Oct 18-19 & oct. 25-26

The Halloween spirit will be in full swing for two frightfully fun weekends at the L.A. Zoo,
with trick-or-treating stations featuring premium candy, plus animal pumpkin feedings, themed photo ops, education stations, and more.

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Open Now Through Sept. 30

A new interactive exhibit that tells the stories of real animals and the people who have dedicated their lives to helping them survive!

StoryWalk® at the L.A. Zoo

A fun and innovative way to engage young readers and encourage activities that build early literacy skills!


Tasmanian devils are back!

For the first time in five years, the L.A. Zoo is once again home to wildly popular Tasmanian devils. See them in person in the Zoo’s Animals of Australia section

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October 18-19 and 25-26

Boo at the L.A. Zoo

Get those costumes ready! Boo at the L.A. Zoo will return the last two weekends of October!


November 13 – January 11

COMING SOON!

Get ready! L.A.’s WILDEST holiday tradition is back!

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Working with bats means waiting for the night sky. Photo by Dr. Melquisedec Gamba-Rios

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Field Notes: Bats in Florida and Jamaica with Cortney Vargas


I sit perched on the edge of an examination table with barely contained excitement. A nurse enters with a small syringe in hand, and my smile stretches widely as she wipes my arm with a cool alcohol swab. A rush of anticipation flutters in my chest; today I’m getting the rabies vaccine! It marks the first step toward realizing my 20-year dream of working with bats.


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