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Congratulations to Animal Care Specialist Brandi Taylor on receiving an Animal Keeper’s Forum (AKF) Excellence in Journa...
06/25/2026

Congratulations to Animal Care Specialist Brandi Taylor on receiving an Animal Keeper’s Forum (AKF) Excellence in Journalism Award during the 2025 National Association of Zookeepers Conference!

Brandi was recognized for her research published in the American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) quarterly journal, which explored whether artificial kelp installations can help reduce UV pe*******on in sea lion pools and support pinniped eye health.

After collecting data over two consecutive summers, Brandi and her team found that artificial kelp does help mitigate UV exposure in the water. Her findings have meaningful implications for pinniped care facilities across the country, demonstrating how innovative research can help advance animal wellbeing at DZCA and beyond.

Join us in celebrating Brandi and her outstanding contribution to animal care and conservation science! 💙

In honor of Pink Flamingo Day, we're thrilled to share exciting news from our Latin America Conservation Program! 🦩 Thro...
06/24/2026

In honor of Pink Flamingo Day, we're thrilled to share exciting news from our Latin America Conservation Program! 🦩

Through the innovative use of aerial drone technology, DZCA and our Peruvian partners documented the first successful Chilean flamingo nesting at Lake Chinchaycocha (also known as Lake Junín) in Peru's Central Andes in more than 10 years.

This exciting discovery highlights how science-based conservation research helps us better understand wildlife, monitor vulnerable populations and guide efforts to protect species in the wild. Thank you to our partners, Junin National Reserve, RANA, Island Foundation, and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, for helping support this vital work.

Matt Herbert, Director of the Latin America Conservation Program, shares more about this major conservation success. Read more: https://denverzoo.org/zootales/dzca-and-program-partners-in-peru-make-major-flamingo-nest-discovery/

Just in time for and Pride Month, we're sharing an update on our fabulous flock of flamingos. 🦩💖🌈 Flamingos are highly...
06/24/2026

Just in time for and Pride Month, we're sharing an update on our fabulous flock of flamingos. 🦩💖🌈

Flamingos are highly social animals, and their flocks include all kinds of relationships ranging from friends and families to rivals and romantic partners. Along with male-female breeding pairs, same-sex pairings are also a natural part of flamingo social life.

Many of you may remember one of our most famous, same-sex flamingo couples: Freddie Mercury, a 56-year-old American flamingo, and Lance Bass, a 24-year-old Chilean flamingo. The pair spent more than five years together and even stepped in as surrogate parents when needed. While they've since gone their separate ways, Freddie has formed new bonds with fellow American flamingos Eddie V. and Oliver.

This year, there are several other same-sex pairs to celebrate, including Swift and Jonas, Swift and Jonas, and Stevie Nicks and Divine—an interspecies pair. Our Animal Care Specialists have observed these flamingos exhibiting courtship behaviors such as staying close together, sharing food, and building nests.

With over 70 flamingos in our flock, there's no shortage of opportunities for our birds to flamingle with each other. We're honored to care for our flamingos and support what comes naturally to them!

Looking for more ways to celebrate and support our fabulous flock? Join us on August 22 for Flock Party, our all-inclusive annual benefit that features signature food and drink, live music and unforgettable animal experiences. Proceeds support our flamingos, other animals who call DZCA home and our wildlife conservation efforts in Colorado and worldwide. ✨

Learn more: https://denverzoo.org/events/flock-party/

In honor of we're celebrating the incredible work of the Forum Konservasi Leuser (FKL)-DZCA partnership, protecting on...
06/23/2026

In honor of we're celebrating the incredible work of the Forum Konservasi Leuser (FKL)-DZCA partnership, protecting one of the most biodiverse places on Earth: the Leuser Ecosystem of Sumatra, Indonesia.

This vital rainforest is home to Sumatran tigers, elephants, rhinos, and countless other species that depend on healthy forest habitats to survive. From building research stations in remote Samarkilang to monitoring wildlife with camera traps, our partnership is helping secure a future for this irreplaceable ecosystem. 🌏

The Leuser Ecosystem is also home to wild Sumatran orangutans, the same Critically Endangered species as our very own Hesty, who recently had a baby. Every orangutan born, whether in the wild or in human care, is a meaningful milestone for this species. And every acre of rainforest protection gives wild orangutans and their babies a fighting chance. 🦧

This is what looks like: a global community united for wildlife, from the forests of Sumatra to right here in Denver.

