A few months ago, keepers noticed a slow growing skin mass near Michael the Bornean orangutan’s arm pit or axilla. He was anesthetized for further evaluation, and the mass was surgically removed on June 12 for pathological evaluation. After consulting with pathology specialists in primate and human pathology, we diagnosed the mass as apocrine carcinoma...| Phoenix Zoo
The cat’s out of the bag! – The Phoenix Zoo is excited to announce that six-year-old lioness Zuri gave birth to two cubs on Monday, June 3. These are the first African lions born at the Phoenix Zoo since 1976 and the first felid birth since a Brazilian ocelot was born at the Zoo in...| Phoenix Zoo
When the summer heat hits in Phoenix, it is important that we keep our animals at the Phoenix Zoo safe and cool from sunrise to sunset.| Phoenix Zoo