Philadelphia Zoo Photo Albums

Makini the African Lion

The Zoo welcomed another addition with the arrival of African lion Makini—which means which means “dignity” in Swahili-African dialect.

Tua the Sumatran orangutan at the Philadelphia Zoo

Happy Birthday Tua!

Tua the Sumatran orangutan was born November 4th, 1992 at Zoo Atlanta and arrived at the Philadelphia Zoo on April 23, 1999.

Happy Birthday Abigail!

Abigail, who was born July 17th, is the first giraffe calf born at the Philadelphia Zoo in 13 years and was delivered after a gestation period of approximately 15 months.

Happy 14th Birthday to Kira the Amur tiger!

Kira was born at the Leipzig Zoo in Germany on 18 May 1997. Everyone is invited to visit with Kira and her daughter Chang bai every day at our First Niagra Big Cat Falls area!

Baby Aye-Aye "Smeagol"

Smeagol, a male, was born on July 14, 2010 to Medusa and Tolkien at the Philadelphia Zoo.

Orangutan "Batu" Turns One!

On October 2nd, 2010 Batu turned one! Check out some images and a short clip of her throughout the year.