acres of lights, featuring more than 150 animated animal sculptures that swing through trees, jump across lawns, hide in bushes and appear in places where they’re least expected. The Denver Zoo is getting wild and
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Ten years after Denver Zoo and the Mongolian Academy of Sciences established a research camp in Mongolia’s Ikh Nart Nature Reserve to help conserve the wildlife of the park, they have been honored by the United Nations. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) designated the conservation work at the reserve as a “model program.” The
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Denver Zoo prairie dog, Daisy, crawled out of her enclosure today and saw her shadow, which means guests can enjoy buy-one-get-one free admission at Denver Zoo this Sunday, January 30, for the Zoo’s Prairie Dog Day celebration! Following the same weather predicting “logic” of groundhogs, since Daisy saw her shadow, Denver is in for a
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An Andean condor that hatched in May 2007 at Denver Zoo will soon spread its long wings in its native habitat as part of a collaborative reintroduction program. This unnamed male, along with another condor from San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park, just took flight last night aboard a plane bound from Miami to Bogota, Colombia.
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Even before the Denver Zoo opens the doors to the Asian Tropics, the newest habitat for the zoo, it’s first resident has already arrived. A 3-year-old female Malayan tapir, named Rinny, has arrived from Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo. Denver Zoo is currently home to one tapir, a 4-year-old male named Benny. Until her new home
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Friday September 10, 2010, from 7:00pm – 10:00pm, join the creatures of the night at the Denver Zoo for a suds safari featuring more than 40 of Colorado’s finest breweries, complimentary appetizers, music and dancing at the 13th annual Brew At The Zoo. This event sold out in 2009 so don’t wait to get tickets!
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Welcome to a new “little” gal who stands 6′ 4″ tall and weighs 170 lbs and is ready to meet the public. “Cricket” is the baby of mother, Heshimu and father, Dikembe – both reticulated giraffes who live in the Denver Zoo. Cricket was born on Wednesday, April 14th and is now “running laps around
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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.
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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
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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
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