Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo has announced its fall appeal with a major fundraising push to help revitalize its World Tropics Building.

When the butterfly sculpture was unveiled last week at the Beardsley Zoo, Eunice Hanson gasped and softly cried. The two-foot high yellowish-green butterfly made of wrought iron, crafted by Craig ...

Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo is mourning the loss of its red panda, Berry, who was 14. The Zoo said Berry passed away Wednesday while recovering from anesthesia after a procedure. Berry "lived a ...

BRIDGEPORT — Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo has a new resident, and the zoo is asking families to help name her. The female giant anteater was born on Aug. 27, 2024, and was the fourth birth of ...

Aside from the ocelot, the Rainforest Building has two new 10-year-old scarlet ibises. The birds have bright pink-orange feathers and are native to South America, according to National Zoo. The new ...

Thankfully, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo has something more powerful than a punch of caffeine: an adorable webcam live-streaming its new baby Amur tiger cubs.

Beardsley Zoo is closed for the day on Friday because of a gas leak nearby. The zoo, which is located in Bridgeport, said Southern CT Gas Company has reported a ...

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo announced the birth of its first black-handed spider monkey since the 1980s this week.

An adorable baby Giant anteater was born at Beardsley Zoo just a few weeks ago. Beardsley Zoo said two adult Giant anteaters call the zoo’s Pampas Plains home. The female, Pana, and the male, EO ...

The GLOW Wild Lantern Festival, presented by ASML, is returning to Beardsley Zoo. This is the third year the event has been at the zoo, according to a release, and will run from Sept. 26 to Dec ...