Rise and shine, Fletcher! 🌞 📸: Bat-eared fox by zoo vet staff Maddie

Zebras have excellent hearing and vision. These senses help them detect would-be predators from great distances. A zebra's eyesight is so good that it's thought to be equal to an owl at night. 📷: Grévy’s zebra Hope

Baboons are skilled climbers and spend time both on the ground and in trees. Their long limbs and dexterous hands make them just as comfortable resting on a branch as they are exploring the ground below. 📷: Female olive baboon Sukari

🌟 Red Panda Spotlight 🌟 Tomorrow is International Red Panda Day! So, let's meet a few of our resident red pandas: 10-year-old male Pumori is known for his eagerness to participate in training with zookeepers. 3-year-old female Stevie is playful and curious. She arrived at Zoo Boise in 2023.

In other news: Akasha rocks!! 📷: Female Amur tiger

A big happy 10th birthday Tafari! 🦒🎉 Our tallest resident moved to Zoo Boise in 2017 from the Milwaukee County Zoo. 📷: Male giraffe by zoo volunteer Caralea

What's in a [wrong] name: Sloth bears were originally placed in the sloth family due to their long thick claws, missing front teeth, and ability to hang in trees. But with more study, they were re-classified into the bear family. 📷: Paji by lead zookeeper Taylor S

Monday's mid-morning pick-me-up: Hanging out with red panda Jasper in his indoor dayroom!

Happy sweet 16th birthday to Zoo Farm goat Ross! 🎉🥗 He celebrated with a special salad of apples, lettuce, yam mash, carrots, and edible flowers.

Hello Claudia! Sarus cranes are known for a lot of impressive traits, including trumpeting calls that can carry for several miles and distinctly striking red-orange eyes. They're also the tallest flying birds! 📷: Sarus crane Claudia by lead zookeeper Taylor S

Shout it out: Every Zoo Boise admission and all proceeds from daily animal encounters support the protection of animals in the wild. Your visits have generated more than $4 million for conservation projects all over the globe since 2007. 📷: Olive baboon Quinn by ZooTeen Program Assistant Link

Twix, a one-year-old male red panda, has arrived for a temporary stay at Zoo Boise. His new home is being readied at another accredited zoo. This means five red pandas currently call the Virginia R. Bartak Red Panda Passage home! Twix has a special Boise connection. His dad, Mars, was born here.

If you missed it, Zoo Boise has another new resident! Warthog Makena recently joined us from the San Antonio Zoo. She’s already showing off her clever and determined personality, especially during training sessions where she does an excellent job. 📷: Asher Van Dyke

Baby announcement: three meerkats were born at Zoo Boise this spring! They are healthy, energetic, and curious. Although they aren’t in public view yet, the pups will soon be exploring their new habitat inside the renovated Small Animal Kingdom. It’s slated to open in October! 📸: Zookeeper Brooke

Giraffe Jabari is entering his senior years. Like humans, animals can face challenges as they age, and our team is dedicated to making sure Jabari continues to thrive! With guidance from vet advisor Dr. Liza Dadone, our team developed a specialized plan for Jabari. www.youtube.com/shorts/T3h7k...

Good morning, Gloria! It's a cozy start to the day for our female giant anteater. 📷: Zookeeper Elsa

Southern three-banded armadillo Arrow is an extremely fast forager! Watch her go in this time-lapse clip. ⏱️💨 🎥: ZooTeen Ethan

🎵 "Come and knock on our door. We've been waiting for you." 📷: Magellanic penguin Lois

It's World Painted Dog Day! Also known as African wild dogs, these remarkable hunters live in tight-knit packs and rely on each another to succeed. But they face serious threats, like habitat fragmentation. When you visit Zoo Boise, you help safeguard this endangered species!

Have you fluttered and danced around with our colorful collection of exotic Costa Rican butterflies yet this season? It's the final week of Butterflies in Bloom! 🦋 📷: Zookeeper Elsa

You may have met him already, but we want to officially introduce you to Pumori! He is a Himalayan red panda, born in 2015, who moved to Zoo Boise this spring when the Virginia R. Bartak Red Panda Passage opened. Zookeepers describe Pumori as very sweet but brave, too! 📷: Zookeeper Emily

Tongue out Tuesday- It's that kind of silly afternoon for Ross! 📷: Goat by zookeeper Elsa

A relaxing, poolside brunch with Harry! Our spotted-necked otter most enjoys fish like capelin, smelt, and trout. 🦦

Have you ever seen a more regal pair of lions? 📸: Female Ahsoka and male Revan by ZooTeen Program Assistant Link

The African wild dogs jumped right into their custom boxed lunches! These brothers are certainly enjoying exploring after rotating to a new habitat within Zoo Boise.

