Greenville Zoo

In January of 1985, Madonna was at the top of the charts, Back to the Future drove the box office and our sweet Lana was born! 🩷 🥳 We celebrated our mama orangutan’s 40th birthday this week with sparkly cake, streamers and a few glamour shots to show off her wrinkle-free face!

Holidays at the Zoo

Happy December 1st! 🎄🎄🎄 We are less than two weeks away from the return of Holidays at the Zoo! This year's family-friendly holiday lights event runs from December 13th-23rd and 26th-30th! Get your tickets today: https://greenvillezoo.com/322/Holidays-at-the-Zoo

🐢 Hold on. We're coming! 🐢 The Greenville Zoo's Aldabra tortoises are on the move. 💪🏽 So how do you move a 500-pound tortoise like Bubba? a. Wait patiently b. Lift with your legs and not your back c. Crate training d. Forklift ⬇️ Watch to find out. P.S. The tortoises now have roomies. They'll be hanging out with our new Cape Porcupines Spike and Brillo. 🎀 We cut the ribbon on the new and improved Africa Plaza tomorrow!

👻 Setting a SPOOK-tacular record 👹 with a MONSTER of a milestone. 🎟️ Prisma Health Boo in the Zoo at the Greenville Zoo sold more than 30,000 tickets. 🧛‍♂️ Even more fang-tastic is the hard work of zoo staff to repair the props and light tunnel that were damaged in the microburst. The storms also required a total reset on the decor, but the result is eerie-sistible! 🕸️🕷️ Happy Halloween #GreenvilleSC

🎉 It's time for the BIG reveal. ▶️ WATCH to see the Greenville Zoo's new animal Irina emerge from behind the door. 🐾 Did you guess correctly? ‼️ SPOILER ALERT ‼️ DON'T READ BEYOND THIS POINT UNTIL YOU WATCH THE VIDEO. ⬇️ Due to our history of success breeding Amur Leopards, the zoo received 2-year-old Irina from the St. Louis Zoo. Her mate, a 1-year-old male, will arrive from Colorado in a few months. After producing multiple healthy cubs to help repopulate her endangered species Jade is retiring to North Dakota.

👀 What do you spot at the Greenville Zoo? A secret mission under the cover of darkness yielded a special delivery. Our newest resident is getting acclimated to her new environment. We can't wait for you to meet her. ⁉️ Guesses welcomed in the comments!

We are just over a week away from the opening night of Prisma Health Boo in the Zoo! Our spooktacular trick-or-treating event starts on Wednesday, October 16th and tickets are on sale now! Join us at the Greenville Zoo for another year of Halloween fun! 🗓️ Oct 16-20 & 23-30 ⏰ 3pm-8pm 📍 Greenville Zoo 🎟️ https://greenvillezoo.com/260/Boo-in-the-Zoo

🐆🦩🐒 SAFE and ON EXHIBIT. The Greenville Zoo is open after a 10 day closure due to damage from a microburst and another hit from Hurricane Helene. "We were very fortunate that no animal health issues arose during the storm," says zoo veterinarian Dr. Nikolay Kapustin. "The animals have been monitored very closely by the keepers." The zoo is open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily with final admission at 4:00pm. If your family needs a break from the stress of the storm, we invite you to come visit some friendly faces.

Indoor games! 🎶🧩 Our zookeepers have enrichment activities including music and puzzles so our outdoor animals don't get bored or irritable while sheltering during the storms. We are closed today and tomorrow for the safety of staff, visitors and animals, but have generators to keep everyone at a comfortable temperature and preserve food.

🦒🐢 Renovating Africa Plaza and adding some "prickly" new residents to "spike" interest at the Greenville Zoo. City Councilor Dorothy Dowe, in honor of her mother Mary Huse, made a generous donation to fund the upgrades and bring two Cape Porcupines to the zoo. 🦔 We are "quilly" excited for you to meet them this fall. Read on: https://greenvillesc.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3754

🩻 Better images = easier diagnosis = quicker treatment and healthier animals! The Greenville Zoo installed a new x-ray machine in the animal hospital, providing higher quality images and the ability to examine some of the larger animals in our care. Our female red panda, Ahsa, had her annual physical this week becoming one of the first examined by the new technology.

Adira is training for the next Olympics! She’s already a champion on our eyes. 🏅