Mommy the Galapagos tortoise can't resist peak watermelon season— the *cronch* calls to her 🍉🐢

The WILDEST beer fest in Philly is back! Join us at the Zoo next Sat, July 19 from 7–10PM for: . 🍻120+ award-winning brews.🥓 10 local food trucks.🎸 Live music.🦁 Amazing animals.🌺 ZOOtopiaries!. Don’t miss out on the fun!. Info & tickets:

We celebrated Matteo the giant river otter turning 14 today with a SPLASH! 💦🎂. Keepers prepared one of our famous fish-filled ice cakes as a form enrichment, challenging our otter trio to knock it into the pool and work for their birthday treats! 🐟

Feather flex alert! 🦚 . This vibrant display, performed by male peacocks, is called “train rattling” and is used to attract potential mates!

one 🥬 reply = one HAPPY 36th BIRTHDAY CINDY!!! . Hippos are mainly herbivores and can consume anywhere between 80-100lbs of greens a day!

Our Monday mantra: Be more like Khumbie. Be more like Khumbie. In other words: attend this year’s Summer Ale Fest on 7/19! 🍻.Sip 100+ craft beers, ciders, hard iced teas, and seltzers—it’s the ultimate way to go wild and hang out with this icon! Tix

Honey prefers her apple slices on the rocks! 🍎🧊 . Since red pandas typically thrive in cooler temps, keepers help them beat the summer heat by offering icy treats, frozen slates to lounge on, and access to temperature controlled indoor spaces!

Happy Independence Day from America’s first zoo!! We wish everyone joyous Fourth of July celebrations! 🎆❤️🤍💙

This is the last weekend to join our Dora-themed scavenger hunt at Philadelphia Zoo! 🗺️ Find clues, solve riddles & uncover animal facts before July 6. Complete it all to win a prize! . Watch Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado now on @nickelodeon & @paramountplus! #DoraSolDorado

We sent Aurora the porcupine on a top-secret mission to rescue and devour a yam for World Porcupine Day and let's just say. mission accomplished, no crumbs left behind! 😂

Bea the reticulated giraffe just turned 6! 🎂🦒. To celebrate, our amazing Conservation Education team submitted their favorite "Best of Bea" candids of our gal just being Bea 📸🧡

🐯 Amur tigers Wiz and Dimitri aging like finee felines! . Keepers pulled out all the stops as these tigers become teenagers with all of their favorite goodies—giant bones, meat, and ice treats to stay cool 🧊 . Join us in wishing Wiz and Dimitri a happy 13th birthday!!

Perfect weather for a dip in the pool and a snack afterwards? Spencer says yes! ☀️

CALLING ALL SUPERNATURAL (and hedgehog) FANS! 🦔 #SPNFamily. Meet Sam & Dean Zoochester—our demon and mealworm hunting hedgehog bros—at our new Behind-the-Scenes Hedgehog Meet & Greet! Help hide treats, snap pics & learn about them. Carry on, wayward sons!

Ready to explore? 🗺️✨ From 6/27–7/6, join us at Philly Zoo for a Dora-themed scavenger hunt! Solve clues, find animal facts, and claim your treasure. Plus, grab a take-home activity sheet! 🐾. Catch Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado July 2 on @Nickelodeon and @paramountplus!

It's a Jambi-ree! 🎂🧡 Happy 1st birthday to Jambi, our critically endangered Sumatran orangutan! Our celebration of a year of his iconic bangs was a JAM complete with food and frozen goodies to beat the heat! Join us for the celebration this weekend!

Kick off your WILD weekend early with Summer Skip-Day Fridays at our Backyard Beer Garden! ☀️🍻 . We're teaming up with @DrinkSurfside for $2 off Surfside cocktails, rotating food + drink specials, live music, ice cream socials & more every Friday!

🖐️ Raise your hand if you'd vibe at this alpaca pool party! . With the intense heat this week, we are keeping our animals cool and safe! To beat the heat, our alpacas can take a dip in the pool and a drink straight from the hose when things get really 🔥🔥🔥

It’s #PinkFlamingoDay! 🦩 . Philly Zoo was the first to discover flamingos turn pink from their diet! Now, zoos feed them special carotenoid-rich diets to keep their feathers pink. At Flamingo Cove, you'll spot two species—Caribbean = bright pink, African greater = soft blush! 💕