Gliding its way into the spotlight, Aquilolamna is an extinct shark species from Mexico during the Late Cretaceous period. 🌊🦈

Filter-feeders, our nutritionists prepare a variety of foods as aquarists engage in hands-off training to examine them with a tasty meal!

Nothing brings the comfort of autumn like a fall feast! And our Pterodactylus aren't missing the party. We offered our last pumpkins at the zoo filled with bugs and fish, and the winged reptiles balance their weight and challenge themselves for a treat. 🐟🧠 ##ArtemisPaleozoo

You have a 12-hour flight to your next destination - which seat are you taking? ✈️🦖. Let us know in the comments! #ArtemisPaleozoo

On August 1st, 2022, #ArtemisPaleozoo officially launched in showcasing an artbook that combined both real science with a fun, fictional setting into life. 🦖

We want to personally thank @rextooth.bsky.social as our publisher and our followers supporting this journey! Updates to come ⭐️📚

Keeper Alex always has a "whale" of a time when working with Minnie, the Ambulocetus. 🐋💕

Minnie received her annual exam looking into her weight, eyes, ears, and teeth! "Minnie is sharp and always has an eager look in her eye during training."

Art by team member @gummmydragon.bsky.social 🎨

Ready to "pop-on" by to an enrichment session during your visit? Here we have keeper Krystal (@doodlize.bsky.social) providing Daisy the Spectrovenator some bubble enrichment! 🫧.

You can stay up-to-date with enrichment sessions, keeper talks, and more by viewing our Today at the Paleozoo events! ☀️

"I had worked with a variety of bird and reptile groups before joining APZ, and it was really put to the test as a care specialist. Theresa is a very special animal, and it was a great opportunity to play a role in her development and growing with the zoo together". (3/3)

Using techniques of modern zoos, animal care staff would apply puppets to associate parental care with a prop to ensure natural behaviors. "We were on the cutting-edge of understanding dinosaurs in those early years" says director of animal care Christian Flores (@crikeyitschristian.bsky.social) 2/3

This #ZookeeperWeek post doubles as a Throwback Thursday, as we take a step back to the early days of Theresa, the zoo's female Therizinosaurus. ⏰️ (1/3)

Art by team member @teolorenzo.bsky.social 🎨

Rhamphorhynchus training plays an important role in allowing staff to look at teeth, wings, nails, and eyes for a full check-up! Followed by positive reinforcement, you just have to be mindful that some have a snappy appetite.🐟🍽 #ZookeeperWeek

Art by team member @Bluntosaurus_ (on Instagram) 🎨

Who doesn't love a good back scratch? Animals at the #ArtemisPaleozoo are offered different forms of enrichment each day that stimulate their minds and bodies for optimal health. For our Zuniceratops herd, body scratchers are a favorite! #ZookeeperWeek

Art by team member @anomallite.bsky.social 🎨

It's not just guests that appreciate a clean viewing experience! ✨️

M.M, the zoo's male Ichthyostega, can't directly tell us he likes the attention and people-watching sessions through the glass, but animal care is taking the hint.

Art by team member @gummmydragon.bsky.social 🎨

"Being outside of the 'true crocodile' branch as a psuedosuchian, testing Maverick's blood samples can help us understand similarities and differences that improve management and care of modern crocs" added Amber Vivarium Manager Nathan Dehaut @nathandehaut.bsky.social (pictured here) 4/4

"In crocs today, their ability to quickly lunge and move to subdue prey makes them excellent hunters in the wild. However, when muscle activation and stress is high, lactic acid can build to potentially lethal levels in many species". Says care specialist Alex Morton @alexeratops.bsky.social (3/4)

For the past year, our animal care team has been training with Maverick, the zoo's male Kaprosuchus, to participate in voluntary blood draws for research publishing on lactic acid levels in psuedosuchians compared to modern crocodilians. 💉 (2/4)

It's that time of the year again, folks! #ZookeeperWeek returns at the #ArtemisPaleozoo in honoring the dedicated staff that care for the animals you love. Our first highlight begins with an upcoming study from our zoo. 🐊 (1/4)

From forests to rivers, the Amber Vivarium is APZ's newest exhibit that houses a plethora of reptiles, amphibians, and Invertebrates of our past. If you have the instinct to crawl, climb, slither, and swim through our doors, you'll be right at home. 🌴🦋

So, so, predictable, folks 😉 #ArtemisPaleozoo

It's #InternationalDinosaurDay! What better way to celebrate and learn more about yourself than answer the question - which APZ dinosaur are you based on your birth month? 🦕🦖

Who did you get? Let us know in the comments! 💬

With enlarged, saber teeth for dispatching prey, Inostrancevia is a gorgonopsian species from the Late Permian period. Want to learn more about the role of carnivores in the ecosystem, past and present? Then come on by to our Tooth & Claw section during your visit at the #ArtemisPaleozoo 🥩🌍

Translated to "fears nothing", Dreadnaughtus' like Goliath, Mítera, and Little Joe really have nothing to fear at the #ArtemisPaleozoo - except maybe running out of snacks 🥬🍎

We. Love. Bugs! And at the Amber Vivarium, you'll meet one of the zoo's predators with personality - Gigatitan 🦟🌱

As solitary animals with enlarged, sharp forelimbs, they enjoy insect prey as our modified contact strategy requires specialists to wear protective gloves while handling the species!

An exciting announcement! The #ArtemisPaleozoo is proud to announce its newest species - a real dragon! 🐉

Genetically restored from mysterious, fossil DNA, Dracosaurus can be seen scorching small insects (and potentially guests) at the zoo's Time of Flight Aviary.....April Fool's! 🔥

Grab your binoculars, because at the zoo's Cretaceous Safari, you'll experience the true sights and sounds of our planet's past. From the trumpet of a Parasaurolophus, to the domed-duels of Stegoceras, our guided, electric vehicle tours are sure to inspire the adventurer in you. ⚡️🦖 #ArtemisPaleozoo

On this #WorldFrogDay, here's a look at our amphibious friend, a young Diplocaulus, receiving it's monthly checkup! While still developing its "boomerang-shaped" head, much of the research we do on extinct amphibians has been used to better understand conserving frog populations across the globe. 🐸

A giant theropod of Cretaceous Asia, Therizinosaurus' huge claws are a mesmerizing sight. Theresa, the zoo's female, can be seen often browsing tree-to-tree in her habitat, and keepers note you can hear low, thrumming booms from her when curious of new enrichment or feeling content. 🌴

*This advertisement and the Artemis Paleozoo are fictional in origin and do not represent a real fundraiser or location*

With an overwhelming amount of submissions, your donations for the #ArtemisPaleozoo's first Bug-Off Valentine's Fundraiser were a smashing success! Raising upwards of $10,000, we are thankful for the many (and we mean many) names our guest's submitted. 🪱🍏

Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️

*This advertisement and the Artemis Paleozoo are fictional in origin and do not represent a real fundraiser or location*

Looking to support the zoo's animals and "exterminate" some memories this Valentine's Day? The #ArtemisPaleozoo will be hosting it's very first Bug-Off Fundraiser, where guests can donate to symbolically name a worm, insect, fruit, or vegetable after an ex as it helps feed our critters. 🪳🥬❤️