Badger

Ms. Todd
Sex: Female
Birthday: March 30, 2017
Ms. Todd is a rescued orphan North American badger. Zoo Idaho acquired Ms. Todd from Idaho Fish and Game who recovered the badger from Power County after the mother was hit by a car.

Bighorn Sheep

Princess Spicy
Sex: Female
Birthday: May 21, 2017
Princess Spicy is a bighorn sheep born in captivity at Zoo Idaho at 9am on May 21, 2017. She quickly adapted to life at the zoo and enjoys climbing on the rock ledge and other climbing structures in her habitat.

Kat
Sex: Female
Birthday: May 28, 2018

Linda
Sex: Female
Birthday: May 28, 2018
Kat and Linda were both captive born at Zoo Idaho on May 28, 2018. They are full of energy and are always messing around with their older sister Princess Spicy.

Bison

Laverne
Sex: Female
Birthday: April 17, 2009
Laverne is a captive-born bison donated to Zoo Idaho by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Fort Hall, Idaho.

Black Bear

Roscoe
Sex: Male
Birthday: January 14, 2012
Roscoe is a black bear who was acquired from Idaho Fish and Game who obtained the bear cub from Snowdon Rehabbers in McCall, Idaho. Roscoe is a non-releasable orphan.

Cooper
Sex: Male
Birthday: January 10, 2011
Copper was acquired from Idaho Fish and Game after they found him with his deceased mother in Payette National Forest.

Bobcat

Buddy
Sex: Male
Birthday: April 30, 2011
Buddy is a bobcat who came to Zoo Idaho from Fund for Animals Wildlife Center in Ramona, Ca. Buddy is a non-releasable rescue and was transfer to Zoo Idaho June 30, 2014.

Rogue
Sex: Female
Birthday: June 24, 2016
Rogue came to Zoo Idaho on July 14, 2016 as an extremely young kitten from Idaho Fish and Game. Rogue was found by a member of the public on the St. Anthony Sand Dunes and appeared to be orphaned.

Cougar

Roxanne
Sex: Female
Birthday: February 2026
Roxanne is a cougar who arrived at Zoo Idaho in February 2026 after being rescued by Wyoming Game & Fish as an orphaned kitten who had lost her mother. She was the sole survivor of three rescued kittens who had been diagnosed with feline panleukopenia (a deadly virus).

Cow

Rose
Sex: Female
Birthday: June 15, 2009
Rose is a domestic cow who came to Zoo Idaho after she needed a home from a hobby farm.

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Coyote

Artemis
Sex: Female
Birthday: April 29, 2023

Pandora
Sex: Female
Birthday: April 29, 2023

Hera
Sex: Female
Birthday: April 29, 2023
Zoo Idaho received the littermate coyote pups from Utah Wildlife research center after they were a part of behavioral research from the USDA. They were deemed non-releasable because they were captive-bred.

Crow

Lucy
Sex: Female
Birthday: June 4, 2015
Lucy is an American Crow who came to Zoo Idaho from Idaho Fish and Game after the crow was badly injured by its family unit and recovered in Idaho Falls. Originally, we thought that Lucy was a leucitic (genetic mutation which inhibits melanin pigments and causes the animal to be white/partially white) American Crow, but later learned that her white color came from her being malnourished. Her black color returned when she was healed and properly fed.

Crash
Sex: Female
Birthday: April 1, 2015
Crash was brought to Zoo Idaho from Idaho Fish and Game after she was hit by a car. Crash came in with a fracture to her left radius and ulna. The brake healed but she is considered only partially flighted because of this she is a non-releasable crow.

Donkey

Max
Sex: Male
Birthday: July 24, 1997
Max is a domestic donkey who was acquired in 1998.

Dakari
Sex: Female
Birthday: May 28, 1997
Dakari was acquired from the Idaho Falls Zoo in 1998.

Selena
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Goose
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Elk

Apple
Sex: Female
Birthday: June 6, 2011
Apple is a Rocky Mountain elk who was captive born at Zoo Idaho on June 6, 2011. Her parents are Shooter and Freda.

