When thinking of a petting zoo, most people typically imagine small, fluffy animals. Things like rabbits, goats, maybe even a donkey. However, all animals in a petting zoo are typically docile and non ...

PITTSBURGH — A new temporary exhibit at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium takes visitors back in time to come face-to-face with incredible extinct animals. Ice Age: Frozen in Time runs from April 14 ...

"Ice Age: Frozen in Time" • Opens Monday, runs through Sept. 1. • Tickets are $9 plus zoo admission at $23 for adults, $20 for children and $21 for seniors on weekdays and $25, $22 and $23 on weekends ...

A s you walk through the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium this holiday season, your path will be illuminated by 350 handmade lanterns containing millions of sparkling lights — and your soundtrack will be ...

The Pittsburgh Zoo has a new African lion, and so far, he's been a hit with the ladies. The zoo on Tuesday announced that 8-year-old Hondo has arrived from the Idaho Falls Zoo. The hope is that he'll ...

Sox, a Masai giraffe, interacts with Spencer, a zebra that shared her exhibit, at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. The female giraffe was euthanized on Jan. 17, 2025, after a degenerative bone condition ...

PITTSBURGH — It has been one year since a tornado touched down at the Pittsburgh Zoo. It’s the kind of natural disaster that could have had a serious ripple effect, but the staff was ready with a ...

A small electrical fire at the Pittsburgh Zoo's aquarium prompted an evacuation on Tuesday morning. The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium said the fire was reported in the aquarium building shortly before 11 ...

The National Human Rights Project has filed a lawsuit against the Pittsburgh Zoo, challenging the transfer of elephants Victoria and Zuri to an international conservation center.

A Washington, D.C.–based animal-rights group has filed a lawsuit in Somerset County seeking to secure the liberty of two Pittsburgh Zoo elephants. The elephants were recently moved to an international ...