ZooTampa welcomes rare, endangered pygmy hippo

It’s a girl! ZooTampa at Lowry Park is celebrating the birth of a rare 10-pound pygmy hippopotamus. 

ZooTampa welcomes adorable endangered Malayan tapir calf

 ZooTampa at Lowry Park announces the birth of an endangered Malayan tapir (pronounced TEY-per) calf.

Ancient predators come back to life at new ZooTampa exhibit

ZooTampa is set to captivate visitors with its latest and most thrilling exhibit – Prehistoric Predators.

ZooTampa welcomes newest arrival, baby southern white rhino

During the evening hours of Tuesday, the zoo's southern white rhino crash - the term for a group of rhinos - added a new male calf, an 80-100-pound baby.

8 rehabilitated manatees flown home to Florida to return to open waters

Eight rehabilitated manatees were flown over 1,000 miles to Florida, three of them to Zoo Tampa at Lowry Park, following more than two years of re

ZooTampa and HCA Healthcare victims of cyberattacks

ZooTampa and HCA Healthcare each confirmed recent cybersecurity incidents on their systems.

Bay Area heat wave: Animals ‘chill out’ at ZooTampa

It may be called the ‘dog days of summer’ but animals of all shapes and sizes are looking for ways to keep cool. 

ZooTampa announces multi-year plan to expand to Hillsborough River

In newly released plans to expand its footprint in Tampa, ZooTampa officials announced a $125 million transformation of its current park that will take two decades to finish. This includes expanding its manatee rescue area and creating a new "realm" while revamping current ones to showcase animals from around the world.

Hillsborough school district invites families to ZooTampa to explore magnet school options

Hillsborough County parents and students have a unique chance to get some face time with exotic animals at ZooTampa, all while exploring the school district's magnet schools and career and technical education opportunities.

‘I love it’: ZooTampa vets treat everything from tiny birds to giant giraffes

The ZooTampa staff at the Catherine Lowry Straz Veterinary Hospital cares for all of the animals on-site whether they weigh less than 9 ounces or more than 900 pounds.

ZooTampa vets double as detectives as they treat the Bay Area's most exotic patients

ZooTampa vets are the exclusive doctors to thousands of animals at one of the most exotic locations in the Bay Area and have the added challenge of treating patients who cannot speak.

Wildlife rehabs, zoos take precautions after deadly bird flu outbreak pops up in Tampa Bay

A highly pathogenic Avian Influenza strain has been spreading in wild birds across Florida since January. The deadly bird flu outbreak has now been confirmed in the Tampa Bay area prompting wildlife rehabs and zoos to take precautions.

ZooTampa donates to campaign to help Ukrainian zoos

When zookeepers around the world, and at ZooTampa, saw the devastation in Ukraine, they were immediately concerned for the animals and wanted to help.