Zoo
Welcome to the ABQ BioPark Zoo
See hours, ticket info. and directions
Located next to the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the 64-acre Zoo has been offering guests close encounters with exotic and native animals since 1927. Download a zoo map (updated June 2026).
Our Animals
Check out a yearbook of some of our most popular animals at the ABQ BioPark Zoo!
Today at the Zoo
Special Experiences
Upcoming Events
Visit the ABQ BioPark Calendar.
Amazon Wish Lists
The NM BioPark Society has set up several Amazon wish lists for the ABQ BioPark Zoo's residents. The lists feature everything from pig-shaped piñatas for large carnivores to rip into to heavy duty trash containers that can be used to create ice treats for big cats and other carnivores. Browse the lists and make a purchase for the animals.
Latest BioPark News
Tickets are now Available for ABQ BioPark Summer Evening Tours
See the BioPark in a whole new light.
BioPark Breaks Ground on Heritage Farm Renovations
Expanded homes for animals, orchard improvements, and electric train included in project
ABQ BioPark Completes Seasonal Silvery Minnow Release
Conservation effort has released over 50,000 endangered fish into the Rio Grande river since December.
Lions Kenya and Dixie may soon leave the ABQ BioPark.
Siblings’ relocation part of modernization of zoo’s oldest habitats
ABQ BioPark Helps to Rescue Tiger Cub
Cub to receive temporary care from experienced animal care staff
Job Opportunity at the ABQ BioPark: Seasonal Assistant Zookeeper II (BUGarium)
The ABQ BioPark’s Entomology team is seeking an enthusiastic and hard-working team member to provide the highest level of care for the arthropod and arachnid collections. This position reports to the Curator of Entomology and is part of the Entomology Department.
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk in Connecticut Publicly Debuts Two Seals
Duo had previously lived behind the scenes at the ABQ BioPark.
ABQ BioPark Celebrates a Successful 2022
New babies, conservation success, animal wellness advances and staff leadership all top the list.
Birds at the ABQ BioPark Again have Access to Their Outdoor Homes
Many were brought indoors to protect them from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).
ABQ BioPark Aquarist Visits Mexico to Support in Fish Release
Golden skiffia were listed as extinct in the wild in 1996, and local conservationists released 1,200 this November.
Gentoo Penguins Digit and Killian Welcome a Chick
This is the ABQ BioPark’s first penguin baby since the Penguin Chill exhibit opened in mid-2019.
Puzzle the African Painted Dog Succumbs to Cancer
He had been undergoing chemotherapy since June for a melanoma in his mouth
Irene Doing Well After Surgery
Staff and professionals from across the country came together to remove Irene's left eye due to her lens luxation.