The Florida Aquarium, in partnership with the Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (C.A.R.D.) at the University of South Florida, is hosting its sixth annual Day of Discovery presented by Outback Steakhouse from 8-9:30 a.m., Read More …
The Florida Aquarium staff released ten endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles back into the ocean on Tuesday, February 20, after three months of successful rehabilitative care. Nine of the ten turtles suffered through a cold-stunning Read More …
New this year, families will be nose-to-nose with two new residents of the Zoo, critically endangered African painted dogs. The pair is made up of a male named Hatari, and a female named Layla. The Read More …
Meet Dira! After ringing in 2018 with the birth of a rare Bornean orangutan, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo hosted a poll to let the public pick a name for the Zoo’s newest baby girl. The Zoo’s Read More …
After Hurricane Irma made her way through the Florida Keys in September with 140-mph winds, causing extensive damage to infrastructure on land and sea, The Florida Aquarium set out to assist the National Oceanic and Read More …
UPDATE: On Wednesday, February 28, 2018, much of the Tree Top Trails section reopened, including the climbing structure and water play areas. Jungle Flyers and The Wild Surge remain closed indefinitely. In an apparent cost Read More …
Love is in the air and water at The Florida Aquarium this Valentine’s Day, so bring your sweetheart for a special dinner and enjoy their company with undersea views and thousands of animals and plants Read More …
Landlubbers beware! Thousands of pirates are about to descend on Tampa for Gasparilla Pirate Fest 2018, being held on Saturday, January 27th. On that day, the city is surrendered to the followers of Jose Gaspar, the Read More …
Last year, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo announced they would be getting rid of their old log flume and build a new 3 story splash down river adventure, Roaring Springs. On a visit in December, we showed Read More …
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 …