
FROM ZOO TO YOU: Celebrating the snow leopard on its international day
Every year on Oct. 23, zoos and wildlife lovers around the world celebrate International Snow Leopard Day.

Every year on Oct. 23, zoos and wildlife lovers around the world celebrate International Snow Leopard Day.

Monday, Sept. 22, marks the 2025 Autumnal Equinox here in the Northern Hemisphere.

When you spend time watching an animal—at a zoo, in the wild, or in a domestic setting—you likely find yourself watching their eyes.

One of the incredible things about working in the zoo field is that every zoo is home to its own unique assortment of species. Some of the most popular species, like lions and ring-tailed lemurs, are quite common in zoos, and can be seen in over a hundred animal care facilities across the United States. But others are much rarer, and often it is those rarer species that make a zoo unique.

BY HOUSTON GLOVER When you ask anyone to name a zoo animal, their first thought is usually a large mammal like a rhino, giraffe, or… Login to continue reading Login…