Badger Chapter AAZK

06/17/2026

Even the otters get sleepy in this rainy weather.🦦🦦🌧

06/17/2026

Ochsner Park Zoo is looking for someone for a part time position. Apply now!

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06/14/2026

It's a bit chiller today, a good day to go see the gibbons at Henry Vilas Zoo and then curl up and get cozy!

Photo: Keeper Nicole

06/11/2026

🎉🥳❤️ Happy Birthday Menjadi 🎂 🥳

Please post any Birthday wishes below or even a photo of the Birthday girl!!!

06/08/2026

Mondays, am I right?!

Badger Dekker
Photo: Keeper Alder

06/04/2026

Time for another meet your AAZK Officers post! Today we have Brooke, our secretary.

She is primary of the Barns (camel, Somali Wild Ass, and guineafowl) and the golden lion tamarins that can be found at our Animal Health Center. 🐫🫏

Her favorite animals are too many to list.🦁🐅🫏🐄🐫🦒🐘🦏🐻‍❄️🐨🦨🦃🐢🦕
Brooke wishes that more guests got as excited as she does around North American Porcupines ( who cares that they stink!)
Careful catching her at a camel chat, she'll talk your ear off about their amazing adaptations.

05/31/2026

🦜🦜🦜Happy World Parrot Day 🦜🦜🦜

Not only are parrots colorful, but their complex social behavior and long lives make them one of the most unique bird group.

All parrots have a hooked beak and 4 toes, 2 pointing forward and 2 pointing back. These toes help with the handling of fruit, nuts, and other objects.

Parrots disperse seeds, help regenerate forests, and help maintain the health and biodiversity of ecosystems.

Did you know that a group of parrots is called a pandemonium???!

Make sure to catch Henry Vilas Zoo's own wild and noisey parrots in the Aviary or on pleasant days in the parrot bungalows outside the Aviary.

Photo: Keeper Allyce

05/31/2026

05/29/2026

Happy National Alligator Day! 🐊🐊

Today is a day to celebrate the important role these gators play.

They are an apex predator and ecosystem engineer, they are critical to maintaining balance in the wetlands.

They help keep prey populations in balance and they create what people call "gator holes". These holes retain water during dry seasons and are critical refuges for bird, reptile, and fish species.

At Henry Vilas Zoo, we have 2 alligators name after wetlands in the Florida Everglades, Honey and Barley. They were both hatched in 1989 and can often find them laying next to each other. 🐊🐊