Nashville Zoo is excited to announce the arrival of a 10-year-old male Andean bear, Pinocchio, from Salisbury Zoo in Maryland. He arrived in July and underwent a standard quarantine period and has slowly been acclimating to his new habitat. Nashville Zoo was selected to receive this male bear as part of the Association of Zoos…
Celebrate culture and community at Nashville Zoo and Conexion America’s Hispanic Heritage Festival, presented by Twice Daily on Saturday, September 30. This festival will include dance performances, a puppet show, live music, animal shows available in both English and Spanish and more. Guests can expect celebrations of all kinds to be taking place around the…
Nashville Zoo is excited to create greater access and inclusion for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities by partnering with local Bridges for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to host Deaf Day Out at the Zoo on Sunday, September 24. This collaboration is an exciting celebration of equity and inclusion that will feature…
Tickets are officially on sale for Nashville Zoo’s Zoolumination, the country’s largest Chinese lantern celebration. This year will be bigger and brighter featuring over 1,000 newly crafted, silk Chinese lanterns and will run from November 17, 2023, through February 4, 2024. After a record-breaking turnout of more than 150,000 guests last year, this season’s festival…
See the Zoo in a whole new light at Nashville Zoo’s Zoolumination, the country’s largest Chinese lantern celebration. This year will be bigger and brighter featuring over 1,000 newly crafted, silk Chinese lanterns and will run from November 17, 2023, through February 4, 2024. After a record-breaking turnout of more than 150,000 guests last year,…
We are thrilled to announce that the new Komodo dragon habitat is officially open to the public. This remarkable exhibit claims the title of the largest Komodo dragon habitat in the Americas! The habitat is located on the path to the Zoo’s HCA Veterinary Healthcare Center and features inside and outside viewing areas. Komodo dragons…
Nashville Zoo is thrilled to announce that a new Komodo dragon habitat will officially open to the public on Thursday, July 27. This is the largest Komodo dragon habitat in the Americas, built to house up to two adult males, three adult females and juvenile Komodo dragons. Guests will have the opportunity to see the…
Nashville Zoo is excited to announce the birth and habitat debut of Otis, the four-week-old male eland calf. Otis was born on May 9 weighing in at 54 pounds to third-time mom, Indigo and dad, Ochre. The Zoo’s hoofstock team reported that the birth was extremely successful, and Otis was standing and nursing within an…
Nashville Zoo is excited to announce the birth of a female red ruffed lemur, Penelope born on Thursday, April 20, weighing in at 114 grams (comparable to a medium-sized apple). She was born to first-time mom and dad Phoebe and Emilio. The Zoo’s primate team reports that mom and baby are doing well and will…
Late last night at 11:30 pm, a baby Tyrannosaurus rex hatched at Nashville Zoo’s DinoTrek. Weighing in at 352 pounds and measuring 7 feet in length, this baby dinosaur is now visible from the DinoTrek trail alongside its mother until the end of July. Nashville Zoo held a hatch day contest which gave visitors an…