Pets and Animals

Going extinct is not an option for the Animal Adventure Park. You can enjoy over 30 species from the comfort of your car in the Drive Thru Zoo.

Baltimore orioles, perhaps the most colorful type of oriole, love oranges and many types of jelly.

Know someone with a birthday coming up? Do they love all of the animals at the Utica Zoo? You might want to consider adopting an animal on their behalf for their birthday present!

Central New Yorkers are used to being wary of deer ticks and the potential for Lyme disease, but now a new tick has been found here, and it comes with whole new risks.

The event will bring many aspects of the popular on-grounds event to the Zoo’s social media. You can purchase a 'Party Box' that you can pick up at the Zoo or have shipped to your home to get the full experience.

The Utica Zoo will help liven up your next video conference call by including one of their animals in a "virtual encounter". The Utica Zoo has been offering animal encounters for years. In fact, their red panda encounters are among the most popular, with guests visiting from around the country to interact with and feed the cuddly critters...

Oneida County Tourism is celebrating National Travel and Tourism Week now through May 9th. You can celebrate with virtual #CNYGetaways all week long. One place known for family fun here in Central New York is The Utica Zoo.

Jones Family Farm wants you to know there's no meat shortage where they're concerned...and they're letting you know in dance.

Because 2020 needed to suck a little more, an Asian hornet that is known for decapitating whole hives of bees has arrived in the United States.

Not all heroes wear capes, some carry a net and rescue baby ducks. Employees from the Town of Rotterdam Water and Sewer Department came to the rescue for eight baby ducks stuck in a storm drain. The video, posted on the Facebook page Nick Jodi Vaccaro, shows the workers lifting the heavy grate off the drain and carefully removing the ducklings as the mama duck waits nearby...

The CNY SPCA says there is "no evidence of abuse" after an investigation into the condition of three dogs in Utica captured on a video that's been widely shared on social media.

No species in history has ever dominated the world as thoroughly as human beings. There’s only a handful of places left on Earth where the collective footprint of humanity isn’t immediately evident.