The Tower of Jewels plant is currently in bloom in the Kids’ Zone area at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, offering guests a chance to see one of the botanical … Continued

 When you visit Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, you’ll discover more than two aquariums and animals like Malayan tapirs, Sumatran tigers, and walruses, you’ll also be surrounded by a … Continued

One of the most fascinating stops on a walk through Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is a 12-foot conifer that looks like it stepped out of prehistory. It stands out … Continued

A rare botanical event nearly 20 years in the making is now unfolding at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. A mature Agave parryi var. truncata in the Desert Garden is in full bloom, … Continued

Update: check out the latest photos from June below. A rare botanical event is unfolding at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, and you’re invited to see it up close. Tucked … Continued

It’s one of the fastest-growing plants in the world. It’s used for buildings, dishes, musical instruments. It’s food for animals and people. And there are over 45 types at Point … Continued

When you envision a day trip to Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, you may imagine meeting the playful polar bear, exploring the newly reopened Tropical Reef Aquarium, or taking a … Continued

Plant lovers, you’ll want to check this out! Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is home to over a dozen Nolina hibernica ‘La Siberica.’ Right now, guests can see five of … Continued

Nearly 800 observers took part in this year’s City Nature Challenge spanning King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties, including Everett, Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, Snohomish and any place in between. From April … Continued

Tomatoes. Apples. Almonds. Pumpkin. Coffee. Tea. Chocolate. All pretty important, right? And they all have one thing in common: they need pollinators. Around 1,000 plants that humans use for food, … Continued

Heavy as velvet, a bumblebee bounces over yellow coneflower petals. Next door a golden honeybee dives headfirst into a red salvia blossom to sip. And across the pathway, a hummingbird … Continued

Missing travel? While the coronavirus pandemic has made global vacations more dream than reality, Puget Sound-area folks have an option right on their doorstep: Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, where … Continued

They communicate with each other. Send out pheromones when stressed. Adapt to the environment. Care for their children. Live in community. Breathe. No, we’re not talking animals here, or humans. … Continued

When animals are endangered, they often make headlines: koalas, elephants, rhinos. But there are hundreds of endangered species that animals depend on every day for food, shelter, clean air, water … Continued

Agaves with shark teeth. Trees that poke you. Carnivorous plants. If you think the plant world is all about pretty flowers, it’s time to think again – and time for … Continued

When you think ‘edible gardening,’ you usually don’t imagine growing banana trees for elephants. But Bryon Jones does. The lead horticulturalist at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium has created an … Continued

Tangy mint smell. Velvety flowers. Giant sandpapery leaves. Visit a garden with ALL of your senses, and you experience the plant world in a totally different way – which is … Continued

No, you won’t find a Tyrannosaurus next to the tigers. But Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium has dozens of living things whose roots go back hundreds of millions of years. … Continued