Potter’s Blog

Who doesn’t love holidays? Some come with days off of work or school, while others are so out of left field you can't help but smile. There is a holiday for everything, from independence to iguanas…

Naom, one of our female jaguars, is a smart and sassy 18 ½ year old cat. The average median life expectancy for a jaguar is 18 years, so you may say Naom is a “wise elder” of her species. Sadly for…

The Amazon Rainforest is the most diverse ecosystem on Earth. Its 1.4 billion acres of forest produces 20% of the planet’s oxygen and is home to 10% of all known plant and animal species. Sadly, the…

The taiga biome is the largest terrestrial biome in the world. This environment is often swampy and cold since it is located in high latitudes like the Himalayan mountains. Most of us would imagine…

Interpreter: a person who translates what someone (or in my case, some animal) is communicating from one language to another.  Every animal has a story to tell, and as an Education Interpreter at…

Wingin' It with Frances F. Feathers has returned! Frances has been on summer vacation, but she made her grand return to the Akron Zoo - only to discovered that we opened a new area while she was…