Breakfast is always better with family. 🥰 A little behind-the-scenes peek at mealtime with our adorable otter family! 📹: Animal care staff Katie

Another round for Hudson! ⚽ The massive muskox is getting faster at popping his inflatable balls, but no worries, he and the herd have plenty of other “muskox-sturdy” barrels, balls, and enrichment items to enjoy. Enrichment plays an important role in animal care by encouraging natural behaviors.

Happy Friday! 😛 Makara, our 16-year-old skink, is showing off her adorable tongue. Prehensile-tailed skinks are the world's largest skinks, reaching up to 32 inches in length. Its slow movements and camouflaged coloring help them avoid being seen. They live in trees and are excellent climbers.

Turn up the sound to hear a chorus of howls from our critically endangered Red Wolf pack! 🐺 Born in April, these pups are growing up fast, and they’re enjoying some nighttime howling with their parents, Violet and Fiddle. 🌙

Turn up the sound to hear Bramble the porcupette's care team describe how her boopable snoot feels.

Growing up fast! Bramble’s care team feeds her around the clock to keep her growing strong and healthy. The one-month-old prehensile-tailed porcupette is now over 2 pounds and continues to do well behind the scenes at Wild Wonders. 💗

And this adorable porcupette’s name is… BRAMBLE! 🩷 Thank you for voting! Bramble is a prickly plant with tangled branches, a nod to her spiky quills and curious nature.

And this adorable porcupette’s name is… BRAMBLE! 🩷 Thank you for voting! Bramble is a prickly plant with tangled branches, a nod to her spiky quills and curious nature.

A little unexpected shake-up in Tacoma today! During today’s 4.2 magnitude earthquake, some of our aquarium animals were briefly startled, but everyone is safe and doing well. Most guests and staff didn’t feel the earthquake at all.

Meet the tiny tank of the tide pools: the armored sea cucumber! 🧡 They may only grow to 3 inches, but they’re covered in overlapping plates like a miniature armored tank. They stay put, using 10 retractable bright red or orange tentacles that are covered in sticky mucus to capture passing food.

Our Asian small-clawed otters are exploring the large waterfall habitat at the Asian Forest Sanctuary! With rotating spaces, there’s always something new to discover. Habitat rotation gives our animals fresh sights, scents and enrichment opportunities while encouraging natural exploration.

The Trolls will be here very soon (Oct 15-Jan 24)! Meet Wilde, the Wild Guardian of Thomas Dambo’s Trolls: A Field Study at Northwest Trek and Point Defiance Zoo. Wilde protects untouched places in the forest. Find Wilde along Northwest Trek’s Tour Station pathway.

POV: Clara brings you a gift. 🥹 A perfect little Sea Otter Awareness Week finale from our favorite gift-giver. 💕 We’re celebrating the rescued sea otters in our care, while sharing why protecting these incredible animals and their ocean home matters. 🦦 📹: Animal care staff Kristyn

Meet Mawar! Her name means “rose” in Indonesian, and this 7-year-old endangered Sumatran tiger definitely has a lot to say during some behind-the-scenes keeper time. Sound on! 🐯 📹: Animal care staff Katie