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The Zoo is open Year Round!
Polar Bear Passage is Open!
Kansas City Zoo is open 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. weekdays; 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekends. Admission is $11.50 for adults, $10.50 for seniors and $8.50 for children ages 3-11.
Join Friends of the Zoo (FOTZ) today and enjoy complimentary unlimited admission through March 31, 2011.
Chimp Birthday Party A Grant’s zebra was born Saturday, July 31 at the Kansas City Zoo. She has brown stripes instead of black and weighed in at 79 pounds. Brown stripes are natural among newborn zebras; they will turn to black when she is between 9 and 18 months old. Mom is Jet, Dad is Zanthus; this is their third offspring together. Zebras have excellent eyesight, a keen sense of smell and are capable of running 40 mph. Every zebra has a different pattern of stripes. The stripes help them avoid predator attacks by making it hard for a predator to single out one animal from a fleeing herd. Visit the new addition to the herd today!
On September 1 at 10:30 a.m, Cotu and the other chimpanzees celebrated Cotu's third birthday. From balls and toys to socks and cereal, COTU received the best of chimp gifts purchased by her namesake, Karen and Wes Dixon.
Visit the New "Star" of the Zoo 
Watch as Nikita swims in his 140,000 gallon 65 degree pool and explores the 10,000 square feet of customized exhibit space perfectly designed for an awesome Arctic adventure at Polar Bear Passage, now open!
Nikita surprising visitors; diving and back stroking through his 140,000 gallon, 65 degree pool. 
Weighing in around 750 pounds, Nikita eats almost 25 pounds of food each day.
Born on November 21, 2006 at the Toledo Zoo, Nikita is named after a Russian Polar Bear Researcher.
Find out how you can support Nikita by Feeding the Polar Bear, putting your name on the Polar Bear Wall of Fame or Joining the Nikita Club today!
Special thanks to Christian Vedder, a Kansas City Zoo Facebook friend, for the following Nikita video. Submit your favorite photos to the Zoo's Facebook page today!
What is Brown and White and Galloping in
Name the Zebra foal: Submit your name for the zebra foal at marketing@fotzkc.org. Winning names will be voted on by Zoo Guests.
Friends of the Zoo (FOTZ) Memberships are a Great Value
What are your favorite animals at the Zoo? Lions, tigers or Nikita, the polar bear (Now Open)? You can see these animals as often as you like with a FOTZ Membership. Members receive complimentary, unlimited admission to the Zoo through March 31, 2011, plus discounts to Zoo Gift Shops and special events like exclusive morning at the Zoo and much more!
2 Visits with 2 Adults + 2 Children = $80
***Family FOTZ Membership = $79***
A FOTZ Membership pays for itself in just 2 visits!
Join FOTZ Today!
**Benefits are subject to change without prior notice
