7.4K views · 428 reactions | Our Zoo Keepers participate in regular training exercises with our animals, to maintain trust in their working relationship, and also allow us to provide better care! Even an exercise like tossing nutrition into the air and observing how this crested coua dives out to catch it can give animal keepers a chance to observe the animal's reaction time, physical wellness, and other key factors. Plus, it's fun to watch! | Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens | Facebook

1.9K views · 67 reactions | Anyone up for #FossaFriday? At the Zoo, we give our animals daily enrichment to encourage their natural physical and psychological behaviors. Fossas are arboreal—meaning they spend much of their time in the trees—so our keepers create hanging puzzle feeders to allow them to utilize their hunting skills! | Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens | Facebook

1.3K views · 23 reactions | Merry Christmas in July Eve! We hope you'll be joining us tomorrow, July 13 from 10 AM to 3 PM for our first-ever Enrichment Day – Christmas in July! There will be special keeper chats, games and activities, and you'll have the opportunity to win an Aldabra Tortoise Encounter for four (to be redeemed at a later date). Our animals can't wait to open their presents...they really have been good! | Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens | Facebook

The numbers are in! A record-breaking 3,011 zoo and aquarium professionals from 49 states, D.C., and 21 countries joined us in Tampa for the largest #AZA Annual Conference ever. 🏆 A huge thank you to The Florida Aquarium, ZooTampa at Lowry Park, and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay for hosting and creating so many memorable moments at #AZA2025. 💚 We welcomed three new member institutions, bringing the AZA family to 254 accredited facilities! Thanks to our sponsors, exhibitors, and every attendee for ma

3.4K views · 111 reactions | One fish, two fish, virtual fish, blue fish!  #FloridaAquarium #AfricanPenguins | The Florida Aquarium | Facebook

1.2K views · 52 reactions | Peekaboo!  #FloridaAquarium #BlueTang #Peekaboo #Fish #Underwater | The Florida Aquarium | Facebook

24K views · 153 reactions | Such a cool aquarium fish! #fish #fishing #florida #aquarium #aquariumhobby #fishtrap | Rob’s Aquatics | Facebook