Palm Beach Zoo

09/27/2025

"Okay, everybody get in!"
Fern refuses to stop taking selfies during sloth experiences. We've created a monster!

Schedule your own sloth experience today - www.palmbeachzoo.org/sloth-experience

📸: Slatkow & Husak Public Relations

09/24/2025

Is it ~bulking season~ yet?

Each and every diet prepped for the animals is carefully weighed and measured by our expert animal nutrition staff. Only the best FOR the best!

09/20/2025

That's right! Zoo Lights is back and members get the first pick of tickets 🎟️.

Beginning November 21st, the entire park transforms into a wonderland of eco-friendly lights, music, and holiday fun. Walk through lit pathways, grab some cocoa, and watch our 24-foot animated holiday tree come alive with a light show set to holiday music.
Book your tickets today - www.palmbeachzoo.org/zoo-lights-2025

📅 Select nights November 21 - January 4
🕐 5:30 - 9:00 PM
Zoo Lights is presented by Florida Power & Light, FPL SolarNow®.

09/18/2025

A modern art piece or telemetry data? Hard to say for sure.

The colorful map below comes with an update from ARCI regarding the current roster of tagged swallow-tailed kites. Almost all STKs have left the Southern US by now, and many of them are approaching the final leg of their journey. Click the link to learn more!

Nearly all Swallow-tailed Kites have already left the U.S. A few stragglers will continue into October (follow Florida Keys Hawkwatch for the latest numbers leaving Florida) and all 16 GPS-tracked Kites ARCI are following have presumably left Florida. Some are arriving at their winter activity areas in Brazil.
Find out where the kites are now from our latest blog: https://www.arcinst.org/2025/09/15/aerial-research-team-update-12-september-2025-migration-of-swallow-tailed-kites/

We are grateful to our funders and supporters to make this research possible: West Volusia Audubon Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society SCCF Parkside Elementary Palm Beach Zoo Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management Orleans Audubon Society National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Friends of the Lower Suwannee & Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges Friends of the Florida Panther Refuge Florida Ornithological Society International Paper American Bird Conservancy The Avian Reconditioning Center for Birds of Prey Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge Cellular Tracking Technologies

09/18/2025

Be like Iyari. Don't let the rain slow you down!

09/16/2025

Zoo Lights member tickets are now available 🚨!

Your favorite holiday tradition is back beginning November 21st, and YOU get the first pick of Zoo Lights nights. The entire park transforms into a wonderland of eco-friendly lights, music, and holiday fun. Walk through lit pathways, grab some cocoa, and watch our 24-foot animated holiday tree come alive with a light show set to holiday music.

Book your tickets today - www.palmbeachzoo.org/zoo-lights-2025

📅 Select nights November 21 - January 4
🕐 5:30 - 9:00 PM

Zoo Lights is presented by Florida Power & Light, FPL SolarNow®.

09/12/2025

The sloths and golden lion tamarins are becoming FAST 🦥 friends.

Stop by a zoologist chat to learn more about these Central and South American species and their brand new habitat. This new space encourages its residents to climb and swing from vine to tree while giving great views and photo ops to guests.

09/11/2025

We're honored to recognize the dedication and bravery of our first responder heroes!

As our way of saying thank you, from September 8-14, all first responders receive complimentary daily zoo admission. Plus, up to three of your family members or friends can enjoy half-price tickets when visiting with you.

Thank you for all you do to keep our community safe!

09/06/2025

Thank your local vulture because it’s International Vulture Awareness Day!

Quasimodo, AKA ‘Quasi’, is the Zoo’s resident turkey vulture. She is missing a few parts due to an injury she sustained in the wild, but she still gets around just fine. You might see her taking part in training sessions inside her habitat or walking the guest pathway with her supportive cast of Zoologists.

Vultures of any species are crucial members of their ecosystem. Their unique ability to safely digest decaying animals makes them natural recyclers, turning waste into life-supporting nutrients. You can safely enjoy being outdoors and natural areas largely thanks to vultures!

09/03/2025

Our Sea Turtle Hospital is Open!

Two years ago, this was just an idea, the hope of fulfilling a need and creating a place where sea turtles could recover from injuries and receive specialized care.

We are overjoyed to announce… that dream has come to life with the opening of the Sea Turtle Care & Conservation Hospital!

Located behind the scenes at the Palm Beach Zoo in West Palm Beach, our hospital isn’t open to the public, but that won’t stop us from bringing you along on this journey. We’ll be sharing patient updates, recovery stories, and moments of hope, while also connecting with so many of you at our outreach events.

This is a place of healing, of hope, and compassion. A place where sea turtles, like these little ones, can rest, rehabilitate, and grow strong enough to return to the ocean.

We are thrilled to partner with the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society, a conservation leader in its own right, where our vision has become a reality. STCCS is deeply grateful to our donors and volunteers whose generosity has supported our mission and made possible the construction of our new sea turtle tanks and water filtration system.

The journey is just beginning, and we’re honored to share it with you. Please help us spread the word like this post, share it, and help us reach even more people who love sea turtles as much as we do!

From all of us at STCCS, thank you for believing in us, standing beside us, and joining us on this journey.

As we begin this next chapter, your continued support will help us purchase the specialized equipment and medicine that make lifesaving care possible. Together, we can give every sea turtle the best chance at recovery. Links to our donation page can be found on our website careandconservation.org, or through the link below. https://givebutter.com/sea-turtle-care-conservation-specialists-corp

*All sea turtle work performed under marine turtle permit

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