The Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium (PDZA) in Tacoma has some otterly exciting news to share. PDZA is welcoming a new male otter and celebrating an otter pup, while also debuting its Sumatran tiger ...

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Firefighters rescued a dog that tumbled down a 20-foot cliff at Point Defiance Park on Wednesday afternoon. In a post on X, the Tacoma Fire Department said they received a call around 2:15 p.m. from a ...

It’s playtime! One happy otter at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington was in for a real treat. The animal was gifted with the most perfectly pint-sized pumpkin to play with by his ...

A critically endangered bowmouth guitarfish named Fender is making his public debut Friday at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. He will be in the Tropical Reef Aquarium’s Outer Reef habitat—and is ...

TACOMA, Wash. -- Halloween season is upon us and the animals at the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma aren't missing out on the fun. The zoo shared footage of a muskox named, Hudson, enjoying a giant ...

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ST PAUL, Minn. — A mid-October swim isn't all that commonplace, but the Como Zoo's newest resident was anxious to make her public debut. Astra the polar bear paddled out on the deep-water side of the ...

On Wednesday evening, the newest resident of the Como Park Zoo arrived: a 4-year-old polar bear named Astra. Astra comes from the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington. Her move to the ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Point Defiance Zoo announced Monday that one of its polar bears, Astra, will be moving to a new zoo in October. Astra and her sister, Laerke, arrived at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium ...

TACOMA, Wash. — The Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium (PDZA) will let the dogs out Thursday, Sept. 25. The sell-out event drew numerous dogs and their families to the popular Tacoma spot. Some huskies ...

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