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It’s o-fish–ally been 20 years! 🐟🎉Happy 20th anniversary to Dudley, our ripsaw catfish, who has called Nashville Zoo hom...
07/30/2026

It’s o-fish–ally been 20 years! 🐟🎉

Happy 20th anniversary to Dudley, our ripsaw catfish, who has called Nashville Zoo home since July 30, 2006.

Stop by the river aquarium habitat within Unseen New World to say hello!

07/29/2026

Join Anne the Sumatran tiger and Zookeepers Stephanie and Sherry for ! 🐅

07/28/2026

Noms with Mosi 😋

You can meet (and feed!) Mosi the okapi on a Backstage Pass Tour!

07/27/2026

Mayuree is still purrfecting her hunting skills 😅

Nashville's wildest culinary adventure is taking you Somewhere Over the Rainbow! 🌈🦁Sunset Safari, our signature fundrais...
07/26/2026

Nashville's wildest culinary adventure is taking you Somewhere Over the Rainbow! 🌈🦁

Sunset Safari, our signature fundraising event, returns Friday, Sept. 18, inviting you to follow the yellow brick road for an enchanting evening filled with unlimited food from Nashville's top restaurants and complimentary adult beverages.

This year's theme brings Zoo magic around every corner with whimsical touches, live music and up-close animal encounters, all in support of Nashville Zoo's mission to save species and protect habitats near and far.

Get tickets ➡️ www.nashvillezoo.org/sunset

For the final day of , we’re shining a spotlight on the conservation work happening every day at the Zoo. 🌎 From breedi...
07/25/2026

For the final day of , we’re shining a spotlight on the conservation work happening every day at the Zoo. 🌎

From breeding endangered tadpoles for release into their native habitats, to caring for endangered spider monkeys rescued from the illegal pet trade, our Zookeepers are making a difference every day.

Their work also extends far beyond the Zoo, from traveling to Somiland to help raise cheetah cubs to supporting giraffe conservation projects across Africa. Closer to home, they're helping native Tennessee wildlife, educating guests about the importance of protecting animals and wild places, and contributing to AZA Species Survival Plans®, including our internationally recognized clouded leopard breeding program.

Thank you to our incredible Zookeepers for all you do to help save wildlife. 💛

07/24/2026

Dive into ZooFlora: Currents of Life 🌊🪸

In honor of , Shannon, our Seasonal Display Coordinator, shares how plants, animals and art come together in the Coral Reef zone to tell the story of these vital ecosystems.

Be sure to explore ZooFlora on your next visit, now through August 31!

Home tweet home 🐣Earlier this month, our Avian Team banded three Purple Martin chicks that hatched at the Zoo using fede...
07/24/2026

Home tweet home 🐣

Earlier this month, our Avian Team banded three Purple Martin chicks that hatched at the Zoo using federal bands from the Bird Banding Laboratory. In collaboration with Friends Of Warner Parks BIRD Program, one chick also received a lightweight MOTUS tracking tag that will allow researchers to follow its journey.

Purple Martins are North America's largest swallow, and eastern populations rely on people to provide nesting sites. After Nashville became an Urban Bird City, a pledge to make our city more bird-friendly, the Zoo joined the effort by installing nesting gourds.

The MOTUS tag will help researchers learn whether this chick joins Nashville's massive downtown Purple Martin roost before migrating to northern South America. Best of all, you can follow its journey too!

Visit motus.org and search Bird ID 72502 or Nashville Zoo to track its movements and see what other tagged birds have visited our MOTUS tower.

Want to learn more about Purple Martins in Nashville or discover ways you can help make our city more bird-friendly? Visit nashvilleurbanbirdcity.org.

According to the latest data, this young Purple Martin has already fledged and begun its next adventure. Safe travels, little one! 💜🐦

07/23/2026

Celebrating one photo recreation at a time 😂

Thank you for standing with Nashville Zoo. 💛Because of your incredible support, we're celebrating an important victory. ...
07/22/2026

Thank you for standing with Nashville Zoo. 💛

Because of your incredible support, we're celebrating an important victory. BL2026-1448, the temporary moratorium on new large-scale data centers, and BL2026-1391, establishing important protections for future data center development, both passed unanimously. In addition, the Mayor's eminent domain proposal passed its second reading.

More than 562,000 people signed our petition, Metro Council meetings saw record-breaking public turnout and our community made its voice impossible to ignore. Thank you to everyone who signed, shared, emailed, called and showed up!

These actions are a significant step in the right direction. Though DC Blox now owns the property, the temporary moratorium pauses permit approvals until after December 1.

While this is meaningful progress, our work isn't over. We remain committed to ensuring the proposed data center is not built adjacent to Nashville Zoo and we hope DC Blox recognizes the overwhelming message from our community and abandons its plans for this location.

We will continue working to protect the Zoo, the more than 3,000 animals in our care and the communities that call Nashville Zoo their neighbor.

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3777 Nolensville Pike
Nashville, TN
37211

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Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday 9am - 6pm

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