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Spotlights

Louisville Zoo mourns 44-year-old ailing silverback's passing

Thursday afternoon Louisville Zoo said goodbye to Frank, a 44-year-old geriatric silverback western lowland gorilla. He had been suffering from chronic arthritis and heart disease.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scotty takes to the water
Scotty, the Louisville Zoo’s 1-year-old baby African elephant, hit a big milestone when he went swimming in the elephant yard pool. Click here to see the video.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alice S. Etscorn Tiger Tundra
Get nose-to-nose with the most magnificent cats on earth!  The new Alice S. Estcorn Tiger Tundra gives guests a thrilling yet safe opportunity to enjoy an eye level view of Amur tigers through a 1.5” reinforced glass barrier. Feel the rumble of their roar. Zookeepers conduct training and enrichment demonstrations daily at 10:30 a.m., 2 and 3:30 p.m. (weather permitting).

 

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Hours

Open daily year round
September - February:  10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
(exit by 5 p.m.)

March - Labor Day:  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(exit by 6 p.m.)

Additional Evening Hours
June - August
Open until 8 p.m. (exit by 9 p.m.)
Thursday, Fridays & Saturdays

Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's Days.

Directions
The zoo recommends the following resource for online maps and driving directions: Yahoo! Maps.

Admission Rates
$.15 of every admission goes directly to support critical conservation programs.

  Peak Season Prices Off Season
Prices
  (March - October) (November - February)
Adults (12-59) $11.95 $10.95
Children (3-11) $8.50 7.95
Children (2 and under) FREE FREE
Seniors (60+) Discount Rate $9.95 $8.95

Groups (15 or more)
Discounts are available for groups of 15 or more. Please contact our
Group Sales Department at (502) 238-5348 at least 72 hours prior to
your visit or visit our Online E-Ticket Store.

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The Louisville Zoo is the state zoo of Kentucky and a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Our collections, which include botanical gardens, are accredited by the American Association of Museums (AAM) and by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), which is building North America’s largest wildlife conservation movement by engaging and inspiring over 143 million visitors and their communities to care about and take action to help protect wildlife.

 

 
 

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