This new Boise resident needs a name! A bit shy but bursting w/ personality, you can find her exploring the Red Panda Passage. Enter the Red Panda Naming raffle for the chance to give our young female red panda a fitting name. Winner will be drawn this Friday (Aug 15). 🎟️: zooboise.org/PandaName

Hey, expert Zoo Boise animal knowers... here's your next up-close challenge! Can you identify this nocturnal animal's foot? 📷: Vet hospital manager Emily

Awesome animal news: Zoo Boise's newest resident is out and about in her new habitat! Makena, an 11-year-old warthog, is confidently exploring after moving in earlier this week to the now-former African wild dog home. To welcome warthog Makena, the wild dogs have shifted to the next yard over.

Maned wolf Lucas is always ready to stealthily pounce on an enrichment box of tasty, healthy treats! 📷: Zookeeper Elsa

Ever wanted the chance to name a red panda? @zooboise.bsky.social is offering just that.

Vervet monkeys are highly social animals that live in tight-knit groups called troops. They spend much of their time grooming, playing, and communicating with one another. 📸: Vervet monkey Cooper by membership coordinator Morgan

The next time you visit Zoo Boise's new Virginia R. Bartak Red Panda Passage, look up!! ⬆️👆 Our red pandas like to spend lots of their time crossing the overhead bridges and relaxing high up in the air above you. 🎥: Female Stevie and male Jasper on the move

It's Monday: are you Revan or Ahsoka today? 🦁 📷: African lions by ZooTeen Jarron

Smile Pandora! Crocodiles like her can regrow teeth throughout their lives if any are lost. Some crocs go through 3,000 teeth! 📷: Nile crocodile by ZooTeen Program Assistant Link

Sabu is the best at catnaps! 📷: Male snow leopard by zookeeper Taylor S

Tongue Out Tuesday: McCauley shows off his two-foot tongue... which is longer than a giraffe's tongue! 😛 🎥: Male giant anteater by zookeeper Elsa

Looks like vervet monkey Leo got a new office. Actually, it's part of daily enrichment. Enrichment comes in all shapes and sizes to help stimulate our residents' physical and mental abilities. Plus, it encourages natural instincts with fun challenges. 📦 📷: Zookeeper Emily

Ideal weekend weather for 🦋 butterflies 🦋 at the zoo! Our colorful and vibrant Butterflies in Bloom exhibit is full of hundreds of exotic Costa Rican butterflies. Sponsored by KTVB and Franz Witte. 📷: Jeff Walker

Lunchtime with Steller's sea eagle Vlad! His preferred meals are rabbit and fish, like trout, herring, and mackerel. 🐟🍽️ 📷: Kathleen Walter Photography

How well do you know our zoo residents? We hope you can identify them by close-up talons, tails, and fur! First challenge: Who does this paw belong to? 📷: Zoo volunteer Chantel

It was a nyala double birthday weekend at Zoo Boise! Henry turned 2 years old and Zara is now 7. Nyala are an antelope species known for their spiral horns and striking markings. 📸: Zookeeper Murphy

Boise's tallest resident, Tafari, is also a part-time Greenbelt lookout along the Boise River! 🦒🏞️🚴🚶🌳🌊

Meet 11-year-old warthog Makena! She’s currently in quarantine (standard health practice), but almost ready to enjoy Zoo Boise. The wild dogs will soon rotate to former hyena space, and once Makena is ready to explore, she’ll move into the wild dog yard - giving all fresh space! 📷: San Antonio Zoo

Meet Revan. Not only is he a local star, he’s also a powerful species ambassador. Lions are a vulnerable species facing declining wild populations. Every time you visit Revan, you're helping protect lions in their natural habitats. Thank you for making an impact on conservation! 📷: ZooTeen Jarron

Our own "Yogi Bear"! Paji likes to stretch out with her favorite custom yoga pose. 📷: Sloth bear by ZooTeen Link

Spotted mid-snack! The Virginia R. Bartak Red Panda Passage is now open at Zoo Boise and currently home to four red pandas. This immersive habitat allows them to climb, explore, and walk overhead... plus sometimes pause for a tasty treat! 📸: Zookeeper Taylor S

Happy Independence Day from Zoo Boise! 🎆 🎥: African wild dogs, olive baboons, and southern ground hornbill with patriotic enrichment by zoo volunteer Misty

Relaxing with Akasha. No matter their size, cats are going to be cats... especially our largest cat: an Amur tiger!

Our olive baboons spend a lot of time grooming each other—not just to stay clean, but to build social bonds and strengthen their troop. It’s an important way they help take care of each another. 📷: Zookeeper Emily

A wolf? A fox? Neither! Maned wolves are unique canines not closely related to any species. 📷: Maned wolf Lucas by Asher Jensen