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🍺Grab a beer and say cheers at your Birmingham

🍺Grab a beer and say cheers at your Birmingham Zoo!

Join us for Zoo Brews on June 10th! 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 travel through the Zoo. Perfect for adults 21 and up, this event is a signature favorite! Attendees will delight in tasty selections from local food truck vendors and the Zoo’s Wild Burger restaurant will be serving full-size beer and wine – all for an additional charge. Whether a Zoo Brews fan or new to the event, we can’t wait to see you for a fun evening at the Zoo!

Farley and Gio, the #CaliforniaSeaLions are jumpin

Farley and Gio, the #CaliforniaSeaLions are jumping with excitement to invite you to their Sea Lion Send-Off celebration! Join us this SATURDAY, May 27th for a Sea Lion Send-Off!

Details here: https://www.birminghamzoo.com/event/sea-lion-send-off/

Your Birmingham Zoo will be open on the Memorial D

Your Birmingham Zoo will be open on the Memorial Day holiday, Monday May 29th, from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. In honor of the holiday, all active and retired military veterans, including their dependents (up to six) will receive FREE admission to the Birmingham Zoo throughout Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 27 through Monday, May 29, with proof of valid military identification.

More details here: https://www.birminghamzoo.com/event/memorial-day-weekend-2023-may-29-2023/

The most adorable #TongueOutTuesday with Kodo, the

The most adorable #TongueOutTuesday with Kodo, the #redpanda!

👉 #DYK Red pandas go by many names including firefox, red bear-cat, red cat-bear, and the lesser panda!
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⏰ Wednesday - Sunday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | *Hours subject to change for events or inclement weather.
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Don't SNOOZE on this opportunity! Adopt-an-animal

Don't SNOOZE on this opportunity! Adopt-an-animal at your Birmingham Zoo TODAY!

Adoptions make the perfect gift for any special holiday!
🎉Adopt here: https://www.birminghamzoo.com/get-involved/adopt-an-animal/

*Adopt two weeks before the special occasion for packages to arrive in time by mail, or adopt one week in advance if picked up at the Zoo.

🎉Your Birmingham Zoo invites you to join us for

🎉Your Birmingham Zoo invites you to join us for a Sea Lion Send-Off on Henley Lawn, Saturday, May 27, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. to wish Farley and Gio safe travels to their new home! Join our education team on Henley Lawn and learn more about sea lions, how to help marine life in the wild, and hear more about what it takes to transport animals to their new homes! The community will also be able to express their well wishes on a banner that will travel with Farley and Gio to the New England Aquarium where a larger habitat and colony awaits them. The New England Aquarium will collaborate with your Birmingham Zoo for future updates on how the pair are settling in this summer.

🔗SEND OFF details: https://www.birminghamzoo.com/event/sea-lion-send-off/

SEA LION PRESS RELEASE: https://www.birminghamzoo.com/2023/04/17/birmingham-zoos-california-sea-lions-to-join-new-england-aquarium/

Bob, the #bobcat, can't wait to enjoy a lazy Sunda

Bob, the #bobcat, can't wait to enjoy a lazy Sunday afternoon nap in his NEW HOME!

🐾When you donate to the Cougar Crossing Habitat, you’ll invest in a new home for Bob the bobcat and a new deserving cougar. With your gift or pledge of $1,000 or more, your name or that of someone special will be recognized at the habitat with your personalized paw print. Make your gift or pledge by June 15 at birminghamzoo.com/donate or Givebutter.com/cougarcrossing for details about monthly giving. Gifts of all sizes are welcome and make a difference.

🎉Your Birmingham Zoo invites you to Party for t

🎉Your Birmingham Zoo invites you to Party for the Planet in celebration of Endangered Species Day TODAY, May 20.

This fun-filled educational event will take you around the zoo to learn about how our Zoo works to save species with zoos, aquariums, and partners around the world through AZA’s Saving Animals From Extinction (SAFE) programs. The event will feature stations highlighting SAFE Species programs throughout the Zoo where visitors will learn about how your Birmingham Zoo is protecting animals in their native habitats and ways you can help endangered species from right here at home. All Endangered Species Day activities are free with paid admission to the Zoo.

📷Victoria K., Animal Care Professional, Predators
⏰ Wednesday - Sunday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | *Hours subject to change for events or inclement weather.
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