Category: Announcements
Remarkable Raptors Join Flights of Fancy
Remarkable Raptors Join Flights of Fancy

Published Dec. 15, 2021 Meet the remarkable new raptors who have recently joined our flock! Blaze is a male red-tailed…

Celebrate International Cheetah Day
Celebrate International Cheetah Day

Published Dec. 4, 2021  By Dr. Laurie MarkerFounder/executive director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund International Cheetah Day is the annual…

Enter our Shutterbug Challenge
Enter our Shutterbug Challenge

Published Nov. 17, 2021 Calling all photographers: Do you have an incredible image of our animals from a recent Zoo…

New Roos Coming in 2022
New Roos Coming in 2022

Published Oct. 16, 2021 Our furry family will welcome several new roo-mates next year! Opening summer 2022, Kangaroo Crossing presented…

Changes in the Landscape at White River Gardens
Changes in the Landscape at White River Gardens

Published Sept. 8, 2021 Big changes are in the landscape at the Zoo and White River Gardens, including a new…

Zoo in Top Tier of Economic Drivers
Zoo in Top Tier of Economic Drivers

Published July 13, 2021 As the summer tourist season heats up, an independent study shows the Indianapolis Zoo has a…

Marvel at Amazing Alligators and Crocodiles
Marvel at Amazing Alligators and Crocodiles

Published May 28, 2021 Don’t miss your chance to encounter a cold-blooded marvel! (And be startled by those eyes —…

Rare Tortoise Hatches in Deserts
Rare Tortoise Hatches in Deserts

Published April 27, 2021 We’re thrilled to introduce the newest member of our Deserts family, a rare northern spider tortoise! …

Indianapolis Zoo and IUCN SSC Announce International Team for the New Global Center for Species Survival
Indianapolis Zoo and IUCN SSC Announce International Team for the New Global Center for Species Survival

Updated May. 19, 2022 The Indianapolis Zoo employs a team of internationally known experts to amplify efforts to protect nature…

Macaque Troop Growing Again
Macaque Troop Growing Again

Published Jan. 11, 2021 A precious pair of little primates are the first Zoo Babies of 2021! Long-tailed macaque Glenda…

Three Chicks Join Penguin Flock
Three Chicks Join Penguin Flock

Published Jan. 7, 2021 We’re excited to welcome the arrival of three adorable Gentoo penguin chicks, hatched in December 2020!…

Giraffe Calf is the Zoo’s Newest Arrival
Giraffe Calf is the Zoo’s Newest Arrival

Published Nov. 10, 2020 At 4:35am Nov. 8, the Indianapolis Zoo welcomed the birth of a male reticulated giraffe. The…