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Featured Animals – Virginia Opossum

Discover “everything Virginia opossum” around the Zoo below; from news to adoptions, births, conservation programs, your own encounter options, animal experiences, shows, events and more.

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CMZoo Animals Brighten Days, Celebrate Milestones and Holidays with Animal Grams

April 26, 2023

Imagine answering a knock on your door to find a furry, scaly or feathery CMZoo animal ambassador peeking through the peephole. That dream could be your reality thanks to CMZoo’s Animal Grams program! Animal Grams are paid off-site visits from a CMZoo animal ambassador and EdVenture staff member. Each visit lasts five to ten minutes . . .

Meet Hubble, a Rescued 4-Month-Old Virginia Opossum

July 29, 2022

My Big Backyard is home to a brand-new button-nosed furry face! Help us welcome Hubble, a 4-month-old Virginia opossum, to CMZoo. “We named him Hubble because he’s still growing into his big ears, which kind of resemble the space telescope,” said Bryce Oberg, keeper in The Loft and My Big Backyard. Hubble lives next to . . .

CMZoo’s Animal Ambassador ‘Golden Gang’ Approaching Retirement

June 24, 2021

Animals age in many different ways. Some get to their golden years sooner than you might think, while others take a surprisingly long time to achieve that status. The Loft and My Big Backyard, at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, are home to a few furry (and scaly!) friends that have recently entered the golden years of . . .

Explore & Learn: Get to Know Hutch

December 26, 2019

There’s a new fuzzy face in My Big Backyard: Hutch, the eight-month-old Virginia opossum! Opossums might get a bad rap, but they eat thousands of ticks in the wild, which can help prevent the spread of disease to other mammals, including humans. Opossums are important members of our ecosystem and can be found right here . . .

Opossum Meet & Greet

Note: 5-year-old age minimum for this encounter.

Meet & Feed An Animal

Once in a lifetime Opportunities Select your unique experience from the following options: Meet & Greets – unique animal interactions year-round, with any one of our smaller animals listed below. Animal Encounters – connect with amazing animals and their Keepers, plus options to feed many of the animals listed. V.I.P. Tours – behind-the-scenes exclusive animal . . .

ZOOMobile Ambassadors

Bring the Animals to You.

These Animal Ambassadors may visit you when you book a custom animal experience with the ZOOMobile. Our EdVenture keepers bring live animals to engage your classrooms, birthdays, community gatherings, seniors, special events and more. The ZOOMobile visits groups throughout the Pikes Peak region and beyond.

Due to the nature of working with live animals, the ZOOMobile cannot guarantee which animals will be present for any program.

For ZOOMobile opportunities visit Bring the Zoo to You

Special Edition Art

This animal may have unique artwork available on a limited basis. These animals also are available for Loft Animal Experiences. This Special Edition artwork is produced on unique occasions by an individual animal or a combination of animals contributing to the final piece. Shop the Special Edition Art Gallery to purchase your one-of-a-kind piece of art and discover more.

My Big Backyard

Oversized Fun for Oversized Imaginations. Through hands-on experiences that bring you and your family up-close with some of its wild creatures, My Big Backyard is full of colossal surprises to spark kids’ imaginations about the great outdoors, creepy-crawly bugs, fantastic frogs and more!

Endangered Species at the Zoo

Are They in Danger of Extinction? Animals listed here may have a threatened or endangered conservation status with the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).

Adopt an Animal

Foster any animal and you’ll help Cheyenne Mountain Zoo continue to provide outstanding care. Whether given as a gift or used to celebrate a favorite species, symbolic adoptions come with a variety of benefits only adoptive parents can enjoy. Ways to adopt your favorites: Digital Adoption – ($35) choose any Zoo animal from the full . . .

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