National Wildlife Week: Conservation starts at home
National Wildlife Week has a rich history of conservation and education dating back to 1938, making it the longest-running National Wildlife Federation (NWF) education program in history. This year…
Read More“Owl” Eyes on Our Animal Ambassadors!
The International Festival of Owls is an annual event that began in 2003 with the hatching day of Alice, a great horned owl from Antigo, Wisconsin. The first event was meant to encourage people to…
Read MoreSave a Songbird: It’s National Bird Feeding Month
When you think about February, many things come to mind: Super Bowl Sunday, Valentine’s Day, Groundhog Day and Black History Month, just to name a few. But did you know it is also National Bird…
Read MoreA Wild Valentine's Day
Animals have weird ways of showing each other how they feel about one another. Some of them give each other gifts!
Others grab a bite to eat.
Still others put on a snazzy tuxedo and bring their…
Read MoreWingin' It Episode 2
Things are getting smelly around the Akron Zoo! In the next episode of Wingin' It, Frances meets Forest the porcupine and learns why he doesn't smell the best.
Published Feb. 21, 2019.
Read MoreMaintaining the Monarchs
Monarch butterflies are truly the “kings” of the butterfly kingdom. With a wingspan of almost 5 inches, and wings of brilliant orange, red, yellow and black, monarchs are some of the largest and most…
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