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Brandywine Zoo

Brandywine Zoo Delaware's only AZA-accredited Zoo. We’re a small and mighty Zoo located in Brandywine Park, Wilm, DE

The Brandywine Zoo is a member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and is one of over 200 accredited zoos in North America, a distinction that marks its commitment to providing excellent care for animals, a great experience for the visitor and a better future for all living things.

02/09/2025

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02/08/2025

🌟 Huge Thanks to Our ZOOper Hero Sponsor! 🌟

We’re thrilled to recognize Evergreen Waste Services for their incredible support as the ZOOper Hero Sponsor of this year’s Zoobilee with a generous contribution! 🎉🐾

Their support is helping bring Our Zoo Re-Imagined Capital Campaign to life—creating new and exciting experiences for our animals and guests. 🏗️✨

YOU can join the transformation, too! Every donation makes a difference in shaping the future of Brandywine Zoo. 💚

🔗 Donate today and be a part of the change: https://bit.ly/3CIuFOP

02/07/2025

🦅💚 The Brandywine Zoo is flying high for the Philadelphia Eagles as they head to the Super Bowl! Our animals and staff are bringing their wildest team spirit—cheering, flapping, and roaring for a big Birds win! 🏈🎉

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02/06/2025

🏈🦅 The Brandywine Zoo is soaring high with Eagles pride! Our animals are getting into the Super Bowl spirit as we cheer on the Philadelphia Eagles to victory! The whole zoo is ready to Fly, Eagles, Fly! 💚🎉

Let’s bring home that Lombardi Trophy! GO BIRDS! 🦅💚🏆

📸 Keeper Mark

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02/05/2025

Please welcome our new North American Porcupine, Butter, who came to us all the way from Minnesota! He is sharing a habitat with our current female porcupine, Peanut. Now we have Peanut and Butter.😉 Here they are (second photo) enjoying a snack together (Peanut on the left; Butter on the right). 🥜🧈

Butter is darker than Peanut, but they are roughly the same size so identifying them could be a little tricky. Good thing Butter likes to spend his time up at the top of his perching. 🪵

As a four-year-old, Butter has a lot of energy and can be quick to start foraging, or finding, his food. He really enjoys his leafeater biscuits. He is not a big fan of greens, but what four-year-old is? 🥬

Come visit our new porcupine. The zoo is free through February 28!

📸: Keeper Doug and Keeper Lindsay

02/04/2025

📰The latest issue of Zoo News is available on our website. Brandywine Zoo members, look out for a printed copy in your mailbox soon! 📬

See what's happening at the Brandywine Zoo June through September 2024.

02/04/2025

📣 Registration for Summer Camp is now open!

Our summer camps provide children, ages 4-14, the opportunity to learn about animals, zoos, and wildlife conservation. This enriching and educational experience will be filled with Zoo visits, live animal presentations, crafts, games, stories, learning projects, and much more!

brandywinezoo.org/learn/camps

02/04/2025

This is your last chance to get tickets for Birds and Bees Trivia! Saturday is sold out, but a few tables are open on Friday Feb 7.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day in the wildest way by joining us for a fun adults-only trivia night at the zoo! Singles and sweethearts 21 and up are invited to test your knowledge about mating, dating, and reproduction in the animal world. Plus, meet some of Brandywine Zoo’s Ambassador Animals up close.

Drinks and snacks will be provided. The team with the most knowledge about ‘the birds and the bees’ will bring home a special trophy! Learn more and buy tickets: bit.ly/4gTfaBU

02/03/2025

Polls are open! Cast your vote between Feb 3 and Feb 28 at bestof.delawaretoday.com and show your love for the zoo! 🐒🦅

🏕 Kids: Summer Camp - Upstate
🦁 Kids: Kid-Friendly Museum - Statewide

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🐾 Exciting News! 🐾

The Brandywine Zoo has made it to the elimination round of the Best of Delaware awards! 🎉 We’re honored to be nominated in TWO categories:

🏕️ Kids: Summer Camp - Upstate
🦁 Kids: Kid-Friendly Museum - Statewide

Now, we need YOUR help to win! Cast your vote between Feb 3 and Feb 28 at bestof.delawaretoday.com and show your love for the zoo! 🐒🦉

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02/01/2025

Attention Bird Nerds! 🐦🦆

In a few weeks the 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 will be upon us. The annual event collects citizen science data which is then made available for use by researchers and policy makers in their conservation work. This year we invite you to join us and the Delaware Ornithological Society on Saturday, Feb 15, at 9am for a bird walk in and around Brandywine Park!

Led by DOS President, Joe Francis, we will explore various habitats between 18th Street and the Brandywine River. Species observations will be recorded through eBird. The GBBC occurs Feb 14-17 so we encourage you to conduct counts on your own at home or another favorite birding spot on any of those days. There will be a limited supply of binoculars available, but if you have a pair of your own, please bring them.

