On #SalamanderSaturday , members of our Conservation Society helped us release young #salamanders into local habitats. These reintroductions efforts are showing promise! More: zoonewengland.org/protect/here-i…

Avoid insect repellant/hand sanitizer or wear gloves if handling amphibians!

Noooo! Weekend, please don't go.

Being a baby Hartmann's mountain zebra can be very tiring.

A note to #StoneZoo guests: Get your barnyard visits in early today!

Stone Zoo is closing early @ 3 p.m. today (Sat. 5/18) so we can prepare for tonight's 21+ Ales & Tails beer tasting event. zoonewengland.org/alesandtails

📸 Volunteer Nadia Hassounah

23 vendors are bringing Ales, Shadow the prehensile-tailed porcupine and other #StoneZoo residents add the Tails. Join us at Ales & Tails on Saturday, 5:30–7:30p!

It's not too late to get tickets for our 21+ beer tasting event. Reserve a mug 🍺 → zoonewengland.org/engage/ales-ta…

Lucky for Amari, our Masai #giraffes usually eat their special herbivore grain, browse, and hay from giraffe-height feeding perches. The tasty spring shoots on the Giraffe Savannah are just a special treat! #FranklinParkZoo

Hey, pup's up! We have a new prairie dog pup in our colony at #FranklinParkZoo . Prairie dog pups are born blind and hairless, and do not make an appearance outside of the burrow until they are about six weeks old.

Welcome, little one!

POV: It's snack time in the Aussie Aviary.

Guests to #FranklinParkZoo can purchase seeds and get an up-close look at a budgie buffet in their hand!

Tonight seems like a good night to eat out. In fact, visit Evviva Trattoria in #Stoneham TONIGHT 5/14 and mention the 'Stone Zoo Fundraiser' to your server to donate 10% from your tab to these guys @ #StoneZoo !

More info on their site: evvivatrattoria.com/events/ales-an…

A note to our guests: Parking at Franklin Park Zoo's Giraffe Entrance on Pierpont Road will not be available May 13–15. Please park by our Zebra Entrance located off Blue Hills Ave.

POV: Hundreds of colorful budgies are flying around you, and one comes down to enjoy a snack.

Purchase seeds and get up-close to these colorful birds in the Aussie Aviary at #FranklinParkZoo → zoonewengland.org/franklin-park-…

A wee snack for your feed! Our baby #sloth at #StoneZoo is already eating solid foods and enjoyed some fresh forsythia leaves with mom yesterday💚

A note to our guests: Parking at Franklin Park Zoo's Giraffe Entrance on Pierpont Road will not be available May 13–15. Please park by our Zebra Entrance located off Blue Hills Ave.

Moms come in many shapes and sizes. Here's wishing all the moms and mother figures out there a #HappyMothersDay . And don't forget, moms get **free admission** to Stone Zoo and Franklin Park Zoo today!

zoonewengland.org/engage/celebra…

It's #WorldMigratoryBirdDay —a holiday so amazing we celebrate 2x a year! To keep track of our migrating neighbors, we're teaming up w/ Mass Audubon to collect data through the Motus tracking system.

Find out how Motus supports songbird conservation→ zoonewengland.org/protect/here-i…

Ales & Tails at #StoneZoo on May 18 is like a whoooo is whoo-hoo-hoo in local brews (and hard seltzers and ciders)! 🍻 See the list of breweries and get tix→ zoonewengland.org/engage/ales-ta…

Today was a momentous day at #FranklinParkZoo —we officially broke ground on the new African Experience exhibit! Thank you to Rep. Worrell, Sen. Rush and generous donors for “digging in” with ceremonial shovels today.

Stay tuned for more updates! zoonewengland.org/act/ways-to-gi…

Make some memories at the zoo this Sunday. We're treating moms to free admission at Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo on Mother's Day, May 12!

Get details and buy tickets for the rest of the family here→ zoonewengland.org/engage/celebra…

Our not-so-little prehensile-tailed porcupette has a name… it’s Silver! Can you even recognize this little guy born Feb. 22? Thank you to Theodore Maximus Ciriello and his family for selecting this Sonic-themed name through our naming auction in support of #StoneZoo .

Babe, wake up. The incredible murals painstakingly created by snik are complete—and we could not love them more. They inspire awe for our natural world and our global conservation efforts. Look for them the next time you visit #FranklinParkZoo !

📸 Keown