Animals

Meet Our Animals

The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is home to more than 8,000 animals representing over 600 species. Learn more about some of our popular residents below.

More animals coming to our online list soon!

View our map for a full list of animal locations, then plan your visit to check for any modified operations and get tickets.

Love our residents? Support their care!

American Beaver standing on rocks with wooden logs in the background.

American Beaver

Mammals
Cheetah laying down in the grass looking at the camera.

Cheetah

Mammals

Philippine Crocodile

Reptiles
African Elephant standing with blue sky and trees in the background.

African Elephant

Mammals
Caribbean Flamingo with two others in the background.

Flamingo

Birds
Masai Giraffe with its neck bent looking at the camera.

Masai Giraffe

Mammals

Pygmy Hippo

Mammals
A kangaroo standing in front of greenery.

Red Kangaroo

Mammals
Komodo Dragon with its tongue out exploring the grass.

Komodo Dragon

Reptiles

Kunekune Pig

Mammals
A female African Lion laying down in the grass with a blue sky and greenery in the background.

African Lion

Mammals

Meerkat

Mammals
Load More
{"post_type":"pza-animals","posts_per_page":12,"post_status":"publish","orderby":"name","order":"ASC"}