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This exhibit features blind cave fish, barn owls, Burmese python (16 feet long) and gopher snakes.
This exhibit features the Eurasian Eagle Owl, Spectacled Owl and the Raven (the raven is not a bird of prey, but this is where he lives).
The Arctic Tundra exhibit mirrors a coastal setting near Point Hope, Alaska. Travel along sloping walkways into the "Far North" and encounter reindeer and Arctic foxes as well as massive mus
This fanciful exhibit engages children in active learning through play. The focus is on fun, movement and learning what animals need to thrive. Explore the Magical Movement area where kids can climb a
Plunge into a tropical world featuring sharks, coral reefs and other fascinating marine life.
The zoo is pleased to provide visitors with the chance to observe Red Wolves and learn more about this important recovery program. Learn what Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium is doing to save the endan
Tour two floors of exhibits, including the hands-on Marine Discovery Center. See salmon, jellyfish, octopi and much more.
Magellanic Penguins live on the rocky shores of South America. Look for sea anemones and sea urchins living in the tide pool.
Sprawling over five acres, there are six exhibit areas with many viewing points, as well as a waterfall, streams, ponds, mineral licks, and bamboo forest. You will quickly discover why this exhibit is
Some of the zoo's most beloved animals--beluga whale, Pacific walrus, sea otters and tufted puffins--live in this award-winning habitat. You can view this exhibit above and below water, offering
The year round, indoor, play space, Zoomazium is designed for younger children to explore nature in a variety of themed settings, from a mountaintop to an African waterhole. Zoomazium also contains Na
'Animal Avenue' features meerkets, role rats and dozen of other new kinds of animals.
Enjoy year-round sunshine in the Tropical Butterfly House! Temperatures are in the low '80s, humidity is 60 to 70 percent, and full-spectrum lighting keeps the plants and butterflies healthy. Wat
In 'Pacific Voices,' you'll learn about seventeen different Pacific Rim cultures and how they adapt and remain vibrant in a changing modern world. Here you can learn about the revival o
Ahoy, infants and toddlers. Join the museum for a trip "under the sea" in Discovery Bay, an area aimed especially for the young visitors. Pull kelp, slide over a ferry boat and investigate f
The 'Neighborhood' brings everyday things to your size -- and lets you try them all! Drive a Metro bus, ring up sales in a grocery store, serve your family at La Cocina Del Cacto.
Window on Washington Waters is a 120,000-gallon showcase exhibit. The exhibit is modeled after Neah Bay's rock blades filled with salmon, colorful rockfish, vibrant sea anemones and other native
The collection at the Burke Museum includes 100,000 spiders, as well as other terrestrial invertebrates such as 37,000 butterflies and moths, and some 136,000 additional specimens including bees, horn
See live creatures of all kinds, from the domestic to the exotic. Animal displays feature reptiles, amphibians, and mammals, including a colony of East African naked mole-rats.
'Jimi Hendrix: An Evolution of Sound' will focus on the visitor experience and how Hendrix indelibly affected popular music with his unique talents and innovative sound.