Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium presents Ice Age: Frozen in Time

Travel back in time and encounter the amazing animals of the past as the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium presents Ice Age: Frozen in Time! This unforgettable experience whisks guests on a journey 2.58 million years back in time to the deep freeze of the Pleistocene epoch. Come face to face with some of the largest and most incredible animals who ever lived on Earth, including towering mammoths, mighty mastodons, wooly rhinoceroses, ferocious saber-tooth cats, massive ground sloths, the flightless dodo, and many more. Walk among more than 50 amazing, animated, life-like prehistoric figures that bring this frozen world and its long-extinct creatures to life. The display is designed to recreate the sights and sounds of the Ice Age with realistic movements and recreated sounds of snorting, grunting, and rumbling. Visitors of all ages will marvel at the animals while learning fascinating facts about the creatures and their habitats in a world blanketed by ice. Learn how their giant sizes helped them survive this unique period of the Earth’s history and witness the dramatic changes our planet has undergone throughout history. Meet many of the ancestors of our Zoo residents and gain a deeper understanding of the Earth’s rich history and how wildlife evolved over time. Join us as a flurry of fun comes to the Zoo this spring! Brrrr-ing it on!