Ellie
Sex: Female
Birthday: May 29, 2012
Ellie was captive born at Zoo Idaho to Freda and Shooter. She was reared successfully by Freda.

Abby
Sex: Female
Birthday: Oct. 3, 2013
Abby was captive born at Zoo Idaho.

Chicklets
Sex: Female
Birthday: Oct. 23, 2014
Chicklets was wild born and transferred to Zoo Idaho from Idaho Fish and Game. Idaho Fish and Game picked up Chicklets from a private residence, who was raising the calf as their own. Chicklets is a non-releasable calf because she became imprinted by the family who removed her from the wild.

Juicy Fruit
Sex: Female
Birthday: Feb. 27, 2015
Juicy Fruit came to Zoo Idaho from Idaho Fish and Game as an imprinted elk. Juicy Fruit was raised by a family in Cascade, Idaho, who was advised by Fish and Game to take her to a rehabilitation facility. The family did not do so and continued to feed and handle the elk for several more months before Idaho Fish and Game became aware of the situation again. Juicy Fruit was too imprinted to be a candidate for rehab and came to live at Zoo Idaho.

Big Bob
Sex: Male
Birthday: March 7, 2014
Big Bob was hand raised by a family in Idaho and became imprinted. Idaho Fish and Game became aware of the situation and transferred the non-releasable elk to Zoo Idaho. Big Bob is imprinted to humans and enjoys interacting with zoo guests.

Fox Squirrel

Squirrely Girly (unofficially)
Sex: Female
Birthday: May 1, 2017
Our fox squirrel came to us as an orphan found on-grounds. She was imprinted and deemed non-releasable.

Goat

Raven
Sex: Female
Birthday: May 17, 2019
Raven is a goat obtained from a vet tech at Alpine due to needing to be rehomed.

Brownie
Sex: Female
Birthday: May 17, 2019
Obtained from a vet tech at Alpine due to needing to be rehomed.

Gus
Sex: Male
Birthday: May 17, 2019
Obtained from a vet tech at Alpine due to needing to be rehomed.

Onyx
Sex: Male
Birthday: July 1, 2013
Donated. Used to be a show goat.

Archie
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Zion
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Great Horned Owl

Whodini
Sex: Female
Birthday: April 10, 2014
The zoo received Whodini, a great horned owl, in April 2014 after she was found on the ground as a hatchling and the nest could not be relocated.

Grizzly Bear

Shoni
Sex: Female
Birthday: January 10, 2012
The zoo received Shoni, a grizzly bear, in 2014 as a non-releasable nuisance bear from the Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming. Shoni’s estimated age at arrival was 2 years.

Mule Deer

Sabrina
Sex: Female
Birthday: June 17, 2014
Sabrina is a mule deer who came to Zoo Idaho as an orphan from Idaho Fish and Game.

Gigi
Sex: Female
Birthday: May 27, 2016
Gigi was transferred to Zoo Idaho after she was rescued by Idaho Fish and Game as a small fawn.

Peafowl

Sammy
Sex: Male
Birthday: April 16, 2017
Sammy is a domestic peafowl who showed up at upper zoo grounds. Suspected to have been dumped by someone.

Marilyn
Sex: Male
Birthday: April 15, 2013
Donated by a local family.

Fred
Sex: Male
Birthday: April 15, 2013
Donated by a local family.

Porcupine

Buford
Sex: Female
Birthday: August 1, 2013
Buford is a North American porcupine who came to Zoo Idaho from Idaho Fish and Game after she was found in Pocatello. Buford was considered too imprinted to be released so Idaho Fish and Game collected the animal and found placement for him at Zoo Idaho.

Pronghorn

Clementine
Sex: Female
Clementine was transferred to Zoo Idaho after she was confiscated by Idaho Fish and Game from a family after they found her in a field while plowing.

