A female prehensile-tailed skink sticks her tongue out while leaning forward.
New animal announcement: Welcome Clarice to Zoo Boise!
The 10-year-old female prehensile-tailed skink moved here as a Species Survival Plan (SSP) breeding recommendation for Clarence, our male skink.
The pair can be found in the Small Animal Kingdom's rainforest building.
📷: Zookeeper Taylor S
Close-up of a male African lion roaring.
The month of March roars in with a lion at Zoo Boise!
On an open African savanna, a lion’s roar can be heard up to 5 miles away. While it doesn't carry as far in busy downtown Boise, Revan's morning roars are always a highlight.
📷: ZooTeen Jarron
A female wolverine looking at the camera.
Zoo Boise recently welcomed Laura, our new wolverine, and she is already making an impression.
Although wolverines are found in parts of Idaho, they are rarely seen, making this a special opportunity to connect with one of North America’s most elusive mammals.
📸: Zookeeper Clint
Our animal care team made a hard decision to amputate one of our meerkat pup’s limbs. Injury occurred at or right after birth. Good news is that pup is doing great! Within hours of surgery, it was moving better than before. We don't expect an impact on long-term health.
📷: Hospital manager Emily
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Zoo Boise has been named The Best Municipal Leadership for Sustainability 2025 by International Explorer!
This award recognizes how conservation is built into everything we do. What started as a simple idea in Boise has grown into a proven model now being replicated by zoos around the world.
A male Magellanic penguin stands on the shore of a zoo habitat.
A female Magellanic penguin stands on the shore of a zoo habitat; a male stands behind her.
Ever wonder which Zoo Boise penguin is which? You can identify members of our Magellanic colony by their band colors. A brand-new guide is now posted inside the Penguin Pavilion!
Another hint: Males (like Puddin) have bands on their left wing; females (like Daisy) have bands on their right wing.
Yes! Lion tongues have 'papillae', comb-like hooks that help hold food and assist in grooming.
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Ahsoka and Revan: BFFs!
Lions are the most social of all cats. Their bonding can include friendly behaviors like head rubbing/nuzzling and licking.
🎥: Zookeeper Murphy
A female olive baboon sits in a tube inside an indoor zoo habitat. Two other baboons sit behind her in the distance.
Happy 15th birthday to olive baboon Sukari! 🎉
The next time you visit our E.O. Wilson Science Center building and see a baboon waiting for you at the window, it's probably Sukari. That's why zookeepers will describe her as the friendliest member of the troop!
A standing, female bat-eared fox looks upwards.
Have you heard? Fern probably has... she's all ears [almost]!
Bat-eared foxes like her use their enormous, five-inch-long ears to listen for prey, even when it's underground.
📸: Zookeeper Murphy
A male Himalayan red panda looks up while standing in a snowy yard.
Red panda Pumori finally got to experience the little bit of snow we’ve been waiting for this winter! ❄️
📷: Zookeeper Taylor S
Euhl, also known as "Papa Gibbon", enjoys lunch unwrapped from his brand-new enrichment toy!
🎥: White-handed gibbon by zookeeper Taylor T
🌹 Happy Valentine's Day! Here are some of our favorite photos from this year's Valentine rose enrichment series.
14.02.2026 18:08 — 👍 69 🔁 16 💬 0 📌 0🌹 More Valentines were presented at Zoo Boise. Today, zookeeper Brooke and zoo chef Brittany gave their roses to our meerkat family!
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🌹 Prehensile-tailed porcupine Ozzy got his Valentine early from Education/Interpretation Specialist Sophia!
Which Zoo Boise resident would you give yours to?
Our first to identify! Yes, this is Sarus crane Claudia.
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The Zoo Boise resident [extreme] close-up challenge has returned! Can you tell which animal we're looking at today?
📷: Zookeeper Taylor S
A female Amur tiger sitting on a large rock.
Amur tiger Akasha rocks!
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A male great horned owl perches on a branch inside a zoo habitat.
Today is the day of the Superb Owl, right!? Great horned owl Bob has his game face on. 🦉🏈
📷: Zookeeper Murphy
A female Nile crocodiles basks on the shore of a zoo habitat.
Smile if you're ready for this weekend's zoo-perfect forecast!
📷: Nile crocodile Pandora by Events Coordinator Chea
A female lion looking up.
Up close with female lion Ahsoka!
📸: ZooTeen Link
Happy 1st birthday to wolverine Laura! 🎉🎁
Zoo Boise's newest resident is fierce, but playful and fully curious as she explores her new home.
🎥: Zoo chef Brittany
A male olive baboon looks forward inside a zoo habitat.
Some think Quinn took this selfie himself, but our olive baboon troop leader is just really great at posing for portraits! 🤳🖼️
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29.01.2026 21:03 — 👍 14 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Wolverine Laura enjoyed frolicking around in her first Boise snow!! ❄️❄️
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A female warthog stands in an indoor den at a zoo.
Warts and all? Nope! A warthog’s facial “warts” are not warts at all, but rather thick skin growths. These bumps help protect from predators.
📷: Female warthog Makena by zookeeper Murphy
A female wolverine, with her tongue out, lies on her back and clutches onto a tree stump.
Wolverines are one of the most elusive mammals in North America, rarely ever spotted by anyone in the wild. But our newest zoo resident, Laura, is making quite a lot of fans already with her playful personality!
📷: Lead zookeeper Taylor S
