When people ask what our honey badgers' personalities are like...we'll just show them this video
Puzzle box feeders are just one way that we ensure our animal family flex their abilities, both cognitive and physical! Enriching our animals is a huge part of what we do here at the Zoo to ensure our animals live their best lives!
📷: Caretaker Libby
OKC Zoo is in the running for BEST ZOO LIGHTS in USA Today’s 10Best Reader’s Choice Travel Award!
Presented by OG&E, OKC ZOO SAFARI LIGHTS has once again earned the privilege to be in the running for USA Today’s BEST ZOO LIGHTS, and we need your help to be America's favorite! All OKC Zoo fans, locally and globally, are strongly encouraged to cast a vote to show their love for SAFARI LIGHTS. Voting is now open and ends on Monday, December 2. Every vote contributes to help the OKC Zoo work its way to the top and shine brighter than the competition! Cast your vote daily and support OKC ZOO SAFARI LIGHTS here - https://bit.ly/BestZooLights2024
OKC ZOO SAFARI LIGHTS is officially opens TONIGHT!
Make the OKC Zoo your holiday destination and experience the beauty of OKC ZOO SAFARI LIGHTS presented by OG&E. This seasonal celebration of wonder and illumination features larger-than-life light displays showcasing brand-new light sculptures highlighting all kinds of wildlife, winter icons and so much more – all viewable on driving and walking tours through the Zoo. Guests can enjoy OKC ZOO SAFARI LIGHTS nightly from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. with the last entry at 10 p.m. Each drive-through ticket includes 4 walk-through tickets! Online reservations are required so get your tickets now at the link here! Okczoo.org/safari-lights
The one and only Gayla Peevey is here and ready to sing with all of you!
Gayla is coming back to the Zoo tomorrow, Thursday, November 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a sing-along of her famous holiday tune "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas." Commemorative hippo shirts and more will be available for purchase during the event and in the Zoo's Safari Gift Shop through the end of the year. Admission to Gayla's sing-along is included with general Zoo admission.
The sing-along will be hosted in the Love's Pachyderm building at Expedition Africa. Doors open at 10:30 a.m.
Need some good news today? Well, our six African painted dog puppies are officially ONE YEAR OLD!!
Time has flown and these pups have had some iconic moments as part of our pack. Lucho, Pepi, Messi, Yaya, Sonnett and Xavi were all named after famous soccer players just like their mom, Pele! Join us in wishing these superb six the happiest birthday!
Happy Halloween from our dwarf mongOOooOose! Have a safe, fun and candy-filled Halloween!
🖐SNIFF TEST TIME✋
You cannot skip the sniff test, we don't make the rules!
📷: Caretaker Mandi
Eland and lechwe and ostrich and giraffe - OH MY!
You may see some new faces on the lower savanna at Expedition Africa! The eland, lechwe, and ostriches have been spending time together in our upper savanna along with the giraffe herd under the watchful eye of our expert care team. The “howdies” among our four savanna species went incredibly well and we are excited to officially have our mixed species habitat in Expedition Africa! Stop by Expedition Africa on your next Zoo safari to see if you can spot the eland, ostrich, lechwe and giraffe checking out their expanded digs!
We are proud to be a KultureCity partner and make the OKC Zoo an accessible place for all!
As part of being a certified sensory-inclusive Zoo, we provide guests with complimentary sensory bags as well as designated quiet and headphone zones. Brand-new to our sensory-inclusive promise, we are proud to open up a new Sensory Room that offers a safe and calming environment for guests that may be feeling overstimulated or overwhelmed. When guests visit, they will be able to utilize things like tactile activity panels, dimmable lighting and so much more. The Sensory Room is located in the Zoo's Entry Plaza and is free for all guests to use. Thank you to our friends at Oklahoma Hospitality Club for making this amazing space a reality!
A little Monday Sumatran tiger ASMR for your feed!
Badar loves ice treats and if you turn your sound up, you can hear his excited purring!
📷: Caretaker Libby
Happy National Pumpkin Day!
Pumpkins are one of the best forms of enrichment when spooky season rolls around. From crushing pumpkins underfoot to munching on the pumpkin seeds, our animal family loves spooky enrichment!
The OKC Zoo and Goodwill are teaming up to show you how to scare up some savings and conjure up the perfect costume for a Sustainable Halloween!
The Zoo's Sustainability Coordinator Kelly shared some ways that repurposing a costume doesn't just help us save money but saves the wildlife and wild places around us! If you're still looking for the perfect costume, consider heading to thrift stores like Goodwill to find pieces you can reuse or to give a costume a new life!
Don’t forget that this weekend is the final weekend of Haunt the Zoo presented by News9! Get your tickets before they sell out at okczoo.org/htz