Weezie
Sex: Female
Birthday: April 15, 2017
Weisie was transferred to Zoo Idaho from Idaho Fish and Game as a rescued non-releasable pronghorn. She was found in Weiser, ID being kept illegally on a farm after the family found her as a fawn.

Raccoon

Berta
Sex: Female
Birthday: May 2, 2014
Harvey and Berta were both discovered at Zoo Idaho after someone dropped the two 6-month-old raccoons off during the night. Idaho Fish and Game authorized Zoo Idaho to possess the two raccoons as they cannot be released after being held in captivity.

Jinx
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Red Fox

Michael J Fox
Sex: Male
Birthday: May 5, 2017
Michael J Fox is a red fox who was rescued as a kit and brought to the Pocatello Animal Shelter. After being assessed by Idaho Fish and Game, he was categorized as a non-releasable orphan and transferred to Zoo Idaho. He can usually be found hanging out in the trees on exhibit.

Lady M.
Sex: Female
Birthday: August 15, 2018
Lady M. was recused by Idaho Fish and Game after being caught in a barbed wire fence. Her right rear leg was severely injured and needed to be amputated. She was deemed non-releasable due to this. Lady M has recovered well and joined the exhibit in 2020. You can frequently see her running around there.

Red-tailed Hawk

Athena
Sex: Female
Birthday: June 1, 2005
Athena, a red-tailed hawk, came to Zoo Idaho from the California Wildlife Center in Malibu, CA. Athena was brought to the Wildlife Center from the LA East Valley Animal Shelter. She was found with falconer equipment on and had a detached retina in her right eye, thus rendering her non-releasable. Athena was transferred to Zoo Idaho and is one of our education raptors. She has become a great ambassador for her species, educating people all over Idaho.

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Sandhill Crane

Sex: Female
Birthday: May 2007
Gandalf the Gray, a sandhill crane, came to call Zoo Idaho home after she was acquired by US Fish and Wildlife. Gandalf’s behavior suggests that he was hand-raised and imprinted. Gandalf was removed from the wild because he was approaching people and deemed a non-releasable sandhill crane. Gandalf is always excited to greet people and is a great ambassador for his species.

Sheep

Sheepy
Sex: Female
Birthday: February 1, 2014
Sheep, a sheep, was received as a donation from a private owner.

Rain
Sex: Female
Birthday: March 6, 2010
Received as a donation from a private owner.

Tucker
Sex: Male
Birthday: April 15, 2019
Received as a donation from a private owner.

Turkey Vulture

Horus
Sex: Male
Birthday: April 22, 2014
Horus, a turkey vulture, was transferred to Zoo Idaho from Medina Raptor Center in Spencer, OH in August 2015. Horus came to the rehab center with a fractured left humerus and spinal trauma. After the humerus healed, Horus still had significant limitations in movement. He was deemed non-releasable and transferred to Zoo Idaho as his permanent home. Horus is one of our education raptors and enjoys visiting school groups.

Beaky
Sex: Male
Birthday: April 15, 2014
Zoo Idaho obtained Beaky from AWARE Wildlife Center in Atlanta, Ga. He came in with a fracture of the right radius and ulna bones and is a non-flighted turkey vulture. Zoo Idaho became his forever home in May 2015.

Western Screech Owl

Winston
Sex: Male
Winston, a Western Screech-owl, came to Zoo Idaho from a rehabber in UT (Ogden). He had a broken wrist. It was suspected car strike, but ultimately unknown.

Dean
Sex: Male
Dean came to Zoo Idaho from a rehabber in UT (Ogden). He had a broken elbow. It was suspected car strike, but ultimately unknown.

White-tailed Deer

Jane
Sex: Female
Birthday: April 1, 2022
Jane, a white-tailed deer, came to Zoo Idaho after Idaho Fish and Game confiscated her from a family in Blackfoot who had found her in a field.

Wild Turkey

Damien
Sex: Female
Birthday: June 1, 2023
Damien, a wild turkey, came to us from Idaho Fish and Game after she was left behind by flock in someone’s front yard.