Zoo breaks ground on Big Cat Tracks
The Potawatomi Zoo broke ground on its Big Cat Tracks project Aug. 14, a new Amur tiger and leopard habitat on two acres of land acquired from the City of South Bend.
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Echidna moves to zoo
Teddy, a short-beaked echidna, is the newest resident at the Potawatomi Zoo and may be part of zoo education classes and programs.
Potawatomi Zoo to host VIP event
The Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend is hosting Zoo Rendezvous, a VIP drink and dining event, June 14 for adults 21 and over.
Potawatomi Zoo plans new habitat
The Potawatomi Zoo is expanding its footprint, with plans to build a new Amur tiger and leopard habitat with water features, climbing structures and viewing windows.
Zoo Luminate lights up the zoo
Chinese lanterns in the shape of giant pandas, tigers and other animals will light up the nights at the Potawatomi Zoo for Zoo Luminate, a lantern festival through May 25.
Potawatomi Zoo names giraffe calf
The Potawatomi Zoo announced that its new female giraffe calf, born on Oct. 13 to Zindhi, a Masai giraffe at the zoo, will be named Hadassah.
Zoo holiday lights begin Nov. 29
The Potawatomi Zoo is hosting its annual Gift of Lights holiday lights event Nov. 29 through Dec. 22, featuring Santa, giraffe feeding, concerts, snacks and hot drinks.
Giraffe calf born at Potawatomi Zoo
The Potawatomi Zoo announced the birth of a female giraffe calf, weighing 135 pounds and six feet tall at birth, to Zindzhi who joined the zoo’s giraffe herd in November 2023.