A special treat awaits during a stop at the Zoo Education Building! If interested, please RSVP by emailing [email protected] or calling 302-407-4406.

Learn more at birdcount.org

01/30/2025

🐾 Wishing Lynn Klein a Happy Retirement! 🎉

The Brandywine Zoo team came together for an unforgettable farewell dinner, and we had one of the best turnouts yet! 💙✨ We are beyond grateful for Lynn Klein, our General Curator, who has dedicated 14 years to BWZ and an incredible career in the zoo field.

Lynn has worked with some amazing species—including elephants and marine mammals—and has left a lasting impact on our zoo family. Her coworkers describe her as caring, supportive, hardworking, and always upbeat. She will be deeply missed, but we are so excited for her next adventure!

Join us in wishing Lynn all the best in her well-earned retirement! 🦁🐘💐

01/30/2025

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Happy Lunar New Year! 🥮🧧🐍
This is the year of the snake, which symbolizes wisdom, transformation, and personal growth.
The snakes here wish you many new opportunities for growth and change in 2025!

01/29/2025

With the future of monarch butterflies literally up in the air, any positive connection we can facilitate between them and the public will help in their conservation. 🦋

Art, creativity, and culture are powerful methods in which to do this. That's why we offer guests at our Mighty Monarch Day event the opportunity to color paper butterflies for the Symbolic Migration Project. 🎨

The small pieces of art are then packaged into a larger Ambassador Butterfly (ours were designed by zoo Conservation Education Interns). Ambassador folders are then mailed to Monarchs Across Georgia staff who send them to Mexico. Elementary and middle schools located along designated butterfly sanctuaries receive the ambassadors filled with colorful paper butterflies. 📬

A special lesson is also incorporated into the day and classrooms hold their own celebration often including food. It is the responsibility of those students to hold onto the butterflies for the winter, mimicking the overwintering process real monarchs undergo in nearby oyamel fir forests. Then come spring, different paper butterflies are packaged and sent north to bring the symbolic migration full circle.

🌷We look forward to receiving ours in late spring!

Read more here: bit.ly/4aBUGvM

🐾 Exciting News! 🐾The Brandywine Zoo has made it to the elimination round of the Best of Delaware awards! 🎉 We’re honore...

01/28/2025

01/27/2025

🎉🐾 Get ready for ZOOBILEE, Saturday March 22nd– the ultimate gala dinner and dance celebrating 120 years of the Brandywine Zoo! 🎊 Join us as we toast to the past and invest in the future, funding exciting transformations that will benefit our animals, guests, and community. 🌿🐅

Your support fuels the Brandywine Zoo Capital Campaign, making a lasting impact! 💛

📅 Don’t miss out—get your tickets today! 🎟️ 👉 bit.ly/4iOH1Fb

01/25/2025

Blitz says go green! 🦅 Philadelphia Eagles

01/24/2025

We're still accepting docent applications! Apply by January 31 ➡️bit.ly/49R1uW5

Now accepting docents for 2025!
Apply by January 31 ➡ bit.ly/49R1uW5

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1001 N Park Drive
Wilmington, DE
19802

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4pm
Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

(302) 571-7788

Website

http://www.brandywinezoo.org/

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🦅💚 The Brandywine Zoo is flying high for the Philadelphia Eagles as they head to the Super Bowl! Our animals and staff are bringing their wildest team spirit—cheering, flapping, and roaring for a big Birds win! 🏈🎉 6abc Action News CBS Philadelphia NBC10 Philadelphia Tim Furlong Ukee Washington Matteo Iadonisi Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley #FlyEaglesFly

🐾 Wishing Lynn Klein a Happy Retirement! 🎉 The Brandywine Zoo team came together for an unforgettable farewell dinner, and we had one of the best turnouts yet! 💙✨ We are beyond grateful for Lynn Klein, our General Curator, who has dedicated 14 years to BWZ and an incredible career in the zoo field. Lynn has worked with some amazing species—including elephants and marine mammals—and has left a lasting impact on our zoo family. Her coworkers describe her as caring, supportive, hardworking, and always upbeat. She will be deeply missed, but we are so excited for her next adventure! Join us in wishing Lynn all the best in her well-earned retirement! 🦁🐘💐

Zoobilee

🎉🐾 Get ready for ZOOBILEE, Saturday March 22nd– the ultimate gala dinner and dance celebrating 120 years of the Brandywine Zoo! 🎊 Join us as we toast to the past and invest in the future, funding exciting transformations that will benefit our animals, guests, and community. 🌿🐅 Your support fuels the Brandywine Zoo Capital Campaign, making a lasting impact! 💛 📅 Don’t miss out—get your tickets today! 🎟️ 👉 bit.ly/4iOH1Fb

