Potter’s Blog

Have you ever wondered who the most dramatic penguin is at the Akron Zoo? In Episode 2 of our penguin soap opera, The Young and the Flightless, that honor has been been given to Ernie, our penguin…

When you have a penguin colony as large as ours, drama is inevitable. We often feel that the lives of our Humboldt penguins are quite the soap opera, so we decided to bring it to life! Welcome to…

Members of the Akron Zoo’s Horticulture Team can identify a wide variety of trees and plants in our park, and sometimes even your yards. Of the many tree species, evergreens (also known as conifers)…

Of all the cats in the Americas, jaguars are the largest. In fact, they are the third biggest cat in the world behind tigers and lions. Jaguars are an umbrella species for biodiversity conservation,…

At the Akron Zoo, we work hard to connect your life to wildlife through lifelong learning. Many people don’t know that the Akron Zoo is home to all kinds of STEM-based programs. STEM programming…

Redheads may be known for being wild, but there are none wilder than the "gingers” at your Akron Zoo. As a matter of fact, we are home to several red species, who have all adapted to have their…