America’s First Zoo turned 150 on March 21, 2009! The Zoo thinks an occasion this wild deserves more than just one birthday bash. In tribute to the anniversary date of the signing of its charter, the Zoo has launched a year-long celebration.
As part of the fun, we invite you to celebrate our animals' birthdays too!
Did you know that, throughout the Zoo, an animal celebrates a birthday almost daily?
It's true! Scroll our
animal birthday list--you might even find you share a birthday with your favorite animal!
And if you'd like to bring an gift in celebration of any of these birthdays--or even "just because"--here's a list of great
animal birthday gift ideas.
For more about our sesquicentennial celebration, including a timeline of major events in the Zoo's history,
click here.