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Vultures make the world a better, cleaner place
Vultures are known as “nature’s clean-up crew” because they rid our environment of toxic animal carcasses. (White-backed vulture) Vultures play a critical role in the environment and are beneficial to...
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An update on Witten’s passing
Thank you for your outpouring of love and support over the loss of our beloved giraffe Witten. Monday was a tragic whirlwind. We know you have a lot of questions, and we’ve tried to answer them below....
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Dallas Zoo welcomes endangered African painted dogs back to Dallas for the...
8-year-old African painted dog Ola explored her habitat for the first time on June 12, 2019. We are bringing back a very special species for the first time in 57 years – three endangered African...
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Dallas Zoo welcomes a healthy baby hippo
Calf born to mom Boipelo Tuesday evening Hippo mom Boipelo and baby captured snuggled up on May 15. The Dallas Zoo is proudly welcoming a Nile hippopotamus calf born Tuesday, May 14, around 6:30 p.m....
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Dallas Zoo helps release flamingo chicks back into the wild after life-saving...
49 lesser flamingo chicks were released back into the wild in South Africa earlier this week! In January, the Dallas Zoo was part of an unprecedented rescue effort after 1,800 lesser flamingo chicks...
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Update from the field: Emergency flamingo chick rescue mission
Senior Zoologist Dana I. and Assistant Bird Supervisor Nathan C. guest blog on ZooHoo! Dana hand-feeds one of the flamingo chicks. We arrived in Kimberley, South Africa on Tuesday, March 12, after a...
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Dallas Zoo welcomes another baby gorilla!
Baby gorilla playdates will be endless this year at the Dallas Zoo! We are welcoming our second baby gorilla born in 21 years – and the second born in just the last year. A close-up of Megan’s...
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Saving Elephants: The largest land animals on Earth
Conservation and Management Intern Alisia Boyd guest-blogs on Zoohoo! “They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant.“ Bill Murray In the early 1900s,...
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FIELD NOTES PART II: Installing nests on Bird Island
Penguins on Bird Island investigating my camera. Animal Care Supervisor of Birds and the Artificial Nest Development Project Coordinator for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), Kevin Graham,...
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FIELD NOTES PART I: Saving African penguins in South Africa
Kevin Graham examines the artificial nests at the nest manufacturing factory. Animal Care Supervisor of Birds and the Artificial Nest Development Project Coordinator for the Association of Zoos and...
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Dallas Zoo helps lead international emergency rescue to save over 1,800...
Two of the rescued lesser flamingo chicks cuddle up at the SPCA in Kimberley, South Africa. The most urgent, wide-scale rescue of wild lesser flamingo chicks in South Africa is underway after 1,800...
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A day in the life of a zookeeper in North Savanna
Witten and his mom enjoy a January day in the North Savanna habitat. It’s 7 a.m. on a chilly January morning. Lisa Fitzgerald and her team are huddled around a table for their daily status meeting....
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Penguin profiles
6 of our 8 penguins at Penguin Cove! From top to bottom: Klondike, Marina, Tazo, Pickles, Charlee, Opus It’s Penguin Days presented by Highland Capital Management at the Dallas Zoo! In honor of this...
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Heeding the call: Earthwatch expedition to save chimpanzees
Cristina P. in Uganda on her Earthwatch expedition to BCFS. Primate keeper Cristina P. guest blogs on ZooHoo! In August of 2016 I received an unexpected call from the Dallas Zoo’s HR director. She...
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Boipelo update: a Q&A with mammal supervisor Megan L.
Boipelo has been adjusting well after the loss of her companion, Adhama. We are so grateful for the outpouring of support we’ve received in the past two weeks since Adhama’s sudden passing. Many of you...
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Dallas Zoo devastated by sudden loss of male hippo Adhama
Adhama’s sudden passing has shaken the Dallas Zoo family. Dallas Zoo is saddened to announce that 7-year-old male hippo Adhama passed away suddenly on Tuesday evening. The hippo keepers and our...
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Dallas Zoo mourns the loss of beloved red river hog, Hank
With heavy hearts, we announce that 15-year-old red river hog Hank passed away due to T-cell lymphoma. Hank was loved by our animal care staff and guests alike, and will be greatly missed. Hank was...
View ArticleCelebrating International Vulture Awareness Day at the Dallas Zoo
http://zoohoo.dallaszoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Vulture-Day-Baldwin-BLOG_01.mp4 Help us #SaveOurScavengers Known as “nature’s clean-up crew,” vultures have a pretty dirty job. But they play...
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Getting submerged in new training
Our hippos, Boipelo and Adhama, love to show off their skills during keeper chats! Dallas Zoo Hippo Keepers Christina E. and Christine S. guest blog on ZooHoo! We train almost every animal that calls...
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Dallas Zoo animal staff remain committed to our animals throughout their...
We love all of our animals at the Dallas Zoo, but our geriatric animals are some of the most special. When some of our animals reach retirement age and are no longer comfortable shifting in and out of...
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