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Aside from the ocelot, the Rainforest Building has two new 10-year-old scarlet ibises. The birds have bright pink-orange ...
The Beardsley Zoo announced their reopening of the rainforest building with a new space and new animals. They started ...
Jake Cash, the zoo’s Director of Communications, shared the story behind Pilatus’s journey—and what lies ahead.
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo announced a celebration for Ponya the Red Panda’s first birthday that includes a birthday-themed fundraiser, according to organizers. The fundraiser will support ...
Zookeepers make sure the animals and themselves stay cool and safe during extreme temperatures. BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — As ...
Southern Connecticut State University graduate Keelyn Kotecki offers a lecture about the importance of bats. This will take place on Sept.17 in the zoo's Hanson Building at 7:00 p.m.
Here's how the animals and humans are keeping cool at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo during the heat wave.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo is hosting a first birthday party for one of its newest arrivals, Ponya the red panda. The public is invited to make the party extra spe… ...
Beardsley Zoo CEO Jim Wharton talks to News 8 about what visitors can expect this summer. Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport is Connecticut's only zoo, open seven days a week.
The Detroit Zoo's red panda twins, Patti and Ponya, have been moved to the Akron Zoo in Ohio and Beardsley Zoo in Connecticut, respectively.