Planning a visit? We’ve received a lot of questions about our entry process while our main entrance is temporarily closed. Check out this guest POV walkthrough of our West Entrance so you’ll know exactly what to expect on your next trip to the zoo!
Every day is an adventure when you’re a growing giraffe calf! 🦒 Since our calf’s birth, our hoofstock team has made an effort to make sure the calf can comfortably and safely navigate different areas of the Osage Casino & Hotel Giraffe Barn. Along the way, she’s also been getting plenty of attention from the rest of the herd! Watch as she explores her surroundings and even steps onto the scale within the green chute where we do regular weigh-ins to monitor her growth!
Preparing for a giraffe calf takes teamwork!🦒Before our newest calf was born, our hoofstock and veterinary teams took important steps to ensure the best care possible for Zoe and her calf during her pregnancy—including ultrasounds and plasma draws. Plasma can provide vital support to newborn calves if they don’t get enough antibody proteins from their mother in the first 72 hours after their birth. Both Zoe and one of our other females, Pili, donated plasma to help prepare for the calf’s arrival, but the calf had a normal birth and nursed immediately, so the plasma was not needed to boost her immune system’s protection.
Having plasma banked ahead of time gives our animal care and veterinary teams the tools they need if the calf needed support. Now that we don’t need it, this banked plasma could be utilized for giraffe calves in need at other zoological facilities through a national giraffe plasma bank program!
Training for any medical session takes a foundation of trust, time and teamwork. While blood and plasma draws are an important goal, our top priority is ensuring our animals feel safe and trust their care teams. Watch one of Zoe’s plasma draw sessions in action!
It’s that time of year again! 🐊☀️ Gus and Nellie, our American alligators, have emerged from their winter brumation and are back enjoying their outdoor habitat! Brumation is a hibernation-like state that cold-blooded animals, like alligators, enter during cooler months to conserve energy. Now that temperatures are warming up, Gus and Nellie are ready to bask in the sun. Be sure to stop by and see them during your next visit!
Giraffe Calf Zoomies! 🦒✨ Our calf explored the main yard for the first time on Monday, and she had a blast running all around!
Join us as our Curator of Mammals, Jordan, and Primates & Children’s Zoo Keeper, Mo, answer your top questions about Zuri and her pregnancy journey. Stay tuned for more updates as we prepare to welcome a very special new arrival to our chimpanzee troop! 🐵
Last week, we took an exciting step forward in our master plan as we officially broke ground on the William S. Smith African Wilds complex! 🦁🌍 This transformational project will create state-of-the-art habitats, designed to provide the best care for our animals and an immersive experience for our guests.
We’re thrilled to celebrate this milestone as we look ahead to our centennial celebration in 2027, when William S. Smith African Wilds will be part of the next era of the Tulsa Zoo. Stay tuned for updates as construction progresses!
Mud, puddles and tiger cub zoomies! 🐅💦 After a rainy day, our five Malayan tiger cubs made the most of their muddy exhibit - splashing, pouncing and playing all around. Unlike most cats, tigers actually don't mind the water and are excellent swimmers! 🌧️ Thank you, Keeper Anna, for capturing this adorable moment!
Zoorassic World is back and cooler than ever! ❄️🦖 Starting March 15, step into a prehistoric adventure like never before. Explore incredible creatures from the Permian, Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, plus meet the giants of the Ice Age in Zoorassic World: Frozen in Time—at Tulsa Zoo through September 1, 2025.
🦕 For a limited time, Tulsa Zoo members can add the Dino Pass to their membership online for just $59! This special pre-opening offer is only available through March 14. The Dino Pass gives up to six guests daily admission into Zoorassic World until it goes extinct.
Learn more at tulsazoo.org/roar!
Sound up for tiger cub vocalizations! 🐯🔊 The cubs are really starting to sound like grown tigers! While it may sound intense, these playful growls and chuffs are their way of learning how to communicate with each other.
🚨 Birth Footage Ahead! 🚨 This video captures the incredible moment Zoe welcomed her calf into the world, and we’re thrilled to share that IT’S A GIRL! 💕 She stands tall at 6 feet even and is 165 pounds. She also had her neonatal exam today with our hoofstock and veterinary teams and is doing great. Zoe, already a wonderful mom to her first calf, Mi-Na, is taking excellent care of her new little one. You can catch glimpses of Zoe and her calf at the Osage Casino & Hotel Giraffe Barn at Tulsa Zoo. Stay tuned for more updates as this little one grows! 🦒
They're Coming. March 15. 👀
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