#SpookySeason 👻 is here, but we want to change your mind about creatures that might give you the creeps. While the turkey vulture's bald head might look scary, this adaptation allows them to safely eat dead animals as a part of Mother Nature's cleanup crew. #NotSoCreepyCreatures

The red pandas, red river hogs, red kangaroos, Humboldt penguin named Realmuto and all of us at the Zoo are READY for a #RedOctober WORLD SERIES! Go Philadelphia Phillies! ❤️⚾

This weekend on the #KYWToDoList :

👻 Philly Zoo's Boo at the zoo
🎃 Hound-O-Ween in #NorthernLiberties
📽️ Philadelphia Film Festival

Full list ⬇️
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Happy #WorldLemurDay ! Here's our ring-tailed lemur Lucky settling in for a nice sunbathing session. ☀️ Ring-tailed lemurs and other lemur species will sit with their arms stretched out and their bellies toward the sun to warm them up before they go foraging.

'Watch me devour this pumpkin' 🎃 🐢

Andean bear Sinchi is *beary* excited for #WorldPumpkinDay ! 🎃 Join us for the FINAL WEEKEND of Boo at the Zoo this Saturday 10/29 and Sunday 10/30. Put on your favorite costume, grab your candy bag and experience our Halloween spectacular! Tickets: philadelphiazoo.org/events/boo-at-…

Celebrating #BatWeek & #BatMonth with these fuzzy sky puppies! 🦇🖤 Rodrigues fruit bats grow to be about 5 to 8 inches tall and have a wingspan of about 3 feet. We're proud to be one of a handful of zoos in the country that has a breeding group of these endangered bats.

Happy #InternationalGibbonDay ! Look at our family of white-handed gibbons sitting all in a row. 🥰 Fur color in white-handed gibbons is similar to how humans get their hair color. Dark fur is more dominant, which is why these youngsters take after dad.

Traveling through the trails on #InternationalSnowLeopardDay ! ❄️ By using milk to encourage Yuki to move through the trails and stretch out his body, our keepers can get a good look at his paws and torso during health checks. bit.ly/3vUkbW1

THE FIGHTINS ARE GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES 🤩❤️⚾️ #RingTheBell #RedOctober #Phillies Philadelphia Phillies

The Fightins 🥰⚾️❤️ Philadelphia Phillies

Sloth bear Bhalu's favorite flavor is pumpkin spice! 🎃 Boo at the Zoo continues this weekend and next for some not-so-scary Halloween fun. This is your chance to show off your favorite costume and trick-or-treat through the Zoo. Get your tickets now: philadelphiazoo.org/events/boo-at-…

Red kangaroos Urban and Arlo are BIG FANS of #RedOctober ! ❤️ Let's go, Fightins— we're kangarooting🦘 for you! Philadelphia Phillies ⚾

Teachers! Your students can make a difference for the critically endangered golden coin turtle by participating in the UNLESS Contest, where we challenge students to solve problems to create a better future for people and animals. philadelphiazoo.org/unless-contest/

#ReptileAwarenessDay

Celebrating #InternationalSlothDay 🦥 and a happy early birthday to our sloth, Jabba, who was born at the Zoo 22 years ago! 🥳 Sloths spend nearly their entire lives in an upside-down position. Their fur is 'upside down,' parting not along their backs, but along their bellies.