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Explore Your Zoo

There’s so much to discover at your Los Angeles Zoo

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Learn about the more than 270 different species that call the Zoo home.

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Experience biomes from around the globe â€” from New World tropics to African grasslands to the Australian outback.

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From exhibitions, daily performances, and entertainment for all ages, there’s always something great going on at the L.A. Zoo.

BiodiverCity Podcast

The Zoo has partnered with the Gottlieb Native Garden on a new podcast focusing on urban conservation. 

Zoo Blog

  • Family Values
    Swan Lake—the newest habitat to debut at the Zoo—owes its existence to some very special donors. The Lowy family, one of the habitat’s major funders, has been involved with the L.A. Zoo in myriad ways for more than 60 years.
  • Zoo Update with Zoo Director and CEO Denise M. Verret
    Springtime is always a time of change and renewal, and as spring represents change and new beginnings for us, this year it is also true of the Los Angeles Zoo elephants, Billy and Tina.
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Reserve a field trip, find lesson plans, and connect with Zoo educators online. The Zoo has both in-person and virtual options.