BRIDGEPORT — Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo has a new resident, and the zoo is asking families to help name her. The female giant anteater was born on Aug. 27, 2024, and was the fourth birth of ...

As Connecticut experienced extreme heat this week, staff members at the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport found some ways to keep ...

Connecticut will release $4 million in state funding to support upgrades at Bridgeport's Beardsley Zoo. Governor Ned Lamont said the funding will help upgrade educational tools for visitors and ...

Beardsley Zoo Director Gregg Dancho in the zoo's latest addition, a new Andean bear enclosure, scheduled to open in July in Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday, April 15, 2022.

Aside from the ocelot, the Rainforest Building has two new 10-year-old scarlet ibises. The birds have bright pink-orange ...

Although Bart did not appear to emerge from his burrow because of the cold, he did leave a proclamation which stated Spring will be coming, eventually. Bart has been the Bridgeport's Beardsley Zoo ...

Beardsley Zoo CEO Jim Wharton talks to News 8 about what visitors can expect this summer. Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport is Connecticut's only zoo, open seven days a week.

BRIDGEPORT -- Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter weather Tuesday morning, but a ground-dwelling rodent at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo begs to differ. The zoo doesn't have a ...

The “Glow Wild” Lantern Festival is returning to Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport for a second year and it begins tonight.. Glow Wild includes more than 53 large illuminated sculptures and you can ...

BRIDGEPORT - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo has fun and educational events that families can enjoy all summer. The zoo is located at 1875 Noble Ave. in Bridgeport. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for ...