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Audubon Press Releases

August
20,
2026
| 16:19 PM America/Chicago

All aboard! Audubon Zoo is excited to announce the return of its beloved Zoo train as the Audubon Wonders of Nature Express, offering guests a fun and relaxing way to explore the Zoo.

Passengers will once again enjoy a

July
31,
2026
| 12:49 PM America/Chicago

Visiting the sharks, penguins and butterflies at Audubon Aquarium just got even easier! Starting August 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026, Aquarium guests can get up to three hours of free parking in the nearby Canal Place parking

July
24,
2026
| 09:20 AM America/Chicago

Get ready to have more fun than jumping in muddy puddles! Peppa Pig is coming back to Audubon Aquarium and can’t wait to greet her favorite friends. The most popular pig in the world appears the attraction August 7-9, 2026. She will be in

July
09,
2026
| 14:49 PM America/Chicago

There’s a new arrival making a big splash at Audubon Zoo this summer.  Audubon Zoo recently welcomed “Missy”, an eight-year-old California sea lion to the Zoo’s sea lion colony.

The Zoo now has three female sea lions in its

June
30,
2026
| 13:40 PM America/Chicago

Family Splash Nights, the new evening experience at Audubon Cool Zoo Waterpark designed for family fun has been extended to every Wednesday throughout July from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Plus, dinner is included with admission, so you can focus on the

New Orleans zoo’s near-threatened maned wolves have 4 pupsopens in new window
Near-threatened maned wolves brought to New Orleans to breed have done just that, and are rearing four puppies, the Audubon Zoo announced Thursday.
03
Mar
2022
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‘Baby boot camp’ exercises critically endangered orangutan

24
Feb
2022
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Best name for cute baby orangutan: Rudy, Roux or Maymuun?opens in new window
The zoo in New Orleans is asking fans of endangered orangutans to help name the baby Sumatran orangutan born on Christmas Eve 2021.
09
Feb
2022
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Baby orangutan being bottle-fed, which intrigues othersopens in new window
The endangered Sumatran orangutan infant at New Orleans’ zoo is being bottle-fed because his mother wasn’t producing enough milk. The still unnamed baby was being tube-fed as well, but the tube was removed Jan. 13, Audubon Zoo spokeswoman Annie Kinler Matherne said Wednesday.
19
Jan
2022
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Endangered orangutan in New Orleans has 1 healthy babyopens in new window
A critically endangered Sumatran orangutan in New Orleans has given birth to a healthy male baby, but his twin brother died in the womb, officials at the Audubon Zoo said Monday.
27
Dec
2021
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