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Mayor Craig Greenberg Announces Dinopalooza Opens at the Louisville Zoo! (Media Release)

May 13, 2025

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg is inviting guests to travel back in time 65 million years — and still make it home for dinner — when Dinopalooza stomps into the Louisville Zoo on Saturday, May 17. Find Out More

Categories: Media Releases, Zoo News Tags: animal, dinopalooza, dinosaurs, events
Lion at the Louisville Zoo

Turn a Soggy Thunder Into Wild Wonder (Media Release)

April 11, 2025

The Louisville Zoo is extending a warm welcome to Derby fans with a special offer to provide more opportunities for fun with Thunder Over Louisville canceled after recent flooding at the waterfront. Find Out More

Categories: Media Releases, Zoo News Tags: animal, events

IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE OUR PLANET!(Media Release)

April 2, 2025

Mayor Greenberg and The Louisville Zoo announce the return of Party for the Planet: A Monthlong Celebration of the Earth powered by LG&E and KU Foundation. Find Out More

Categories: Animal - Specific, Media Releases, Zoo News Tags: animal, earth month, events, news

Celebrate Elephants Mikki and Punch! (Media Release)

March 24, 2025

The Louisville Zoo is calling on the community to share their cherished memories of beloved elephants, Mikki and Punch, as it gears up for a special two-day celebration honoring the iconic duo on April 5 and 6. Find Out More

Categories: Animal - Specific, Media Releases, Zoo News Tags: animal, elephants, mikki, news, punch
Female rhino, Sindi.

Louisville Zoo Saddened by Loss of Beloved Rhino (Media Release)

March 20, 2025

The Louisville Zoo is saddened to announce the passing of its geriatric southern white rhinoceros, 41-year-old female Sindi, on Wednesday, March 19. Find Out More

Categories: Animal - Specific, Media Releases, Zoo News Tags: animal, news, Rhinoceros_White, sindi
Photo of maned wolf Sadie looking at the camera against backdrop of grass, small purple flowers and trees.

Louisville Zoo Honors the Legacy of Sadie (Media Release)

December 16, 2024

The Louisville Zoo is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Sadie, its remaining maned wolf. Find Out More

Categories: Animal - Specific, Media Releases, Zoo News Tags: animal, Maned Wolf
Elephant eating two pumpkins.

Annual Animal Pumpkin Smash (Media Release)

October 30, 2024

The animals at the Louisville Zoo get in on the celebration of the season with a special pumpkin enrichment for the popular Animal Pumpkin Smash Saturday, Nov. 2. Find Out More

Categories: Animals, Media Releases, Zoo News Tags: animal, animal enrichment, Pumpkin smash

Meet Nyasi! (Media Release)

September 18, 2024

Meet Nyasi (nee-YAH-see)! The Louisville Zoo asked fans and advocates to participate in naming its male giraffe calf, and the people have spoken. Find Out More

Categories: Animal - Specific, Animals, Media Releases, Zoo News Tags: animal, Giraffe, giraffe calf, naming, zoo news

Louisville Zoo Invites Public to Help Name New Giraffe Calf (Media Release)

September 11, 2024

The Louisville Zoo is inviting the public to help name one of its newest additions, a male Masai giraffe calf born on August 9, 2024. Find Out More

Categories: Animal - Specific, Animals, Media Releases, Zoo News Tags: animal, Giraffe, giraffe calf, naming, zoo news

Louisville Zoo Welcomes New Addition During Summer Baby Boom (Media Release)

August 29, 2024

The baby boom continues at the Louisville Zoo with the birth of a 19 lb. female addax. Find Out More

Categories: Animal - Specific, Media Releases, Zoo News Tags: Addax Antelope, animal, animal birth, calf, zoo news
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