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 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 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

Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo is proud to announce that it has received accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) independent Accreditation Commission at this year’s Annual Conference in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Twice a year, the Commission reviews accreditation applications ... Read More

“I felt like I was walking on the set of Avatar, with the glow-in-dark mushrooms and gigantic trees in the forest. It was very awe-inspiring.” In March of 2023, Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo Head Veterinarian, Dr. Kami Fox, teamed up with Mariana Avifauna Conservation (MAC) an ... Read More

Bamboo Forest to Open Fall 2023 Fort Wayne IN – Construction continues at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo with Bamboo Forest Adventure Play and Marketplace which is set to open later this Zoo season. Bamboo Forest is part of the new reimagined Asian T ... Read More

Penny, A Curious Ostrich While enjoying the Fort Wayne Children Zoo’s African Savannah, you may have encountered a large, long necked bird running on two legs. Penny the ostrich loves interacting with guests and is one of the most curious and well-known animals at the Fort Wayn ... Read More

I had just left the Kangaroo exhibit. To my left, I saw a small blue plaque that read “Walk-Through Aviary.” I knew an aviary meant an enclosure for birds but I wasn’t sure if it was worth it. However, no one else was in there. Every other exhibit was crowded with eager children in chunky stro ... Read More