Latest News At San Antonio Zoo
$8 Admission for Locals
San Antonio residents can get outside and connect with nature at the zoo for just $8 per person on Sunday, January 23. This deep discount is the zoo’s way of showing gratitude towards residents of San Antonio; allowing for even more people to learn how the zoo combines conservation, animal care, and education in securing a future for wildlife.
Swipe Right... or Left with San Antonio Zoo® This Valentine’s Day
Whether you're looking to forget an ex, hoping to find new love, or looking to have a romantic brunch or dinner with your soul mate, San Antonio Zoo has everything you need to celebrate Valentine's Day in 2022. The zoo brings back the Cry Me a Cockroach Fundraiser with a new option and hosts many additional celebrations to make San Antonio the new city of love.
“Thank You For Being A Friend Day” Honoring Betty White at San Antonio Zoo
Betty White, the Golden Girl with a golden heart, will have her legacy live on through hertireless work in animal welfare, conservation efforts, and advocacy for zoos across the country. On her birthday, Monday, January 17, San Antonio Zoo is offering free admission to guests 65and older, bring-a-friend free for all San Antonio Zoo members, and $8 standard admission. These discounts are San Antonio Zoo’s way of honoring Betty White for her enduring friendship, lifelong advocacy for animals, and tireless dedication to zoos around the country.
San Antonio Zoo® Leverages New Therapy to Treat Arthritis in Komodo Dragon
As we start the New Year, many of us are making resolutions to increase our activity and get more steps. Bubba, the 27-year-old Komodo dragon who calls San Antonio Zoo® home, is doing the same, thanks to an innovative new procedure used on dogs to reduce inflammation in his arthritic joints.
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- 4/19/21 – San Antonio Zoo® Begins Construction on Unique Jaguar Habitat
- 4/22/21 – San Antonio Zoo® Proves Everything is Better On a Stick
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- 6/30/21 – Baby Blue Duiker Born at San Antonio Zoo®
- 7/6/21 – San Antonio Zoo® Surprises Terminally Ill Flamingo Fan
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- 8/2/21 – San Antonio Zoo® & HEB Honors Texas Teachers Throughout August
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- 9/1/21 – San Antonio Zoo® Is Looking For Their Next King And Queen Of The Jungle!
- 9/9/21 –San Antonio Zoo® Partners with Metro Health to Fight COVID
- 9/10/21 – San Antonio Zoo® Announces Annual Zoo Boo! Presented by Valero Benefit for Children
- 9/13/21 –San Antonio Zoo® Animal Care Specialist Wins “Trip of a Lifetime”
- 9/22/21 -San Antonio installs first EVSA Electric Vehicle Charger at San Antonio Zoo
- 9/24/21 – Natural Bridge Caverns Family Foundation Lends Support to San Antonio Zoo Research on Cave Species
- 9/27/21 –New San Antonio Zoo Train Debuts in Brackenridge Park
- 10/07/21 – San Antonio Zoo® Receives Charitable Grant from 2021 Valero Benefit for Children
- 10/14/21 – San Antonio Zoo® Earns ZAA Accreditation Again
- 10/15/21 – San Antonio Zoo® Announces 2022 Attraction – Kronkosky’s Tiny Tot Nature Spot Reimagined
- 10/29/21 – San Antonio Zoo® Opens new tropical realm, NEOTROPICA
- 11/09/21 – San Antonio Zoo® Successfully Hatches Endangered Komodo Dragons
- 11/17/21 – San Antonio Zoo® Announces Improvements to Include New Guest Entrance
- 11/23/21 – San Antonio Zoo® Rehabilitates and Releases Threatened Rough-Footed Mud Turtles
- 12/27/21 – San Antonio Zoo® Welcomes 1 Millionth Visitor of 2021
- 12/30/21 – San Antonio Zoo® Releases Critically Endangered Puerto Rican Crested Toad Tadpoles Into the Wild
2020
- 6/11/20 – Local Walmart Managers Rally to Support San Antonio Zoo® by Donating $25,500 towards the zoo’s Recovery Fund
- 6/09/20 – Quarantine Baby Boom at San Antonio Zoo®
- 6/05/20 – San Antonio Zoo® Provides New Version of Dream Night to Local Pediatric Patients
- ‘7-16-20 – San Antonio Zoo® Celebrates Hatching Bird Extinct in the Wild
- 7/8/20 – San Antonio Zoo® Offers Guests A Choice -Popular Drive Thru Zoo Experience or Walk thru the Zoo
- 7/7/20 – 50th Anniversary of the Great Little Train Robbery
- 8-7-20 San Antonio Zoo Goes Virtual with Largest Annual Fundraiser Zoo Ball
- 8-13-20 Center for Conservation and Research at San Antonio Zoo Celebrates More Hatchings of Texas Horned Lizards
- 08-7-20 San Antonio Zoo goes Virtual with Largest Annual Fundraiser Zoo Ball
- 8-13-20 Horned Toads Successfully Hatched
- 9-1-2020: San Antonio Zoo Honors Frontline Heroes with FREE Admission to Zoo the Entire Month of September
- 9-17-2020: San Antonio Zoo Ushers in Halloween Season with Zoo Boo!, Trick-or-Treat Stations Sponsored by HEB, Zoo Fiesta Medals, Drive Thru Zoo Boo!, and even a Chupacabra
- 9-17-2020: San Antonio Zoo Ushers In Halloween Season w/ Zoo boo!
- 9-25-2020: New Species Arrive at San Antonio Zoo
- 10-2-2020 – San Antonio Zoo Launches “Road to Recovery” Fundraiser Paver Campaign
- 10-12-2020 – San Antonio Zoo® Is Looking For Their Next King And Queen Of The Jungle! (Kids Zoo Ball)
- 10-29-20 San Antonio Zoo Dia De Candy
- 10-30-20 San Antonio Zoo Adds Senior Leader
- San Antonio Recognized in “Escape From Extinction” Documentary Film”
- Timothy For President
- San Antonio Zoo Offers Free Admission to Military
- Rhinos at San Antonio Zoo Now Exploring Giraffe Savanna
- San Antonio Zoo Helps the Bora Indigenous People Survive in the Amazon During Pandemic
- San Antonio Recognized in “Escape From Extinction” Documentary Film”
- Timothy For President
- San Antonio Zoo Offers Free Admission to Military
- Rhinos at San Antonio Zoo Now Exploring Giraffe Savanna
- San Antonio Zoo Helps the Bora Indigenous People Survive in the Amazon During Pandemic
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