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Dollar discounts available in January

The Akron Zoo will be hosting a brand new event to start the new year; Dollar Days will take place every Saturday and Sunday in January, including January 7-8, 14-15, 21-22 & 28-29, 2017. Each…
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Akron Zoo sets new single day attendance record

For the second year in a row the Akron Zoo has shattered its attendance record for most visitors in a single day! On Sunday, October 23, during Boo at the Zoo, 7,550 guests visited, making it the…
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Akron Zoo unveils new bike shelter

The Akron Zoo has made biking to the zoo more user friendly today as it unveiled a brand new bike shelter. The bike shelter coincides with the newly installed connector trail last year from the…
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Snow Leopard Cubs Now Have Names & Are On Exhibit

The snow leopard cubs that were born March 5, 2016, will make their first public appearance on Friday, June 3, 2016. The cubs were briefly on exhibit today with their mother Shanti and picked their…
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Journey To The Reef Exhibit Closing Soon

The Akron Zoo’s popular exhibit, Journey to the Reef, will be closing November 19, 2016. The reef exhibit is located in an indoor exhibit hall in Komodo Kingdom which was designed to change exhibits…
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