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🍺 ZOO BREWS ROUND 2! Back by popular demand! Ma

🍺 ZOO BREWS ROUND 2! Back by popular demand! Mark your calendar and join the Birmingham Zoo for a second round of Zoo Brews: Drafts at a Distance on Friday, October 30 from 5pm until 8pm! Craft beer lovers will enjoy a fantastic selection of beverages from the finest specialty brews and wines. Experience breweries from all over Alabama and the southeast while you safely travel through the Zoo. Perfect for adults 21 and up, this event is a responsible reinvented twist on a signature favorite! If you missed the first one or just want to come back for more fun, stay tuned for event details and ticket sales! birminghamzoo.com/zoobrews30
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🐦 LORIKEET FEEDINGS start at 10am until 3pm tod

🐦 LORIKEET FEEDINGS start at 10am until 3pm today & Sunday! Purchase your tickets onsite when you arrive at the aviary Tiki Hut Gift Shop. Timed tickets and reservations are no longer required! So, don't let this weekend fly by without meeting our beloved lorikeets at the @myeyedr Lorikeet Aviary!
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📌 PLEASE NOTE: All visitors are required to wear face coverings inside the aviary. Lorikeet feedings are available Saturdays and Sundays from 10am until 3pm. Visitors can purchase feeding tickets onsite at the aviary Tiki Hut Gift Shop. *Daily activities and animal encounters are weather dependent.
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📸 Courtney @courtneynweaver

🎃 NEW HALLOWEEN EVENT! Join your Birmingham Zoo

🎃 NEW HALLOWEEN EVENT! Join your Birmingham Zoo during the month of October for our new daytime Halloween event, Hoots & Howls! Take a ride on the Haunted Train*, go for a spin on the Cobweb Carousel* and trick-or-treat in the new Candy Cave* located in the Zoo’s Reptile Building. This is one wicked event that you won’t want to miss! *Additional cost
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📌 Full list of activities and event details coming soon!
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DATES & TIME: October 17-18, 24-24, 30-31 from 10am until 3pm
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🐟 SPOTTED AT THE ZOO: Did you know...? Your Zoo

🐟 SPOTTED AT THE ZOO: Did you know...? Your Zoo is home to an ancient, native fish species dating back to the Cretaceous period, some 65 to 100 million years ago! Ancestors of Spotted Gar swam with the dinosaurs! This primitive North American freshwater fish plays an important role in balancing a natural and healthy ecosystem. You can visit our three spotted gar at their habitat in the Alabama Stream located in Children’s Zoo.
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📸 Francisco/ochoa_cinco254

🎉 'TAILS OFF THE TRAILS AUCTION! Mark your cale

🎉 'TAILS OFF THE TRAILS AUCTION! Mark your calendar for a fabulous fundraiser benefiting your Zoo’s Emergency Animal Fund! ‘Tails Off The Trails is an online auction presented by the Birmingham Zoo Junior Board on Friday, October 2 at 4pm until Friday, October 9 at 8pm. Everyone is invited to bid during this wildly virtual auction at tails2020.givesmart.com
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Don't mind us...we're just enjoying this kitten pl

Don't mind us...we're just enjoying this kitten playtime! 😊 When’s the last time you saw these cuties up-close? Today is a perfect day for a visit to the Zoo!
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🎥 Lauren @ladypalutena

🦏 THE BIG GUY! Our male rhino, Max, is 21 years

🦏 THE BIG GUY! Our male rhino, Max, is 21 years old and is the largest of our rhino herd. His hobbies include playing with his tire, digging in the mud, and staring at the ladies from afar. With a love language of quality time, Max enjoys hanging out with his keepers or his ladies as often as he can. Max is best identified by his sizable frame, his large, pyramidal horn, and his loving eyes. #WorldRhinoDay #SouthernWhiteRhino
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📸 Anna Kate., Lead Animal Care Professional of Trails of Africa

🦏 MEET AJABU! Our youngest rhino, Ajabu, is 19

🦏 MEET AJABU! Our youngest rhino, Ajabu, is 19 years old and is the daughter of our other female Laptop. Her hobbies include tipping over water troughs while her Keepers fill them, smacking her lips after a nice meal and cuddling with her mom in the wallows. Her Keepers say that with a love language of receiving gifts, Ajabu enjoys any and all tasty treats that are offered to her. Ajabu can be identified by her long, luxurious tail hairs, her rounded horn, and her need to be directly next to her mother! #WorldRhinoDay #SouthernWhiteRhino
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📸 Amy T., Zoological Manager of Trails of Africa

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