New Polar Bear Comes To Denver Zoo – This Thanksgiving, Denver Zoo is thankful for a new arrival, a male polar bear named Lee, who will be 12 years old on Sunday. Lee comes from Detroit Zoo as part of a Species Survival Plan recommendation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, which ensures healthy populations and genetic diversity among zoo animals. At Denver Zoo, Lee will be paired with a 10-year-old named Cranbeary after he has become accustomed to his new habitat. Learn more.

Asian Tropics Shows True Shape – Every day at the Asian Tropics construction site, buildings, fencing, landscaping, rock work, animal transfer areas and more show the true shape of the exhibit. Animals slowly are moving into buildings that have been completed. Public viewing railings, for example, are being installed on the Alex, Jack and Catherine Philpott Gibbon Island Boardwalk. Guest pathways and animal transfer areas are becoming more defined. Much of the major work continues on the east side where crews are trying to complete the Kamala Café, near the McGrath Family Amphitheater where guests can view animal demonstrations. Learn more.

Sign up for Santa Bunk Now – How do desserts, Santa Claus, Zoo Lights and an overnight stay at Denver Zoo sound to you? That's what you get with the Desserts with Santa Family Bunk on Thursday, December 22. Plus, you and your kids will enjoy animal encounters, a pizza dinner, bedtime stories and more. Learn more/register.

Members Discount During Zoo Lights Preview – Members can take advantage of a special holiday sale at Kibongi Market during Member's Preview Weekend of Zoo Lights on November 25-27. Members can shop all day and night on November 25-27 and receive a 30 percent discount on total purchases made on those dates. This sale is not valid with any other discount offer. Some exclusions apply. You can buy tickets online to see the region's largest holiday lights display, Zoo Lights, this weekend at the Members' Preview before the event opens officially on December 9. There are no other holiday sales planned at Kibongi Market as previously reported in the November-December members' newsletter, On The Wild Side.

Take a VIP Tour! – Denver Zoo VIP Tours include a behind-the-scenes visit with the animals in our Education collections, an animal feeding and a training demonstration. You have a choice to meet a keeper behind the scenes in Tropical Discovery or visit a penguin up close at Bird World. Each tour runs from 3-6 p.m. After your VIP Tour during Zoo Lights, finish with a hot chocolate, stroll through the zoo’s twinkling lights and take a complimentary carousel ride. Learn more.