In honor of those who offer service to their community and country, Woodland Park Zoo extends free admission to all active, retired, reserve, and veteran U.S. military personnel and one guest on Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11.

Thrilled to see our own Paula MacKay, Carnivore Conservation Specialist, featured in this inspiring article—read on to get the scoop on how women in conservation are leading with impact to protect wildlife. Four Women, One Mission: Shaping the Future of Conservation Science at https://bit.ly/3LnNQ4s

Living Northwest Trail photo drop to remind you to vote with animals and the environment in mind 🐾 p.s. Remember to drop those ballots, today is Election Day!

Happiest Halloween! Hope all you BOO-tiful friends are full of treats and love. xo

Here's the answer to the mystery x-ray question on the previous post! For those of you who guessed "giraffe" ... you're right! The radiograph in the previous post is this beauty, Tufani! 🦒

Are you ready for our final spook-tacular October x-ray challenge? Take a look at these charming chompers and let us know who you "see" in this boo-tiful radiograph! We'll reveal the answer a bit later.

Join us in honoring the animals who brought us joy. Visit our community Animal Ofrenda at Briar Oak today through November 2 during regular zoo hours. Today only, October 27, celebrate with fun activities, including paper picture frame decorating and themed animal coloring pages. zoo.org/pumpkinbash

The zoo is open today, Sunday October 26, 9:30am-4:00pm, and Pumpkin Bash is ready for all! Shout out to our rock star team who made sure our grounds are clear and safe for animals, staff and guests after the gusty weather.

DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, WOODLAND PARK ZOO IS CLOSED FOR THE REMAINDER OF SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25. THANK YOU.

Bat Week is Oct. 24-31! We'll be celebrating all week 🦇 🍿 Watch: Bats Northwest and Woodland Park Zoo present “Invisible Mammal” on 10/28: https://bit.ly/3L6qZu7 📰 Read: Citizen scientists scan the skies to help WA bats facing a deadly fungus: https://bit.ly/48MAx7s @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social

Join us at Pumpkin Bash this weekend, October 25 + 26! zoo.org/pumpkinbash 🎃 Animals receive pumpkins to gobble, smash, crunch, play with or "politely" rearrange! 🎃 Trick or treating for littles 🎃 Mascot-led costume parade 🎃 Zoomazium turns into... Boomazium!

Today is #InternationalSnowLeopardDay, let's pounce in! 🐾 These cats are perfectly adapted to live in rugged, snow-covered mountains at sky-high elevations. Massive paws (snow shoes), a long bushy tail (balance and warmth) and incredible agility (can jump 50 feet) are their superpowers.

Name drop to celebrate Wolf Awareness Week... our pack is Tamaska, Hayes, Lorenzo and Benito! Learn more about our 6-year-old critically endangered Mexican gray wolf brothers and how we're working to advance gray wolf coexistence in the Pacific Northwest: https://bit.ly/42Tn7ml #wolfawarenessweek

Juniper and Fern (AKA Smashy Pumperella and Rempli de Citrouille) are so ready for Pumpkin Bash this weekend, October 25 and 26! 🐻 Get the Pumpkin Bash lineup and 🎃 carving inspiration: zoo.org/pumpkinbash 🍬 Use our wildlife-friendly candy list when buying treats: zoo.org/palmoil

National Reptile Awareness Day is a great excuse to drop everything and come hang with your favorites in Reptile Realm or Tropical Rain Forest! Do you have a favorite? 1. Black tree monitor 2. Timor python 3. Quince monitor 4. Giant forest tortoise

Thank you @mariners.com 💗🐧🔱💙🫎

Happiest birthday to all you lovely Octobers! You share a birthday month with Batu the orangutan, Tandie the lion, Uzumma the gorilla (15 today!) and more than a few Western pond turtles (technically a Happy hatchday)! 🎃🎂🎉

Seriously all our paws left the ground during that one. Geno!!! 🐻⚾️🔱🫎 @mariners.com

Have you ever seen such cute toes in a radiograph? This "skeleton" may be more adorable than spooky! Can you name what kind of animal is shown here? We think you'll ace this October x-ray vision challenge and we'll post the reveal in just a bit!

It's pun-kin season and we're feeling gourd. 🎃Pumpkin Bash is October 25 + 26 🌸Animal Ofrenda is October 22- November 2 Get the scoop at zoo.org/pumpkinbash

Seas the moment! We love you @mariners.com—here's to a peng-win! Loving this postSEASon energy with Julio the Humboldt penguin and his NO FLY ZONE!

Our amazing Veterinary Technicians are critical to our zoo veterinary practice—our residents are healthier and happier because of these dedicated professionals. Barb, Kimberly, Leah, Michelle, Caitlin, and Briana—thank you for all you do! #NationalVeterinarTechnicianWeek

Yukon the Canada lynx, Dusty the snowy owl, Brown bears Juniper and Fern, and our Mexican gray wolves—it's no wonder the Living Northwest Trail is one of your favorites! Kid at Heart discount days are coming up October 12 + 13: zoo.org/kidatheart where adults pay the same price as a child ticket!

Spooky Season is the perfect time for an X-ray Vision challenge! This animal got his "picture taken" during a routine veterinary exam with our expert Animal Health team. Can you guess what species is in this radiograph? What clues do you see? We'll reveal the answer in a bit!

Today is #InternationalManedWolfDay, but we'll let you in on a little secret, we celebrate Rosario and Urso every day! Whether they are cozied up, sprinting and leaping, digging, or tossing apples into the air to play catch—we could watch these two 24/7!

