Lowry Park Zoo Names Baby Pygmy Hippo
After getting a pygmy hippopotamus for Christmas, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo and The Hyppo, a gourmet ice pop company with several stores in the Tampa Bay area, partnered on a contest to name the zoo’s Read More …
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Shark Days at The Florida Aquarium – January 13 & 14, 2018
Join The Florida Aquarium for a weekend dedicated to our ocean’s amazing apex predators—sharks! There will be fun and educational activities at the Aquarium all day long including a scavenger hunt, special shark dive shows, Read More …
The Florida Aquarium & Horniman Museum Join to Save Coral Reefs
The Florida Aquarium, based in Tampa, Florida, and the Horniman Museum and Gardens, based in London, have joined forces to save coral reefs by spawning (reproducing) corals in a lab – a major technique to Read More …
Roaring Springs Splashes into Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo
Following an exciting, record year full of new unforgettable natural connections, signature animal encounters, and entertaining seasonal events, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo is now excited to announce the zoo’s most thrilling expansion to date with Read More …
The Florida Aquarium Takes in Cold Stunned Turtles
Recently, The Florida Aquarium met a volunteer pilot at Tampa International Airport to receive eight Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles that suffered through a harsh cold-stunning event in the Northeast that began in early November. The Read More …
Christmas in the Wild at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo
On select evenings through the end of the year, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo becomes a winter wonderland with lights, holiday themed entertainment, and sweet treats at Christmas in the Wild. The zoo recently granted us Read More …
Celebrate the Holiday SEAson at The Florida Aquarium
This year, celebrate the holiday SEAson at The Florida Aquarium. Whether you want to meet Santa and his elves and their favorite Aquarium animals, or play with snow in Florida, the fun is here at Read More …
Aqua Eve Fundraising Event at The Florida Aquarium
This year, ring in the new year under the sea. Join The Florida Aquarium for the best undersea-themed New Year’s Eve event in downtown Tampa from 9:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. Experience the Aquarium’s animal Read More …
The Florida Aquarium Receives Gulf Guardian Award
On Thursday, November 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Gulf of Mexico Program recognized The Florida Aquarium with a first place 2017 Gulf Guardian Award in the Youth Environmental Education category. The award was Read More …
Pygmy Hippo Born at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo
Christmas came early at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo with the birth of a rare baby in an adorable pygmy package. An endangered pygmy hippopotamus was born in the early morning on Dec. 1, 2017 to experienced Read More …