Tropical Rainforest closes temporarily

Zoo’s Tropical Rainforest Closes For Construction TOPEKA, KS  - On Thursday, January 12, the Tropical Rainforest at the Topeka Zoo will temporarily close to the public. The rainforest is undergoing several construction projects that will expand and repair the facility. The first of these construction projects, which began last December, will expand the holding area at the back of the...

Zoo Open Saturday Evenings

The Topeka Zoo is extending its winter hours beginning January 7, 2012. Weather permitting; the zoo will stay open late from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Saturday evenings through the end of February. If the weekly weather forecast calls for severe cold temperatures and/or precipitation, the zoo will not stay open late, and close at its usual time. “We have to keep the safety of our animals in mind...

Pennies For Penguins School Challenge Launches!

The Friends of the Topeka Zoo has launched a very special challenge for all students - preschool through 8th grade - called Pennies For Penguins!  The campaign is a coin collection campaign with funds designated to support the Penguin Plunge exhibit coming in May, 2012. Classes have from January 1, 2012 through May 1, 2012 to collect funds.  The class that raises the most money will be...

Penguin Plunge Campaign Launched

Never before has the Topeka Zoo had penguins, but that will all change when Penguin Plunge arrives in May of 2012. The exhibit will be on display from May 2012 through September 2012 and will feature African Penguins.  Along with the viewing of the penguins, visitors will be treated to a variety of educational components to help learn more about this endangered species. “This is going...

Penguin Exhibit To Explore African Penguins!

The arrival of the African Penguins to the Topeka Zoo will surely help debunk the popular notion that all penguins hail from frigid Antarctica.  In fact, of the 17 species of penguins, only seven live in arctic climates. The African Penguins, formerly known as the Black Footed Penguins stand approxamately 18 inches tall and weigh between 5 and 11 pounds.  They wear the typical black and white...