How much do we adore our dedicated animal keepers? Beary, beary, beary much. Thanks to our team of outstanding animal keepers who go above and beyond for everyone in their care. Their love + passion kindles our animal wellbeing, education, conservation ethos, sustainability, community + success.

ICYMI: We have a porcupette, an African crested porcupette to be exact, who is exceedingly adorable. See this cutie shadow their parents in the African crested porcupine habitat (former hippo yard) during Kid at Heart discount days, zoo.org/kidatheart, October 5, 6, 12 +13!

Friends, we have sad news. With heavy hearts we made the difficult decision to humanely euthanize 15-year-old Malayan tiger Angin after a significant decline in his health. Learn about him and his critically endangered wild cousins: https://blog.zoo.org/2025/10/honoring-angin-zoo-mourns-loss-of.html

Last minute tickets for OktoBEARfest are still available at zoo.org/oktobearfest. Don’t miss a brew-filled, adults-only October adventure that supports wildlife conservation and saving species! 🍺🐻🍺🐻🦉🍁

What a remarkable legacy and a testament to empathy, kindness and compassion. So many of us were inspired by Jane’s passion for wildlife conservation and her deep understanding of our interconnected world. Her impact is profound.

It's the first day of the spookiest month of the tastiest pumpkin spice season. Pumpkin Bash at Woodland Park Zoo is Sat. and Sun., Oct. 25 + 26, costumes encouraged! 🎃 pumpkins for animals 🎃 costume parade 🎃 trick-or-treating 🎃 pumpkin carving demo 🎃 Boo-mazium! zoo.org/pumpkinbash

Us: Looking at our bright future, where endangered species are thriving, landscapes are everlasting and empathy for wildlife is trending. 🐺💕🌓

All for Animals. All for Loren. All for Love. Help us reach our goal of $75k today—give a little love and your donation will be matched to double your gift! Thank you for supporting your local zoo and helping us save wildlife in the PNW and around the world! zoo.org/givingday

Cooking show + fat bear week = www.instagram.com/reel/DPPLkZA...

In honor of All for Animals Giving Day, a pop quiz. Which one is your favorite? a. Red-crested Turaco b. Victoria crowned pigeon c. Motmot d. White-cheeked turaco e. obviously can't choose Flock together for your zoo! Give today to double (or even triple) your impact: zoo.org/givingday

Friends, today is All for Animals Giving Day and we need your help to reach our goal of raising $75,000 for education, species–saving field programs and world-class animal care. Today only—thanks to our Giving Day sponsors, every gift you make today will be matched! Join us: zoo.org/givingday

Three things to know: 💗 Binti is adorable 🐅 🫶🏽🦏 All for Animals Giving Day is Tuesday, September 30, join us! zoo.org/givingday 🍺 🐻 🥨 The zoo will be closed for daily admission on Saturday, 10/4 and will be open for our OktoBEARfest (21+) event, you can still purchase tickets: zoo.org/oktobearfest

Woodland Park Zoo staff recently traveled to eastern Washington to conduct raptor surveys to gather data needed by Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife scientists. Read keeper Lindsay Michelle's account of participating in a burrowing owl monitoring study near Tri-Cities: https://bit.ly/46FMskA

Paws, then pounce on our Kid at Heart discount! During select dates, adults pay the same price as a child ticket. zoo.org/kidatheart October 5, 6, 12, 13, 2025 November 2 and 3, 2025 December 7 and 8, 2025

Where are we going?

🍺🐻 zoo.org/oktobearfest 🍻🦏

Today is World Gorilla Day—an ideal time for an update on silverback Nadaya's group. Get the latest on who loves to spread out a blanket, who says "no thanks" to yogurt and what the future might hold for this dynamic family! https://blog.zoo.org/2025/09/catching-up-with-nadaya-and-females-in.html

We have some howling good news from Living Northwest Trail! Four 6-year-old male wolves, all brothers, have just arrived at Woodland Park Zoo. The pack represents a subspecies of the gray wolf, known as the Mexican gray wolf. Read: blog.zoo.org/2025/09/howl...

Happy World Rhino Day 🦏 #worldrhinoday

It’s officially hoa hoa hoa season y’all. Happy first day of fall!🦉🍁🐯🐾🍂🐻🎃🐧🦏 #fall

Happy International Red Panda Day! Here are 5 things you can do to support Carson and his species. #internationalredpandaday

A royal update: One of them doesn't mind rainy days while the other prefers to stay cozy and dry. Each one has a favorite toy and they both like snuggling. Catch up with lions Tandie and Ilanga—King and Queen of the Savanna. https://blog.zoo.org/2025/09/queen-and-king-of-african-savanna-catch.html

Toe bean Tuesday! Things you should know about: 🎨 A Brush with Nature zoo.org/brushwithnature 🦖 Dinosaur Discovery closes 9/21: zoo.org/dinosaurs 🦧 All for Animals Giving Day is 9/30 zoo.org/allforanimals 🍻🐻 OktoBEARfest (21+ 🍺 ) is 10/4: zoo.org/oktobearfest 🎃 Pumpkin Bash: Oct. 25 + 26

Hello, Mondaaaaay... *growly purrs*

Animal keeper Susan brings us up close with our two fabulous blue-billed curassows, Victoria and Zeus! Get to know this blueberry and peanut snacking pair and learn how you can advocate for this critically endangered species. Watch: www.facebook.com/share/v/17TW...