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Prairie dog pups have been spotted in Big Sky Country! : Ann, Zookeeper

In memory of the fallen.

Bridget the Desert Tortoise is attempting to eat mustard flowers- a favorite treat and worth the work!

It’s World Otter Day! You can help river otters by keeping water free of pollution and litter. If you see an otter in the wild, you will know there is clean water and a healthy habitat. Link and Iris live at ZooAmerica to teach visitors about their species and why you should conserve the habitat of their wild counterparts. Due to restrictions on hunting and trapping and conservation of their habitat, otter numbers have continued to rise over the last 50 years! ... Did you know? River otters have long whiskers to help them sense prey underwater. They love fish, but may also eat birds, amphibians, invertebrates, small mammals and crustaceans. : John Cordes #WOD21 #YouOtterKnow

Welcome to the Hershey family, Harper & Cobh!

Happy Halloween! While these animals may seem scary, each species is important for humans! Read each caption to learn just one way these animals benefit people.

Happy 10th Birthday to Rambo the Ringtail! One of our zookeepers made him a special cake to celebrate his big day. Check the comments for a video!

We apologize for the loss of connection during our Facebook Live. Here is a video of the vampire bats feeding from bowls of steer blood. You will see their tiny tongues quickly lap at the blood. They will spend approximately 20 minutes feeding per day and consume 2 tablespoons of blood.

We are LIVE with our vampire bat colony for feeding time. Yes, they DO exclusively drink blood to survive!

Join us LIVE tomorrow, October 30, at 10am to watch our vampire bats lap up steer blood. Our colony of 16 bats drink one third of their weight in blood every day!

We are excited to partner with Ocean Connections, Inc. on a new, interactive Water Friends & Family program available on Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 1. The 1-hour program features two, up close and personal experiences with our water friends. Participants will have an opportunity to feed our playful river otters, Link and Iris, at the zoo and join a training session with the seals or seal lions at the Aquatheatre in Hersheypark. Advanced reservations are required. Learn more - https://www.zooamerica.com/programs-events/

Misty Fall days are best spent snuggling!

Stunning sunset this evening to kick off Creatures of the Night! : Zoo Educator Sarah

The pumpkins are carved, orange lights are hung, artifacts are placed and Bigfoot is hunting butterflies in the Pollinator Meadow. We are READY for Creatures of the Night beginning TOMORROW! Remember your ! https://www.zooamerica.com/programs-events/

Beautiful days call for outdoor exploration! Our education team enjoys taking our ambassador striped skunks outside to dig for bugs and run around in the grass. : Zoo Educator Annie

Can you help us at ZooAmerica and plant flowers to feed monarchs as they prepare for their cross-continent migration? You can keep butterflies safe by planting flowers in a pot on your windowsill, your yard, or your community garden! Our Pollinator meadow is ready for them the asters and goldenrod are spectacular this year and we regularly see monarchs feeding. Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnate) and Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) are native milkweeds that will feed the migration when the monarchs come to our community here in Hershey, PA. Find native milkweeds at your local nursery and plant them now so they are ready for the spring--and don’t forget flowering plants for the adult butterflies, too! #PlayitSAFE #SAFEMonarchs #FeedTheMigration #SavingSpecies #SAFEMonarchNetwork

Ready to dive into Fall?