Welcome to the Fort Wayne Zoo, Quinty! Fort Wayne Zoo is excited to announce the arrival of a female California sea lion named Quinty. Quinty arrived at the Zoo on June 2, 2026, at 9:10 a.m., as guests were able to see the exclusive transport process when she arrived from an inst ... 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
When you see Protecting Our Flock signs around the Fort Wayne Zoo, it mea ... 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
Happy National Zoo Keeper Week to all past, present, and future Keepers! From providing care to animals of all shapes, size ... Read More
Have you ever wondered what goes on at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo during the off-season? Besides missing the laughs and squeals of joy heard during the season, employees are hard at work completing different tasks to get the Zoo ready for the upcoming season! While each department has their fai ... Read More
As every animal ages, changes in care become necessary. For humans ... Read More
Welcome to the Zoo Team, Michelle Smurl! “I visited the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo when Earl Wells was the Executive Director, and since then I always kept it in the back of mind that this would be a great place to work.” Nearly 30 years later, Michelle Smurl has joined the Fort Wayne Chi ... Read More
Yes, the Animals in African Journey Really Do Spend the Winter Here! But don’t they enjoy warmer weath ... Read More