Philadelphia Zoo

Philly Live’s Sheila Watko is at the Philadelphia Zoo’s new “Big Time: Life in an Endangerous Age” exhibt that allows people of all ages to get close to dinosaurs. Sheila is really loving this assignment.

NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle geeks out while giving you an up close look at “Big Time: Life in an Endangerous Age” as the Philadelphia Zoo gives visitors a chance to walk among animatronic dinosaurs.

The Philadelphia Zoo shared some video of its hippos enjoying some snow after the storm Thursday.

Families are going to have fewer opportunities to visit the Philadelphia Zoo this fall as the zoo cuts back on its days of operations with fewer visitors coming into the gates amid coronavirus.

With fewer visitors and a lack of school field trips, the Philadelphia Zoo is cutting back its hours this fall. The zoo will only be open Friday to Sunday after Labor Day.

The Philadelphia Zoo has been closed to visitors for months due to coronavirus pandemic, but the animals and staff are ready to come out of hibernation Thursday. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle has details about safety and distancing guidelines in place for the reopening.

The Philadelphia Zoo has found ways to continue to serve the area with virtual offerings when they were forced to closed during the pandemic. Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle gets a look at those virtual offerings and a look at what visitors can expect when they’re able to visit in person again.

Restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus will be in place when the Philadelphia Zoo and Montgomery County’s Elmwood Park Zoo reopen.

The Philadelphia and Elmwood Zoos are set to reopen soon but there will be some changes amid the coronavirus pandemic. NBC10’s Steven Fisher explains.

A penguin turns its head to and fro across the water, as if confused, as the stingrays glide their flattened bodies along the shallows. An ocelot paws at the glass as a donkey’s snout fogs the barrier between them. The alpacas look on from across the gate as the geese and their goslings waddle by. With keepers taking animals...

The Philadelphia Zoo has announced the arrival of two newborn black-and-white ruffed lemurs. They are named Olivia and Mikey.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, some local organizations are holding virtual events. The Philadelphia Zoo, Academy of Natural Sciences and Adventure Aquarium are teaming up for a special event at noon Wednesday.

Philly LIVE Weekends, in partnership with VISIT PHILADELPHIA kicked off Friday, March 27 with four Facebook live streams featuring the Philadelphia Zoo, cooking lessons, a big band sing-a-long and tour of Philly street art.

This cub will make your day a little more bear-able.

Nearly 40 times a day, a call comes into the Philadelphia police department for a crime that goes way under the radar when rating the safety of the city: vehicular hit-and-runs. It’s a total that overwhelms investigators, stunting their ability to track down suspects. And it’s a sad commentary on the respect for rule of law.

A new winter experience for the entire family is taking over the Philadelphia Zoo. “LumiNature” will bring hundreds of animations, oversized, bold-colored flowers and a giant cat with shining eyes to the zoo grounds.

LumiNature is taking over the Philadelphia Zoo with bright lights around every corner.

These upcoming weekends are filled with frights and thrills to get you in the mood for Halloween. Our partners at Visit Philly helped us round up some fun and affordable activities for you to do in Philly and surrounding areas.