Tulsa Zoo Announces Giraffe Pregnancy
The Tulsa Zoo is thrilled to announce that Zoe, the 5-year-old reticulated giraffe, is pregnant. This will be Zoe’s second calf and sibling to female Mi-Na. Normal giraffe gestation is 14 to 15 months. Zoe’s care team estimates the calf will be born later this spring.
Tulsa Zoo Announces Chimpanzee Pregnancy
Tulsa Zoo is expecting a new addition to their troop. Zuri, the 12-year-old female chimpanzee, is expecting her first infant.
Tulsa Zoo Announces Names for Five Critically Endangered Malayan Tiger Cubs
Tulsa Zoo is proud to share the names, personality characteristics and identifying markings of their five critically endangered Malayan tiger cubs.
Tulsa Zoo Announces Clayton and Gina Hughes Family Giant Anteater Habitat
Tulsa Zoo is preparing to welcome giant anteaters with the planned Clayton and Gina Hughes Family Giant Anteater Habitat. This new exhibit is scheduled to break ground in 2025, in time for a fall ribbon cutting.
Tulsa Zoo Encourages Action To Prevent African Penguin Extinction
Tulsa Zoo is encouraging action after the International Union for Conservation of Nature moved African penguins from endangered to critically endangered, meaning they are nearing extinction. African penguins have lost 97 percent of their population and, at the current rate of decline, will be extinct in the wild by 2035.
Tulsa Zoo Home to Historic Litter of Malayan Tiger Cubs
The birth of five Malayan tiger cubs at Tulsa Zoo increased the North American population by 10 percent. All five cubs are thriving, a rarity for this critically endangered species and believed to be a first for a litter this size among accredited zoos.
Tulsa Zoo Mourns Lioness Shatari
Tulsa Zoo is mourning the loss of Shatari, its female African lioness. Shatari began end-of-life care monitoring in June 2022 based on signs of age-related health decline. She was humanely euthanized late last week.
Tulsa Zoo Welcomes 5 Critically Endangered Malayan Tiger Cubs
Five critically endangered Malayan tiger cubs are doing well after being born at the Tulsa Zoo. They were born overnight on Aug. 8 and 9, to mother, Ava, and father, Raja. There are three male cubs and two female cubs.
Tulsa Zoo to Welcome Two New Asian Elephants Into Herd
Tulsa Zoo soon will welcome two new Asian elephant herd members. Hank and Connie are relocating from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to the new Elephant Preserve Barn later this summer.
