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We're meeting the deathstalker scorpion in today's Zoo Buddy segment.
We're meeting a very special albino blue-tongued skink in this week's Zoo Buddy segment.
Meet the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo’s Mexican Red-Knee Tarantula.
Meet the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo’s newest babies! When we met the nilgai, they were just a few days old.
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Meet Patrick, a Patagonian Cavy at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo!
We're meeting the savannah monitor lizard in this week's Zoo Buddy segment.
We're meeting some baby capybara today when we take a walk on the wild side for our Zoo Buddy segment.
It's a Louisiana staple, the American bullfrog! Meet the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo's ambassador animal.
Summer is the perfect time to join the Sulcata tortoises in the shade at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe.
Meet Katara! She’s an aoudad, or Barbary sheep, at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe.
Meet the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo's speckled kingsnake in this week's Zoo Buddy segment.
Meet Wesby! He’s an eclectus parrot living the life at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo in Monroe.
The Butterfly Garden at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo is flowing with pollinators this time of year.
Meet this trash panda in training! All jokes aside, Bayou is finally thriving at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo.
Meet the zoo’s timber rattlesnake! She’s not full-grown yet, and could reach up to six feet.
This is Harley! He’s a red-shouldered hawk at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe.
Meet the zoo’s Texas Longhorns! You can find this species in most of the world.
Meet Gina Marie! She’s a southern flying squirrel at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe.
Meet Willow and Cypress! They’re African Crested Porcupines at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe.
The Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe had baby emus hatch recently! They’re only a few weeks old.
Meet Oscar! He’s a Louisiana black bear living at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe.
Meet the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo’s ring-tailed lemurs! They’re a group of young lemurs.
Meet one of the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo’s newest animals! She’s a baby eland.
Meet Rah! He’s a Nile monitor lizard at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe.
Meet the spider monkeys at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe!
We're meeting the red-tailed hawks at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe.
Meet the zoo's box turtles! This terrestrial species is commonly found in Louisiana.
Meet Minnie and Dalai! They’re llamas at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe.
This week's Zoo Buddy is the Malaysian Blue scorpion. Monroe zookeeper Al Hodges says all scorpions have a special feature: they light up under a black light!
These cockroaches are found in Madagascar and will hiss to ward off predators.
The zoo is open every day of the week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can get tickets to feed the budgies, feed the tortoises, ride the boat, or ride the train at the front office.