Noon Years Eve

Happy New Year and Thank You For All Your Support in 2024! 🎉 We look forward to seeing you all in 2025! 😁

Noon Years Eve

🎉🐾 Celebrate the New Year early at the zoo! 🦁✨ Join us for a daytime countdown party with sparkling cider, festive fun, and TWO chances to ring in the New Year: 🕙 10am–12pm (Ball drop at 11am) 🕛 12pm–2pm (Ball drop at 1pm) 🌟 Tickets are online only! Zoo members get in FREE but must register ahead of time. Dress warm for this outdoor celebration, and remember, some animals might be staying cozy indoors. 🎊 Reserve your spot today and let’s roar into the New Year together! 🐾🍎🎆 https://bit.ly/47LJMBZ

Santa Is Coming!

🎅✨ Santa’s coming to Winter Wonderland at the Brandywine Zoo! 📅 When: Saturday, Dec. 7 & Sunday, Dec. 8 ⏰ Time: 10 AM–12:30 PM Tickets: Members: $4 (registration required) Non-members: $8 Kids under 3: FREE Get tickets here ➡️ brandywinezoo.org/santa

Giving Tuesday

There's Still Time! ⏰ 🌟 It's Giving Tuesday, and we need your support! 🙏 Our beloved log crawl tunnel in the Nature Play area is ready for an upgrade, and we're raising funds for a brand-new, state-of-the-art tunnel! 🪵✨ But that's not all—our giant anteater gets to share in the fun too! The old log will be transformed into enrichment pieces, making it the perfect gift for him. 🎁🐜 To make it even more exciting, we're hosting a special raffle! 🎟️ For every $100 donation, you'll be entered for a chance to win an unforgettable experience: feeding the giant anteater! 🐾 The lucky winner will be announced on Wednesday, 12/4. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference. Thank you for helping us create magic in our Nature Play area! 💚 Donate here: weblink.donorperfect.com/DZSGivingTues

Spirits At The Zoo

Celebrate Halloween at the Zoo for An Evening of Holiday Revelry! Spirits is coming to the Brandywine Zoo and you are invited! Friday, October 25th 5:30-8pm. 🧙🧙‍♂️🎃👻☠️ https://brandywinezoo.org/spiritsatthezoo/

Boo tickets are on sale now! Purchase using link in bio. 👻 🎃Boo at the Zoo: October 18, 19 & 20

Best of Delaware

Thank you for making us the best kids place for a birthday party - upstate by the Best of Delaware! 🥳🎈Delaware Today

The Brandywine Zoo Brings The Animal Kingdom To Wilmington

The Brandywine Zoo is a magical small zoo in Wilmington, Delaware. Animal residents include giant anteater, lemurs, red pandas, binturong, Andean condor, golden lion tamarins, saki monkeys, radiated tortoises, sloth, birds, bobcat, caracal, snakes, and others. The Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, a distinction that marks its commitment to providing excellent care for animals, and a great experience for the visitor. 😁 Brandywine Zoo is open most days from 10am to 4pm (last admission at 3:30pm). Check www.brandywinezoo.org for many programs and special events for both kids and adults alike. The zoo especially appeals to children under 12 years, as activities are geared to them, and the layout of the zoo encourages learn-and-play and animal observations. When you become a member of the Delaware Zoological Society, you become a member of the Brandywine Zoo. The Delaware Zoological Society is the non-profit fundraising membership organization that supports the mission of the Brandywine Zoo. Both are located at 1001 North Park Drive, Wilmington, Delaware, 19802, USA. www.brandywinezoo.org The Brandywine Zoo is managed by the Delaware Division of Parks and Recreation with the support of the Delaware Zoological Society.

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About the Zoo

In the heart of historic Brandywine Park, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums accredited Brandywine Zoo fosters connections in support of wildlife conservation through up-close, interactive visitor experiences with exotic and endangered animals.

Celebrate your favorite animal while it eats, plays and sleeps. Consider how your visit to the Brandywine Zoo can lead you to advocate for local and global conservation efforts.

The Brandywine Zoo is a dynamic and fun learning center for children of all ages located in beautiful Brandywine Park, Wilmington, Delaware. The Brandywine Zoo is home to animals from the temperate regions of the world. Resident animals include: eagles, red pandas, African serval, goats, condors, burrowing owls, reptiles, and more. Our animals were born in zoos or are rescues. Every animal has a story and the Brandywine Zoo shares these profiles with children to teach about our role in animal care and environmental conservation. The Brandywine Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), an earned distinction that marks its commitment to providing excellent care for animals, a great experience for the visitor and a better future for all living things.

The Brandywine Zoo has indoor and outdoor programming throughout the year--although cold weather may keep some animals off exhibit. The zoo offers programs, workshops, half-day and full-day camps, and special events for children and adults. Check the website for details.

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