Amazing Animal Antics, July 12–13 Discover animal athletes with Olympian strength, prepare snacks for hungry bears and pumas, and make a diorama of a prairie or farm during the Queens Zoo’s Animal Antics Weekend on July 12–13, from noon to 4:00 p.m.

Meet Us at the Zoo: Phoenix, Felix, Otis, and Friends Come learn the inside scoop about the animals of the Queens Zoo from the people who know them best. Zookeepers introduce you to sea lions Butch, Phoenix, and Howie during daily narrated feedings, and chat about the pumas, bears, and coyotes during new weekend sessions.

Hello, Little Deer: Queens Zoo Welcomes New Pudu The Queens Zoo’s petite male pudu is making fast friends with his new mate, Josephine. Tiny they may be, but these South American deer are masters of self-defense and can out-run even the toughest forest predators, including pumas and foxes.

Pronghorn Find a New Home on the Range Pronghorn, meet bison. Bison, meet pronghorn. The sleek and the shaggy have been united at the Queens Zoo. It’s just as it should be for these two species—neighbors in their wild habitat on the Great Plains. Pronghorn explore their piece of Queens prairie.