Women of the Zoo: Meet Dr. Kami How did Dr. Kami go from a young child caring for farm animals in the country to a Staff Veterinarian examining Sumatran Tigers here at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo? Well, her journey is marked with personal an ... Read More
As the oldest Reticulated Giraffe in North Americ ... Read More
It may take a village to raise a baby, but in our case, it takes a Zoo to raise Helmeted Curassow chicks. Zoo staff were thrilled when they discovered two, cream-colored objects laying among the Helmeted Curassow’s habitat. Boyaca and Ande, the Fort Wayne Children Zoo’s male and female Helm ... Read More
Snot otter. Lasagna lizard. Devil dog. Hellbender. Whichever common name is used to describe North America's largest salamander, unpleasant images come to mind. Most people have never heard of hellbenders- until I started working at the Zoo, I hadn't either. This is probably because despite o ... Read More