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One of our awesome docents, Kim Busey, was able to snap a great photo of the baby sloth! Keep in mind that while Jackie and the baby may be able to be seen in the rainforest, it is really up to Jackie on where she decides to hang out each day. Happy sloth spotting! ... See more

We are happy to announce we welcomed a new baby today! Around 9am Jackie, the Hoffmann's sloth, gave birth inside the Tropical Rainforest habitat with animal care staff nearby

"The baby looks strong and Jackie is doing everything we would expect from an experienced mother," says Animal Curator, Wrylie Guffey. This is not suprising as this is her 17th baby. We are looking forward to sharing more photos soon, but we want to provide Jackie some space to bond with the youngster.

This baby was born following a recommendation from the AZA's breeding plan for Hoffmann's Sloths to ensure we have healthy genetic populations in our care. Gestation for Hoffmann's sloth is approximately 11.5 months. ... See more

Update on Konza!

A new giraffe joins the tower at Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon. Konza, a nearly 3 year old giraffe described as “kind,” joins the family from the Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center in Kansas.

“New giraffes at the park means new genetics at the park to help with our breeding programs,” explains Dan Brands, the park’s General Curator in charge of the animals. “We’re always excited to participate in these national programs that allow us to ensure the ongoing survival of species’ worldwide.”

“And who doesn’t love new animals,” said Dan Van Slyke, the park’s Executive Director, “from baby cheetahs, to the new coati in the Safari Village, a beautiful cape eland in the drive through, to a member of the giraffe family, people love these new animals and people love babies, so Konza will be a big hit at the park, as will his offspring.” ... See more

Happy Earth Day!

As a Wildlife Conservation Center, every guest that walks through our doors helps animals around the world big and small! Every ticket sold helps funds projects to conserve our planet and better the lives of animals.

What else do you do at home to help our environment and celebrate our planet? ... See more

Who else needs a night out of the house?

We are excited to announce Steins and Vines! Starting in June and ending in October, this event series will take place over SEVEN different evenings. Purchase tickets for just one night or attend the whole series! Enjoy a variety of beer, wine, and food vendors as well as live music and comedy nights.

If you enjoyed previous fundraisers like Brew at the Zoo and Roar & Pour Wine Fest, we think you’ll love Steins and Vines. Now you no longer have to choose between beer or wine. Why not both?

In order to promote wellness, the capacity for these nights has been limited. Tickets will go on sale soon. Stay tuned for more information on entertainment and unique swag. ... See more

Topeka Collegiate came by the Zoo this month and surprised us with enrichment items for the animals here at the Zoo! They were very interested in learning how their the animals interact with their enrichment and listened very closely to our Education Program manager Rachael Rost.

Thank you to these amazing kids, we love seeing schools stop by and learn more about the animals in our care. ... See more

Update: Konza made it to his new home. We will share the announcement from the new place once they make one.

Today, we saw Konza the giraffe off to his new home. True to his nature, he made us all think he wasn't going to go but then he braved up and went right in. We will miss him so much but can't wait to see how well he does in his new home!

We would like to extend a giraffe sized thank you to Schmidtlein Excavating for helping us build up the ground to fit the trailer correctly and to Tom the docent for doing a ton of welding to make adjustments to our system to make everything work easier. We could not have done this without either of you!

Konza is moving to a new home as a recommendation from the AZA's Species Survival Plan for giraffes. The Species Survival Plan helps to ensure we maintain a genetically healthy population of giraffe in our care.

Please feel free to share photos or stories of Konza below!

📷: Keeper Caiti ... See more

Early next week, Konza, the male giraffe calf born at the Zoo in the summer of 2018 will be moving on to his new home. We knew when he was born that he wouldn’t be staying here long. When he became old enough, he was destined to move on to another zoo where eventually he will become the bull of his own giraffe herd.

Konza was the first giraffe to be born live streamed on a TopZooKTWU WebCam. On that beautiful summer day a number of people were at the zoo watching. Countless others were watching from other places in the community and around the world as Abi gave birth.

In more normal times, Konza most likely would have moved right about the time he turned two years old. COVID19 changed his original moving plans. While the delay was unfortunate for the zoo he is moving to, we have enjoyed the extra time we have had to spend with him.

If all goes well over the next few days, he will leave Topeka early next week. In the next few weeks, the receiving zoo will make the announcement regarding his new home. If you have time this weekend, stop by and wish Konza well. ... See more

Val is officially out of torpor!!!

We had guesses from February up until mid June and all dates in between. Her keepers marked April 6th at 10:15am as being her official date of emergence. With close to 300 students ages 4-19 from over 35 schools participating, it was a close call on who’s prediction was the closest.

Our lucky winner predicting April 5th at 11:10am, is Avary Leever from Pauline South Elementary School’s 5th grade class! Congratulations to her and her class, they will be receiving a painting made by our black bears and be able to meet them in person during a behind the scenes encounter.

Thank you to everyone that participated, we hope you all come down and see Val at the Topeka Zoo hanging out in her habitat! ... See more