The Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo

The Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo A place to explore, discover, create, & play!
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The Zoo is home to more than 50 species of animals—about 200 specimens in all—many of which are brought into classrooms as part of the Junior Museum & Zoo's science outreach program with local schools. We offer a menagerie of science programs for schools and community groups, as well as classes, summer camps, and birthday parties for families.

There’s an amazing impact when STEM initiatives are made available to communities! The Friends help The Palo Alto Junior...
12/04/2024

There’s an amazing impact when STEM initiatives are made available to communities! The Friends help The Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo be part of bringing those initiatives to young learners and their families!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Donate today at the link in their bio as we close out this Giving Tuesday!

There’s still time to give this Giving Tuesday🙌✨!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Donate at the link in The Friend’s bio and make a dif...
12/04/2024

There’s still time to give this Giving Tuesday🙌✨!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Donate at the link in The Friend’s bio and make a difference!

🎁Happy GIVING TUESDAY! We are thrilled to have every donation received today matched to support the incredible programs ...
12/03/2024

🎁Happy GIVING TUESDAY! We are thrilled to have every donation received today matched to support the incredible programs at The Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​To donate, head to The Friends’ Instagram Bio or visit friends jmz.org/visit

🔔GIVING TUESDAY is here! Ever wonder how the amazing science programs and community events available here at the Palo Al...
12/03/2024

🔔GIVING TUESDAY is here! Ever wonder how the amazing science programs and community events available here at the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo happen? ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​It’s made possible with the incredible work of The Friends! Working together with our staff and community, they raise funds to push these initiatives forward!

Make a donation with The Friends today though December 3rd in continued support of the science education the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo offers!

Some days you just need a miniature goblet filled with banana🍌If you’re lucky, you may see this ambassador on your next...
10/30/2024



Some days you just need a miniature goblet filled with banana🍌

If you’re lucky, you may see this ambassador on your next visit to the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo!!

This is “Scully” – she is an African Grey Parrot and long-term resident at the zoo. She’s been with us since 1997!

African Grey Parrots have an unparalleled ability to mimic human speech and other sounds. Scully can say a handful of words and while she may seem friendly if you see her at the zoo, she is wary of strangers. Her species, though small, packs a powerful bite too! You don’t want to get too close. 😃

Check out some of our recurring science classes available for your young learner this Fall!At The Palo Alto Junior Museu...
09/30/2024

Check out some of our recurring science classes available for your young learner this Fall!

At The Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo, we offer curated programs designed to immerse your child in engaging science lessons and immersive activities delivered by our incredible Education Department.

To find out more or register, head to the link in our bio!

🐾Have you seen our life-size realistic bronze sculptures around the zoo? Recently, Cairo, our resident African Sacred I...
09/26/2024

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Have you seen our life-size realistic bronze sculptures around the zoo? Recently, Cairo, our resident African Sacred Ibis, has taken a shine to our bronzed Whistling Duck. 🦆

Ibis are a large group of wading birds use their slender, curved bills to probe in shallow water, mud, or grass for tasty morsels.

When Cairo isn’t flocking with our Scarlet Ibis, he may be seen roosting in the tallest of trees, searching for food in the flamingo stream, or checking out our visitors!



Photo Credit: Lee

Students are hard at work looking at specimens through microscopes and plantlife found in the Baylands. Photos circa 196...
08/13/2024

Students are hard at work looking at specimens through microscopes and plantlife found in the Baylands. Photos circa 1960s-1970s.

Throwback to when all the *Pteradon* pieces were coming together…Image Description: Each slideshows the pieces of the Pt...
07/10/2024

Throwback to when all the *Pteradon* pieces were coming together…

Image Description: Each slideshows the pieces of the Pteradon sterbergi, a flying reptile with a 16’ wingspan, being brought in to the museum hall!

Have you added Visit The Zoo to your to-do list yet?!Credit: Erin TruronImage Description: Each slide features key areas...
06/26/2024

Have you added Visit The Zoo to your to-do list yet?!

Credit: Erin Truron

Image Description: Each slide features key areas of of our zoo at The Palo Alto JMZ.

Up close today for the details of our beloved Ball Exhibit! Explore motion, velocity, and gravity with your young one wi...
06/18/2024

Up close today for the details of our beloved Ball Exhibit! Explore motion, velocity, and gravity with your young one within the museum hall!

Credit Erin Truron

Image Description: Each slide shows the intricate details of the Ball Exhibit located within the museum hall.

Take a look at the Baylands back in the 60s-70s where The Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo was hosting programs on discov...
06/04/2024

Take a look at the Baylands back in the 60s-70s where The Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo was hosting programs on discovering more about the wildlife of our nearby Baylands area!

Image Description: Three photos show the Baylands from the 1960s including a panoramic of the water and field.

Not too early to think about your Summer plans!!Students exiting 7th through 10th grades can gain experience teaching sc...
02/21/2024

Not too early to think about your Summer plans!!

Students exiting 7th through 10th grades can gain experience teaching science and
working with kids! Become a Science Camp Assistant (SCA) and help The Palo Alto JMZ
and Open Space Science Camp staff prepare and run camp activities!

This is a great opportunity to learn more science and investigate future work as a science
camp conselor. High school students may also apply the hours they spend in this
program toward their community service graduation requirement.

To apply, complete and submit a SCA application by March 1st and interviews will be
scheduled. Apply at the link in our bio!

⚠️Our Flamingo Feeding and Sloth appearance times have been updated to accommodate the shorter days and colder weather. ...
01/31/2024

⚠️Our Flamingo Feeding and Sloth appearance times have been updated to accommodate the shorter days and colder weather.
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Due to the changing and inclement weather, Luna the Sloth will not be visiting with the public outside in the Zoo until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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This weather is just ducky🌧️🦆😆Photo: Lee Harper
01/24/2024

This weather is just ducky🌧️🦆😆

Photo: Lee Harper

An exciting event inspired by our very own Meerkats! 🙌MEERKATS - THE MUSICAL is being put together by our real-life neig...
01/11/2024

An exciting event inspired by our very own Meerkats! 🙌MEERKATS - THE MUSICAL is being put together by our real-life neighbors at the 🥳

Purchase your tickets to go see the musical that they wrote about them!

🎟️MEERKATS - THE MUSICAL
Performances: January 26 - February 12, 2024
Purchase Tickets: tinyurl.com/season-23-24 and link in bio

Address

1451 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto, CA
94301

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 1pm
1:30pm - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 1pm
1:30pm - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 1pm
1:30pm - 5pm
Friday 10am - 1pm
1:30pm - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm
1:30pm - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 1pm
1:30pm - 5pm

Telephone

(650) 329-2111

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Follow along with Yazz, one of our amazing educators as she prepares a lesson all about Birds for a nearby elementary school class!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Image Description: Yazz preps a lesson for e nearby elementary school. She brings down ins of materials within our Education Hub and loads her cart with what she’ll need for students tomorrow. #ScienceClass #Education #LearnBayArea

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