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Zoo Hours

Open 9:30am-6pm daily

What's New

Aquarium opens soon!
Pacific Seas Aquarium opens Friday Sept. 7.
Baja Beach up now
Sand sculpture and demos through August.
Flashes of color
Soldierfish move into Baja Bay. Read the story!
Penguin chick update
Our penguin chicks go behind-the-scenes. Read the story.

Explore The Zoo & Aquarium

Pacific Seas Aquarium Opens Sept. 7
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Shark Dives
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End of Summer Blast
Sep
1 - 3
2018
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Daily Animal Presentations
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Wild Wonders Show
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Tickets and Membership

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Find Animal Habitats

Pacific Seas Aquarium opens Sept. 7
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South Pacific Aquarium
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Asian Forest Sanctuary
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Arctic Tundra
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Rocky Shores
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Wild Wonders Outdoor theater
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Kids' Zone
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Red Wolves
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Camels
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Budgies
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Plan Your Day

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Daily animal presentations
Meet our keepers, see our animals up close and learn how to help wildlife.
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Directions & parking
We are located in Tacoma, Washington. Find out how to get here and where to park.
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We Care for Animals

Conservation is a passion that drives us to protect threatened species and their habitats, from the jungles of Borneo to our own animals here at the Zoo. Take action - join us.
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Meet Our Animals

Meet our sea turtles Sunny and Azul!

Dozer the walrus catcalls the ladies

We're protecting clouded leopards. Join us.

Boris the polar bear's stem cell treatment

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