Leuser Conservation Forum

Happy ! Meet Hagrid and Sprout, our Bactrian camels. 🐪 Bactrian camels are built for freezing cold steppes and rocky te...
06/22/2026

Happy ! Meet Hagrid and Sprout, our Bactrian camels. 🐪

Bactrian camels are built for freezing cold steppes and rocky terrain, with thick woolly coats and sturdy builds to match. 🏔️

Wild Bactrian camels are Critically Endangered, with only around 650 remaining in China and 450 in Mongolia. Every individual matters.

Come meet this dynamic duo on your next visit! 🐪

Happy Father's Day to some toad-ally awesome boreal toad dads helping save wildlife, in Colorado, Utah and beyond! 🐸💚 DZ...
06/22/2026

Happy Father's Day to some toad-ally awesome boreal toad dads helping save wildlife, in Colorado, Utah and beyond! 🐸💚

DZCA's Animal Care, Veterinary Medicine and Rocky Mountain Field Conservation teams have been working hard behind the scenes to prepare for the next wild release of thousands of boreal tadpoles into Colorado wetlands. After successful breeding efforts earlier this year, we're now caring for more than 2,000 tadpoles that will be released into the wild next week as part of our boreal toad conservation efforts.

But their impact doesn't stop here. We also collected and shipped s***m from our male boreal toads to Utah's Hogle Zoo, where assisted reproduction efforts helped create fertilized eggs that have since hatched into tadpoles of their own.

If all goes well, those tadpoles will one day be released near Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, helping support the future of this at-risk and ecologically important species.

Go, !

Happy World Giraffe Day and Happy Father's Day to Jasiri, one very special giraffe dad! 🧡🤎🦒Earlier this year, we shared ...
06/21/2026

Happy World Giraffe Day and Happy Father's Day to Jasiri, one very special giraffe dad! 🧡🤎🦒

Earlier this year, we shared some exciting giraffe moves, including welcoming back Jasiri, our five-year-old reticulated giraffe breeding bull. After a temporary stay at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Species Survival Plan (SSP), Jasiri has officially returned to DZCA.

As the father of Thorn, who was born at DZCA last year, first-time dad Jasiri plays an important role in helping ensure a future for this Endangered species. While Thorn has now made a permanent move to CMZoo to join their herd, Jasiri is settling back into familiar surroundings and reconnecting with familiar faces here at DZCA.

If you're visiting this weekend, be sure to stop by and say hello to Jasiri, BB, Panya and Dobby!

06/20/2026

🦅 Valor, our bald eagle Animal Ambassador, came to DZCA seven years ago after being shot in the wild and losing the ability to fly freely. What followed was years of patient, choice-based care that transformed a nervous, startled bird into a confident ambassador who now helps guests connect with one of conservation's greatest comeback stories.

His journey is one of resilience, second chances, and the power of doing right by wildlife. Read the full story here: denverzoo.org/zootales/valors-journey-from-injury-to-ambassador/

Go wild with our Animal Birthday Sweepstakes! Donate any amount for a chance to win your choice of one unforgettable ani...
06/20/2026

Go wild with our Animal Birthday Sweepstakes! Donate any amount for a chance to win your choice of one unforgettable animal birthday experience:

🦩 VIP Flamingo Feeding: Go behind the scenes and feed the flock.

🐽 Meet + Greet with Harley: Hang with our Vietnamese pot-bellied pig.

🦁 Lion Cub Experience + Adoption Bundle: Enjoy an exclusive Lion Animal Care Specialist talk and take home a limited-edition lion Birthday Adoption Bundle.

Multiple entries are encouraged and every donation helps support our animal care and conservation efforts. Enter now: https://support.denverzoo.org/dzca130?source_no=152860

06/19/2026

Happy Sweet 16 to our queen, Hesty! 🍦🦧

While Jaya made sure no snack went to waste, from frozen fruit smoothies, mixed nuts, and even an ice cream truck full of orangutan-friendly treats, Hesty had something even better on her mind: soaking up the sunshine outside with her baby.

We couldn't ask for a better birthday celebration for our new Sumatran orangutan mom. Seeing Hesty outside, calm and confident with her little one, is the greatest gift of all.

Here's to 16 incredible years, Hesty. We love you! 🦧

Bring home a little piece of this magic with our Orangutan + Baby Adoption Bundle, the perfect way to show your love for this incredible duo and support their care at DZCA.

Adopt now: https://shop.denverzoo.org/collections/adoption-kits/products/orangutan-mom-baby-adoption-bundle



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