We have some BIG news to share! Binti, a 37-year-old chimpanzee, gave birth on Friday, April 22, to a healthy female. Binti experienced some complications with the birth and needed …
Just hanging around at Zoo Knoxville
Neither marsupial nor primate, Joe the Linnaeus two-toed sloth at Zoo Knoxville is, nonetheless, a mammal. Despite that classification in the animal kingdom, he resides in the Clayton Family Amphibian …
Zoo Knoxville wins Orchid Award
The Clayton Family Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Campus (ARC) at Zoo Knoxville received Keep Knoxville Beautiful’s Orchid Award for New Architecture last week.
The ARC Campus provides an unparalleled educational resource …
Time for the Big Egg Hunt at Zoo Knoxville
Celebrate Spring at Zoo Knoxville with our annual Big Egg Hunt for children ages 12 and under! Saturday, April 9, for Zoo members only and Saturday, April 16.
This year we …
Seeing stripes at Zoo Knoxville
Zoo Knoxville is celebrating the birth of a Hartmann’s Mountain zebra. The foal, born on March 24 to mother Lydia and father Die Toekoms, is the second mountain zebra to …
They grow up so fast …
Bonus content from Zoo Knoxville this week.
Yesterday was a big day for the African lion cubs. Three month-old Maji and Anga ventured out into the habitat at the Valley of …
Does the lion sleep tonight?
Embark on a Twilight Tour of Zoo Knoxville, long after guests have left for the day. An evening hike with an experienced guide through the zoo gives you the opportunity …
Welcome to the world, little one
It’s been almost 20 years since Zoo Knoxville was the first American zoo and only the second institution in the world to hatch Madagascar flat-tailed tortoises. This little tortoise pictured …