🎉 Happy 19th belated birthday to Gunther! 🦍 . This charismatic western lowland gorilla recently celebrated another year around the sun alongside his companion Kal in Primate Panorama. We’re so lucky to have him as part of our Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance family. Be sure

It's feeding time! 🥬 🍎 🥩 Today for #NationalZookeeperWeek we're focusing on vital aspects of animal care; nutrition and diets! . Every day, our Animal Care Specialists work closely with our expert Nutrition team to make sure every animal at DZCA gets exactly what they need to

Happy #NationalZookeeperWeek! Today, we're spotlighting how our Animal Care Specialists contribute to wildlife conservation and research—here at the Zoo and beyond. Our passionate Animal Care team doesn’t just provide top-notch care for the animals at DZCA—they’re also working

Happy #NationalZookeeperWeek! This week, we're celebrating the incredible Animal Care Specialists (ACS) who make Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance such a special place!. To kick things off, we’re highlighting how to become an ACS and the early-career opportunities that help turn

☀️ It’s time to make the most of your summer by joining us at Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance! ☀️. We’ve got all kinds of sunny new experiences waiting for you, including daily flamingo enrichment walks, surprise animal encounters, an immersive OceanX Education Portal, plus

At 28 years old, Wally (a ring-tailed lemur) and Fozzie (a white-headed brown lemur) have spent their entire lives side by side. Despite being different species, lemurs thrive in mixed-species groups, and these two are often found sleeping, eating, grooming, and snuggling up

Annie knows how to have fun in the sun! ☀️ . Since arriving last year, our rescued Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep has shown a love for all things water. Her Animal Care team says she can't get enough of water enrichment like misters, splash pools and hoses and she especially loves

🐍 Happy #WorldSnakeDay from DZCA! . Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance is home to some of the most awe-inspiring snakes on the planet, like the lightning-fast green mamba, the majestic king cobra, the massive green anaconda, and even venomous rattlesnakes native to our own

It’s #GuineaPigAppreciationDay and we’re celebrating our furry ambassadors: Moira, Twyla, and Stevie! 🐹💛 . These three rescued sweethearts came to us from @humanecolorado (formerly Denver Dumb Friends League) and are now beloved members of our Animal Ambassador team. ✨ Moira

Our Critically Endangered Eastern bongo herd is growing! Parents Howard and Fern welcomed a female bongo calf to the world on July 5. This bongo baby is curious, loves exploring and enjoys napping in the shade with her big sister Fig and the rest of the herd. You can say hi and

Go, #TeamToad! 🐸.

🐸 Earlier this month, our team returned to the high country near Leadville, Colorado to release 300 boreal toadlets into a montane wetland habitat, an important step in the recovery of a species now estimated to number fewer than 800 adults in the wild. Thanks to our

🦈 It’s #SharkAwarenessDay! . While sharks are often misunderstood, these fascinating fish are essential to the health of our oceans. In Tropical Discovery, you can come face-to-fin with epaulette sharks, which are a small, nocturnal species known for their ability to walk across

Whether she's enjoying a cold plunge or relaxing in her stream, Tundra knows how to keep cool on hot summer days! ☀️ 🐻 . Here at DZCA, we're dedicated to keeping all of our beloved residents comfortable during the hottest months of the season. In addition to indoor A/C systems,

👑 Meet Indy, the queen of our Forest Aviary! . At 45 years old, Indy the Egyptian vulture is one of the longest-lived birds at the Zoo and has called our campus home for more than 40 years, longer than Primate Panorama has even existed! . Egyptian vultures are one of the only

Hot off the griddle—our baby pancake tortoise has a name! 🥞 . We teamed up with @TODAYshow to help find the perfect pancake-themed name for our new Critically Endangered pancake tortoise and the votes are in! A whopping 3,437 people cast their votes, and Maple came out on top!

Earlier this month, we were honored to host a very special penguin encounter decades in the making. At 96 years old, Doris Garcia finally fulfilled a lifelong dream of meeting penguins thanks to a heartfelt collaboration between DZCA and Compassionate Hospice Care. 🐧. In the

It’s #CapybaraAppreciationDay! . Join us in celebrating the world’s largest rodents by saying hi to Roy and Rebecca, our resident capybaras! You can find this adorable pair lounging in the lush habitat of Tropical Discovery, where they spend their days alongside a new family of

Help us choose the perfect pancake-themed named for the first Critically Endangered African pancake tortoise to hatch at DZCA! 🥞.

Last month, we announced the hatching of the first Critically Endangered African pancake tortoise at Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance and now we're teaming up with @TODAYshow to help find the perfect pancake-themed name for her! . DZCA is also home to her mom, Waffles, and three