pittsburgh zoo

Pygmy hippo walking in the mud at the pittsburgh zoo

One of the siamang gibbons looks at something at the pittsburgh zoo

2 Pieces of December 2024 News Not Mentioned: On December 20th, it was announced that the zoo transferred 5 Jamaican fruit bats to the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery in Ohio. Boonshoft Museum of Discovery...

I've never fully understood the role and importance of the AZA. I know that they're important for creating a governing body for American zoos, but I still don't fully understand the ins and outs of what their role is. Also, how important is a zoo being AZA accredited? I've heard of big city zoos...

Via a reddit post, the orangutans will be temporarily relocated to another facility during the construction of their new exhibit.

Taken from a visit on July 3, 2023. I posted my trip commentary and a review of the zoo here. Signed but unseen *Ambassador, No Reliably Viewable Exhibit, Exact Species May Vary The aquarium has a ton of unsigned species. When I'm reasonably confident in what it is but there was no sign there...

"Pilgrimage" has the wrong connotation, but "Passage" was worse. Afraid this is what I had to go with. Anyway, hi, I'm Persephone and I'm on an ill-advised quest to visit every* AZA accredited zoo. *Except the one in Dubai because I'm illegal there. That quest has taken me to Pennsylvania...

I am possibly planning a visit to the zoo in a couple weeks but after looking at my travel schedule for the trip I realized that the time I will be able to arrive at the zoo would be 11AM instead of 9:30AM. Another person travelling with me needs to visit a store that opens at 10AM the same day...

Has anyone ever done the Red Panda Wild encounter at the zoo? I was thinking about doing it but at $250 I don't know whether you get your money's worth out of it. It seems like a fun time especially if the panda wants to climb all over you and it'd be like real life Turning Red! Lastly as...

I've been lucky to visit a number of zoos in the US northeast and midwest recently and I'm a bit surprised at how many great ape exhibits I've come across that are entirely indoors. Recently I've seen Buffalo (Gorillas), Pittsburgh (Orangutans), Cleveland (Orangutans), and Brookfield...

Hello Everyone! My name is Michael and I am from Ohio. The zoos that are close to me are Wagon Trails Animal Park, Living Treasures Wild Animal Park Moraine, Noah's Lost Ark Wild Animal Sanctuary, Akron Zoo, Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium and Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. I look forward to meeting...