The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is open every day of the year, outside of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Daily hours are available online.

POWELL, Ohio — As the bird flu epidemic ravages farms across the nation, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is taking precautionary measures to ensure its animals stay safe. That means some exhibits may be ...

The Columbus Zoo’s Asian elephant, Sundara, celebrates a “baby shower” with her calf on Aug 29, 2025. The unnamed calf was born July 23 and weighed 215 pounds at birth. As of August. 29, the calf ...

An undeniably adorable baby elephant had her coming-out party at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Aug. 4 to the delight of hordes of humans there to snag a look. Born July 23, the 230-pound "cutest ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A door separating two groups of lions at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium reportedly failed in April, leading to the death of one of the female lions and a citation from the U.S.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium welcomed three new manatees to its Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. Vora, Lilypad and Orchid made the trip north from the Cincinnati Zoo & ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Punch, a baby monkey in a Japanese zoo, has melted hearts around the world with videos of him clinging to a stuffed orangutan. Dr. Jan Ramer, senior vice president of animal care and ...

Rev. Tim Ahrens writes in support of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's levy. Rev. Tim Ahrens is a retired pastor. When my young family moved here from Cleveland, we wanted to live close to the Columbus ...