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Philadelphia Zoo installs giant sculptures of endangered species to teach visitors about conservation

Philly zoo, hospital, food bank and animal shelter place Super Bowl wagers with Kansas City counterparts

Philly Super Bowl bets

Zoo tours, MLK clothing drive and Center City Restaurant Week: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide

Philly Zoo offers behind-the-scenes tours in January, including a $500 package with artwork by one of the animals

Zoo behind the scenes

Local zoo animals frolic in the flurries as they take advantage of a snow day

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Dinosaurs, goats and zoo lights: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide Jan 3-5

VinylCon, holiday trains and the return of the Giant Heart: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide heart

Philadelphia Zoo's LumiNature adds choose-your-own-adventure area to holiday light show

LumiNature Philadelphia Zoo

Axolotls are everywhere, including now at the Philadelphia Zoo

Axolotl Philadelphia Zoo

The Philadelphia Zoo's Andean bear is leaving for good later this month

Philly Zoo Bear

Philly Zoo to expand Bear Country exhibit with largest renovation in over a decade

Zoo Bear Country

Trick-or-treating at the zoo and a National Coming Out Day parade: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide zoo

Animals will feast on pumpkins during three weekends in October for the annual Boo at the Zoo

Philadelphia Zoo Halloween

Six-day 'Rocky' festival will offer bus tours, date nights and movie marathons in December

RockyFest

Philadelphia Zoo to display 'Philly ABCs' in September to promote early literacy

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Jazz, boats and beers at the zoo: Your weekend guide to things to do

Philly Weekend guide

Philadelphia Zoo welcomes birth of Sumatran orangutan, a critically endangered species

Baby Orangutan Zoo

To mark the Philly Zoo's 150th anniversary, here's a look back at its most famous resident: Leo the lion

Leo the lion

Western lowland gorilla Patty comes to Philly zoo as potential breeding partner

Patty Gorilla Philadelphia Zoo

Philadelphia Zoo's Summer Ale Festival returns in July to support animal conservation

Philly Zoo Beer

Oddities, antiques and Flavors on the Avenue: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide food fest

A baby gibbon is the newest animal at the Philadelphia Zoo

Baby Gibbon Philly Zoo

Marcy the snow leopard is the newest animal at the Philadelphia Zoo

Philly Zoo leopard

The Philadelphia Zoo's 5K and fun run returns April 28

Philadelphia Zoo run 2024

Philadelphia Zoo to display huge troll sculptures made from salvaged wood

Thomas Dambo trolls

Holiday markets, tree plantings and the National Dog Show: Your weekend guide to things to do

Christmas Village weekend guide

Halloween parties and trick-or-treating: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide trick or treating

LumiNature holiday light display returns to the Philadelphia Zoo in November

LumiNature Philadelphia Zoo

'Eras Tour' film, Philly Bike Ride and Boo at the Zoo: Your weekend guide to things to do

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Boo at the Zoo welcomes trick-or-treaters for 3 weekends this October

Boo at the Zoo Philly

Flamingo, displaced by Hurricane Idalia and injured by a snapping turtle, dies on way to Philadelphia Zoo

Flamingos Pennsylvania Idalia

Philadelphia Zoo adopts two orphaned puma cubs

Philly Zoo puma cubs

OktoBEARfest set to return at Philly Zoo after five years

OktoBEARfest Philly Zoo

Celebrate Christmas in July in Philly with skating, feasts and Santa sightings

Christmas in July

What's new at Philadelphia Zoo: Walk with lemurs, view red-tailed monkeys, penguin chicks and goat kids

philadelphia zoo lemur island

The deaths of the Philadelphia Zoo's meerkats may have been caused by an agricultural dye

Philadelphia Zoo Meerkats

The Philadelphia Zoo's sloth bear cubs need names; here's how you can help choose them

Sloth Bear Cubs Philly Zoo

Support animal conservation by sipping beers at the Philadelphia Zoo

Summer Ale Fest

Pop-up garden restaurants and big bugs: Your weekend guide to things to do in Philly

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Keeping exotic animals as pets is a potentially fatal mistake, says Philly zookeeper

Viscious reptiles pets

St. Paddy's bar crawls and Black Panther in concert: Your weekend guide to things to do

st patricks day bar

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Watch animal artists at work during Philadelphia Zoo-a-thon fundraiser

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Philadelphia Zoo mourns death of 24-year-old zebra

Laura Zebra Philadelphia Zoo

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