Our five critically endangered American Red Wolf pups met the vet team last week for a pup exam at our offsite facility in Eatonville, where the largest Red Wolf population in the world resides. Veterinarian Dr. Kadie evaluated the two-month-old pups’ overall health, checked their heart and lungs, weighed them, and gave them deworming medications […]
Sea lion pup born at Point Defiance Zoo
TACOMA, Wash.—There’s a new set of flippers at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium! Keepers in the Rocky Shores area of the zoo are celebrating the birth of a female California sea lion pup born on June 6. The pup is the first born at the Tacoma zoo in its 119-year history and the first for […]
Tropical Reef Aquarium reopens Friday at Point Defiance Zoo
TACOMA, Wash.—The Tropical Reef Aquarium at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium reopens this Friday, June 14. The aquarium, previously known as the South Pacific Aquarium, closed in 2021 for extensive restoration and repair of critical animal-care structures, habitats, and life support systems. The 15,000-square-foot aquarium is home to seven species of sharks, hundreds of vibrant fish, stingrays, […]
Six penguin chicks hatched at Point Defiance Zoo
TACOMA, Wash.– Penguin Point is chick-central Six penguin chicks successfully hatched in late May at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and are being closely monitored by their parents, keepers, and veterinary staff. They hatched to parents: Four of the chicks are currently being reared by their parents. “One chick from Purple and White and one […]
Conspiracy Theory: New Female Lemur
Nothing about the new conspiracy running wild at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is deceptive. A group of lemurs is called a conspiracy. A 4-year-old female black-and-white ruffed lemur named Volana, or “V” for short, joins males Albert and Saunders. The word “volana” translates to “moon” in Malagasy, the language spoken in Madagascar, where lemurs […]
Meet the Porcupinefish
The Tropical Reef Aquarium will reopen on June 14 after extensive restoration and repair of critical animal-care structures, habitats, and life support systems. When guests walk back through the aquarium doors, they may not immediately notice those behind-the-scenes updates, but they will see new shark species, vibrant fish, and exciting new animals in a refreshed space. Meet […]
Meet the Sharks
The Tropical Reef Aquarium will reopen on June 14 after extensive restoration and repair of critical animal-care structures, habitats, and life support systems. When guests walk back through the aquarium doors, they may not immediately notice those behind-the-scenes updates, but they will see new shark species, vibrant fish, and exciting new animals in a refreshed space. Meet […]
Allergy treatment for a goat
Does the spring pollen have you in a sneezing fit? Does stepping outside make your eyes water? It turns out humans aren’t the only ones with allergies. Animals, too—even goats—get them. Spice, a 7-year-old Nigerian dwarf goat, receives allergy injections every two weeks to treat her symptoms. “Keepers first noticed Spice had dander and was […]
Meet Tater: The Potato Grouper
The Tropical Reef Aquarium will reopen June 14, after extensive restoration and repair of critical animal-care structures, habitats, and life support systems. When guests walk back through the aquarium doors, they may not immediately notice those behind-the-scenes updates, but they will see new shark species, vibrant fish, and exciting new animals in a refreshed space. One of […]