The Holiday season is now twice as bright as the Fort Wayne Zoo and Blue Jacket present Fort Wayne LightFest! Within Fort Wayne LightFest, guests can drive through the three-mile stretch of the beloved Fantasy of Lights and brand new this year, enjoy Wild Lights at the Fort Wayne Zoo. A new fa ... Read More
Fort Wayne Zoo is excited to announce a wattled crane egg hatched the morning of August 29 to mother Starling, 8 years old, and father Hannibal, 23 years old. This is the first successful wattled crane egg hatched at the Fort Wayne Zoo. The sex and name will be unveiled at a later date. “For th ... Read More
Thank you to Asplundh Tree Experts, along with the support of American Electric Power and Indiana Michigan Power, for the beautiful browse! The word ‘browse’ refers to tree branches with foliage on them, which are multi-purpose here are the Fort Wayne Zoo. Every other week, the Fort Wayne Zoo re ... Read More
Fort Wayne Zoo Welcomes Clouded Leopard Cub The Fort Wayne Zoo is excited to announce the birth of a male clouded leopard cub born the morning of June 22 to mother Raury, 7 years old, and father Sanji, 5 years old. This is the s ... Read More
Fort Wayne Zoo to Unveil Coastal Cove Get ready for an ... Read More
When you see Protecting Our Flock signs around the Fort Wayne Zoo, it mea ... Read More
Fort Wayne Zoo is excited to introduce a new African lion in our care, Kiume (Pronounced as Cue-MAY). Thirteen-year-old Kiume is welcomed from John Ball Zoo as a companion for Ina, the female lioness in our care. “We have been working with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Sur ... Read More
Staring into the big, beautiful eyes of a giraffe as they reach out for a piece of lettuce with their long tongue. Feeling the swift brush of a stingray as they eat a piece of fish from the palm of your hand. Watching a goat nibble, trying to get every last pellet from between your fingers. Every si ... Read More
Fort Wayne Zoo Announcement Fort Wayne IN - “This is so much more than I expected from a Children’s Zoo!” We have heard the phrase echoed for so long that we’ve grown used to the surprise in a new guest’s voice when they discover that the Fort Wayne ... Read More
Creaky knees. Copious naps. Clicking joints. These are all signs of a long life well lived. As some of the animals who call the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo home enter their golden years, the care provided by their Zoo Keepers starts to look a little different. At the Zoo, it’s our goal to provide ... Read More