dr mark penning

Vice President, Animals, Science and Environment, Disney Parks

Dr. Mark Penning

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Bakso the Baby Tiger, Disney's Animal Kingdom

Baby Bakso Updates

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Lions at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Disney’s Iconic Lions: A Legacy Worth Celebrating 

Walt Disney World Resort
New Zebra Foals at Walt Disney World, Summer 2024

Summer of (Zebra) Stripes Arrives at Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World Resort
5 Types of Wildlife You'll See at Disney Cruise Line's Lookout Cay

5 Types of Wildlife You’ll See at Disney Cruise Line’s Lookout Cay

Disney Cruise Line
Wild Stats About Disney Conservation & Animal Care 

Wild Stats About Disney Conservation & Animal Care  

Animals, Science and Environment
Surprising Way Recycled Glass Helps Disney Plants Grow, Glass Magic

Surprising Way Recycled Glass Helps Disney Plants Grow 

Animals, Science and Environment
Cutting-Edge Tech Reveals Secrets of Disney’s Birds 

Cutting-Edge Tech Reveals Secrets of Disney’s Birds 

Animals, Science and Environment
Select 5 Remarkable Women Impacting Disney Animals Who’ll Inspire You 5 Remarkable Women Impacting Disney Animals Who’ll Inspire You blog header

5 Remarkable Women Impacting Disney Animals Who’ll Inspire You

Animals, Science and Environment
See the Cutest Baby Animals of the Year at Disney’s Animal Kingdom blog photo

See the Cutest Baby Animals of the Year at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Animals, Science and Environment
baby mandrill at Animal Kingdom born in 2023

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Welcomes Adorable, Pint-Sized Baby Mandrill Monkey

Animals, Science and Environment
16th Annual Tour de Turtles Kicks Off at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort blog header

16th Annual Tour de Turtles Kicks Off at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort

Animals, Science and Environment
Rare Twin Cotton-Top Tamarin Baby Monkeys Born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom blog header

Rare Twin Cotton-Top Tamarin Baby Monkeys Born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Animals, Science and Environment
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Celebrates 10 Years with Wilderness Explorers Program blog header

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Celebrates 10 Years with Wilderness Explorers Program

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Disneyland Paris Will Soon House Largest Solar Canopy Plant in All of Europe blog header

Disneyland Paris Will Soon House Largest Solar Canopy Plant in All of Europe

Animals, Science and Environment
How to Celebrate Earth Month 2023 with Disney blog header

How to Celebrate Earth Month 2023 with Disney

Animals, Science and Environment
Disney’s Commitment to Conservation Expands with $500,000 Donation to Florida Organizations blog header

Disney’s Commitment to Conservation Expands with $500,000 Donation to Florida Organizations

Animals, Science and Environment

You Won’t Believe What Happens to Some Glass Bottles at Walt Disney World Resort

Animals, Science and Environment
‘Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom’ Returns

‘Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom’ Returns Jan. 1

Disney Experiences
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Do Disney Gorillas Really Brush Their Teeth?

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15th Annual Tour de Turtles Underway from Disney’s Vero Beach Resort

Disney Experiences
Sumatran tiger and her cub laying in the grass

Wildlife Wednesday: Critically Endangered Sumatran Tiger Cubs Arrive at Maharajah Jungle Trek

Animals, Science and Environment
Pair of sumatran tiger cubs

Wildlife Wednesday: Disney’s Animal Kingdom Celebrates Birth of Critically Endangered Sumatran Tiger Cubs

Animals, Science and Environment