The zoo's animal art program started with its eldest Asian elephant, Siri, who turned 51 this year. As a young elephant in the 1980s, Siri demonstrated an interest in drawing.

Nearly 50 paintings by dozens of animals and insects, from cockroaches to chimpanzees, will be up for auction at the Zoo's upcoming fundraising event, ZooFest, which will take place April 30 at 6 p.m.

Troody is just one of the dozens of creatures animal lovers can meet on Animal Planet's new season of The Zoo. The show's fifth season premieres on Saturday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

The animal artwork can be viewed at the zoo daily during zoo hours, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., through Thursday, November 21. The art sale and auction begins with a reception at 6 p.m. Friday.

But she’s not the only animal artist. KLTV got an exclusive look at the zoo’s new art exhibit, featuring artwork created by animals of all kinds. “These are made by 11 different species ...

Paintings by orangutans, elephants and other zoo animals will be on display starting Feb. 7 at the Art/Not Terminal Gallery on Westlake Avenue. Proceeds will help fund the conferences of The Puget ...

But she’s not the only animal artist. KLTV got an exclusive look at the zoo’s new art exhibit, featuring artwork created by animals of all kinds. “These are made by 11 different species,” says Swen.