Phoenix Zoo

Calling all animal-loving high schoolers! Have you wondered what it takes to start a career working with Zoos and conservation? Join us at our Teen Career Conference and learn how to translate your passion for animals and wildlife into a job. Attendees will have the unique opportunity to hear from speaker panels comprised of various experts in zoology, conservation, animal husbandry and veterinary care! The event will take place on February 8, from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. here at the Phoenix Zoo. Reserve your spot today and learn more at: https://lnkd.in/gn7Z7y-K.

Big thanks to our keepers and volunteers for all their hard work making festive behavioral enrichment for our animals this week!🎄Happy holidays!

Looks like we were on the nice list! Santa stopped at the Phoenix Zoo to drop off some gifts for our animals 🎁 Wishing you all a very merry Christmas! 🎄

'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the Zoo, not a creature was stirring, not even Tamu 💤 The Zoo will be closed tomorrow on Christmas Day (8 a.m. - 4 p.m.) so that our staff can enjoy the day with their families, but we will be open for ZooLights presented by SRP (5:30 - 10:30 p.m.)! 🎄

HO HO HO! Santa Claus is comin' to town!🎅 Don't miss out on your opportunity to take a photo with Santa at ZooLights before he leaves for the North Pole on December 24! Walk-ups are available, but you can also reserve a spot ahead of time: https://bit.ly/4h0gEL1.

✨Divine 59✨ Indu, our Asian elephant, celebrated her 59th birthday today! She LOVED her treat-filled paper mache enrichment. Fun fact: the paper mache is made with water, paper and flour and is an excellent source of fiber for her diet! Indu continues to prove that age is just a number, as female Asian elephants typically only live a median lifespan of 47 years. We are soaking in every moment we get to celebrate with our old lady 🐘❤️

Our favorite tradition of the year, ZooLights, is not possible without our generous sponsors! We would like to thank our presenting sponsor, Salt River Project as well as America First Credit Union, Chevron, Primrose Schools, Edward Jones, Waymo and the Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation. Here's to another memorable year of ZooLights 🎄

Feast on delicious s'mores while you experience the wonder of ZooLights! Warm up next to the fire in the Plaza de los Ninos where you can purchase s'mores kits complete with everything you need! Special thank you to our sponsor, Primrose Schools .

Join us at ZooLights on Saturday, December 14 for a special MUFASA: THE LION KING holiday activity! Create festive ornaments, snap photos in front of the red-carpet backdrop and enter to win posters and passes to a special advance screening of MUFASA: THE LION KING. Enjoy songs from the soundtrack and don’t forget to visit our adorable lion cubs, Azizi and Jasiri. Experience Mufasa’s journey from orphan to King in #MUFASA: THE LION KING, only in theaters December 20. Let’s light up the holiday season with a touch of the WILD! 🌟🎉🦁👑

Did you know that cheetahs are not part of the big cat family? That is because they communicate with purring and chirping sounds and cannot roar like lions, tigers and leopards! This Saturday, the Cheetah Conservation Fund will have a booth set up from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. in front of our cheetah habitat, teaching our guests about all the amazing conservation work they do to help cheetahs across the world! #InternationalCheetahDay #WorldWildlifeConservationDay